Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, 23rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryRCB vs LSG, 23rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

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Avesh Khan to Romario Shepherd, SIX, pace off and on a length, Shepherd spots it and swings mightily to clobber it over long-on

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Tim David, FOUR, cut hard through point as the line is wide of off. Linde slides to his left in the deep but makes a mess of it. LSG have been sloppy

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Tim David, SIX, 89.8kph, Rathi overpitches outside off, David leans across and slices the loft over wide long-off

Prince Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, out Caught by Mukul Choudhary!! There's an appeal for caught behind, up goes the finger and Jitesh is walking. Seam-up delivery, decent bounce from a good length. Jitesh shapes to hoick it across the line after shuffling across and gets an audible outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper. Jitesh Sharma c Mukul Choudhary b Prince Yadav 23(9) [4s-2 6s-2]

Prince Yadav to Rajat Patidar, out Caught by Digvesh Singh Rathi!! In the air and taken! The length isn't as full as the previous one. Rajat Patidar wants to loft another one downtown. Loses his shape in the process and hits it a long way up in the air. Rathi moves to his right from the mid-off region to take a safe catch. Patidar persishes in an attempt to finish the chase quickly. Rajat Patidar c Digvesh Singh Rathi b Prince Yadav 27(13) [4s-1 6s-3]

Prince Yadav to Rajat Patidar, SIX, 134.6kph, full on off, solid base, good swing of the bat and boom. Thumped over long-off. RCB are in a hurry

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, Jitesh is toying with Rathi. 98.4kph, quicker one just outside off and that's enough for the wicketkeeper to put it away. Waits for it on the back foot to scythe it through point. 23 runs off the over

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, 92.7kph, full and just outside off, Jitesh Sharma presses forward and swings hard to loft it inside-out over wide long-off. The man at long-off is a mere spectator

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, 94.6kph, Rathi pulls his length back. Jitesh Sharma sees that coming. Walks across, gets low and sweeps hard over square leg

Digvesh Singh Rathi to Jitesh Sharma, SIX, that's an incredible shot from Jitesh Sharma. 94.8kph, fullish ball, Jitesh clears his front leg, bends his back leg and swings hard to hammer it inside-out over deep extra cover

Avesh Khan to Rajat Patidar, FOUR, streaky four! Avesh has a wry smile. Extra bounce on a short of length, Patidar slashes and the ball flies fine of the short third man fielder off a thick outside edge

Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Nicholas Pooran!! Second wicket for Avesh Khan. 133.1kph, fullish ball, Kohli tries to take the aerial route as he brings his bottom hand into play. Hits the inner part of the bat and hence the ball goes a lot straighter. Straight down long-on's throat. Kohli misses his fifty by one run. Replay shows that he may have checked his shot. Virat Kohli c Nicholas Pooran b Avesh Khan 49(34) [4s-6 6s-1]

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Mohammed Shami to Rajat Patidar, SIX, 134.7kph, short and just over the left shoulder. Patidar spots the length early, swivels across and handsomely hooks it over fine leg with one leg off the ground. Back-to-back sixes for Patidar

Mohammed Shami to Rajat Patidar, SIX, that's a terrific hit from the skipper! Shami overpitches and Patidar swings hard with a big backlift to bludgeon it over long-on. Stand and deliver. Pace off and in the slot from Shami, duly dispatched

Avesh Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, out Caught by (sub)Himmat Singh!! 131.4kph, round the wicket, short ball angling in. It's hip-high and Padikkal looks to go after it with a pull shot. Doesn't quite middle it and holes out to deep backward square leg. Devdutt Padikkal c (sub)Himmat Singh b Avesh Khan 10(11) [4s-1]

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Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, SIX, crunched, fraction short and just outside off - Kohli picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, a mistimed drive, but Kohli has got enough on the drive to clear mid-off - couple of bounces and over the ropes - stepped down the pitch and went through with the lofted drive, the bottom hand came off, but he has enough to clear the men in the ring

Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, this is all too easy for Kohli - short and angling down leg, Kohli swivels across, gets inside the line and then pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, classy, back of a length and well wide of off - Kohli gets on top of the bounce and then steers it over cover-point, no need to run for those

Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, muscled, banged in short by Yadav - Kohli steps down the pitdch, swivels across and then pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR, lovely, on a good length and well wide of off - Kohli stands tall and then punches it through the line, high and over cover for a boundary

Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR, short of a good length and at the stumps - Kohli brings his wrists into play and then whips it past square leg. Linde runs across to his left in the deep, slides and lets the ball go through

Prince Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, beautifully played, fuller length delivery on the pads - DDP lets the ball come and then flicks it off the pads, past square leg and races away to the ropes

Prince Yadav to Phil Salt, out Bowled!! There's the early wicket that LSG badly needed - short of a good length and around the off-stump channel, Salt shuffled across and was then looking to pull it over backward square leg, but the ball skids through and beats him for pace. The off-stump is knocked out once again and RCB have lost an early wicket. Phil Salt b Prince Yadav 7(8) [4s-1]

Mohammed Shami to Phil Salt, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Salt gets on top of the bounce and then crunches it past cover for a boundary

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Rasikh Salam Dar to Avesh Khan, out Bowled!! Rasikh has four and LSG have been bowled out for 146. Keeps it full and keeps it straight, Avesh shuffles across on the lap, was looking to go over short fine and missed it completely - the ball crashes into the off-stump and the zing bails go flying once again. Avesh Khan b Rasikh Salam Dar 1(2)

Rasikh Salam Dar to Mukul Choudhary, out Bowled!! Rasikh has his man and he celebrates with a smiloe - follows the slower ball with a very full bal - Mukul was looking to work it onto the on-side, opened up his left leg to try and flick it behind square, the ball crept through and the leg-stump is out of the ground. Mukul Choudhary b Rasikh Salam Dar 39(28) [4s-3 6s-2]

Rasikh Salam Dar to Mukul Choudhary, SIX, clubbed, Mukul can hit - picks the slolwer ball outside off, has to wait and then brings the bottom-hand into play as he shovelled it over long-on

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammed Shami, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! A peach of a yorker and Shami has no chance - was full and tailed back in slightly - Shami was staying leg-side and can't get his bat down in time, the ball crashes into the middle and off-stump, knocking both the poles onto the ground. LSG are 8 down and Bhuvneshwar finds himself on a hat-trick. Mohammed Shami b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0(1)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to George Linde, out Caught by Tim David!! A second wicket for Bhuvneshwar, but this is another fine running catch, this time by Tim David. Short and into the wicket, the width is there and Linde throws his hands on the cut, hit high on the bat and the ball lobs over backward point. David runs a long way back and to his left, keeps his eyes on the ball and then completes a fine catch with his hands outstretched. He enjoyed it as well and he's chuffed to bits. George Linde c Tim David b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7(7) [4s-1]

Josh Hazlewood to George Linde, FOUR, cheeky and four, banged in short and into the wicdket - Linde backs away, reverses the stance and gets enough on the scoop to clear the keeper

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Phil Salt!! That's a magnificent catch in the deep and it's Phil Salt -a low full-toss outside off and Pant brought his wrists into play on the whip over mid-wicket. Salt runs in from the deep, the ball was always dying onto him, but he slides full stretch and gets both hands under it, scoops it up and ensures that it didn't pop out when his hands hit the ground. Rishabh Pant c Phil Salt b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1(6)

Rasikh Salam Dar to Ayush Badoni, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! Edged and caught! The slower ball does the trick for Rasikh - was short and into the wicket, but there's no pace on offer and Badoni has to try and manufacture it on his own - went hard on the cut and gets a thick top-edge, safely through to Jitesh Sharma and the Super Giants lose their 5th wicket. Ayush Badoni c Jitesh Sharma b Rasikh Salam Dar 38(24) [4s-4 6s-1]

Rasikh Salam Dar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, nicely played, the slower ball from Rasikh, but there's width on offer - Badoni waits on it and then runs it behind square on the off-side

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Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR, nicely played, tad too full from Suyash - Mukul gets down low, rolled his wrists on the sweep and places it behind square on the on-side, beats the man in the deep

Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, SIX, thumped, tossed up on middle - Mukul leans forward, brings his wrists into play and then whips it over wide long-on for a maximum

Suyash Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR, he's got one through, on the pads, Choudhary kneels down and paddles it past the keeper to fine leg

Krunal Pandya to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR, that's cheeky, full and outside leg stump, Choudhary gets across to the off side and laps it off his legs to fine leg, he gets off the mark in style

Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, out Caught by Rajat Patidar!! A soft dismissal, the slowness of the wicket foxed him, slower through the air and on the pads, Samad was looking to work it through the leg side, but got beaten by the slow pace and ends up getting a leading edge to cover. 100 wickets for Pandya in the IPL. Abdul Samad c Rajat Patidar b Krunal Pandya 0(2)

Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, he's got it through, shorter and outside off, Badoni gets on top of the ball nicely and cuts it away to deep backward point

Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, he's found the gap, slightly shorter and outside off, Badoni rocks back and cuts it past the two fielders to deep backward point, he pierced the gap to perfection

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Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! He's found the timber, the quicker one wide outside off, Marsh was hanging back in the crease and goes for the cut shot far away from the body and only manages to edge it back onto the stumps, the pace and the angle did him in. Mitchell Marsh b Krunal Pandya 40(32) [4s-3 6s-2]

Krunal Pandya to Ayush Badoni, SIX, he's been put away, the attempted bouncer, Badoni looked like he was waiting for that delivery, moves across to the offside and just hooks it away over fine leg

Suyash Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, he didn't read the wrong'un, the googly from back of the hand, Marsh didn't pick it and the ball races away off the inside edge to fine leg

Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, he launches this one over the bowler's head over long-on. Not a bad length, tossed up on middle, Marsh gets to the pitch of the ball nicely and hits it through the line into the stands

Krunal Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, he's picked it, flatter and outside off, Marsh kneels down and slog sweeps it to backward square leg, that was muscled!

Josh Hazlewood to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, he's off the mark, back of a length and in the channel outside off, first bad delivery from Hazlewood, Badoni stays back and guides it in the gap to third man, the deep fielder had no chance

Josh Hazlewood to Nicholas Pooran, out Bowled!! Hazlewood has struck, finally he's been awarded as he was very accurate so far, back of a length and outside off, Pooran shapes into pull, but the extra pace outfoxed Pooran as he edges it back onto the stumps, RCB all over LSG at the moment. Nicholas Pooran b Josh Hazlewood 1(7)

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Rasikh Salam Dar to Aiden Markram, out Caught by Devdutt Padikkal!! What a way to get out, it was a full-toss outside leg stump, Markram was looking to flick it through the leg side, but the bat face closed and he ended up getting a leading edge to cover, Dar strikes in his first over. Aiden Markram c Devdutt Padikkal b Rasikh Salam Dar 12(8) [6s-1]

Rasikh Salam Dar to Aiden Markram, SIX, straight back past long on, on a length and angling in, Markram just picks it and launches it through the line over long-on

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, that's on the roof, monster hit from Marsh, knuckle ball from Bhuvi, short and Marsh had enough time in the world to hang back and launch it over deep mid-wicket, replacement ball is on the way. A 102m hit

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, oh outside edge and it has flown past the diving Padikkal at wide-ish first slip. On a length and moving away, Marsh plays away from the body and edges it. Gets off the mark with a streaky boundary

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