IPL 2026 , Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing 11, Full Squad: Rajat Patidar’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants in match 23 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026. While the hosts are coming into the game after thrashing the Mumbai Indians in the previous encounter, the visitors have lost to Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans at home in their last game.
looks well-rounded in both their bowling and batting departments. Their top-order and power-hitters down the order are firing on all cylinders, with the bowling to be sorted. If anything, the Indian seamer has been a bit of a concern. Rasikh Salam Dhar replaced Abhinandan Singh in the previous game, although he bowled, but suffered an injury.
As per , they are yet to deliver a complete performance this season. Both their wins against and have been close encounters. Their opening pair, Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, who did an exceptional job last year, are yet to get going, and Chinnaswamy will be a perfect start to get into form.
Lucknow Probable XII: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, , Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, , Mukul Choudhary, George Linde/Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, /Mohsin Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav/Mayank Yadav
Bengaluru Probable XII: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, , Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Jacob Duffy/Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
Squads:
Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Jordan Cox, Nuwan Thushara, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal
Squad: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari
