By Admin 
In the 50th match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and decided to bowl first. The team batting first has not won at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow this season. Many players of Lucknow Super Giants are injured. In such a situation, there have been many changes in the Lucknow team. Whereas RCB has not made any changes.
Know what Rajat Patidar said after the toss?
After the toss, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar said, “We will bowl first. Not as noisy as Chinnaswamy, but still noisy. The pitch looks good and we will try to restrict them to low scores. The break has been good; all the players are performing well and we practiced well. We are playing with the same team.”
Know what Rishabh Pant said after the toss?
After the toss, Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said, “There have been some changes in our team. Some players have got injured. Josh English and Mohsin Khan will not be able to play. The most important thing is that we take clear decisions. We know we are the top team, but the most important thing is clarity. We have made some changes in the batting order. A stable environment is important, but it is also necessary to make changes from time to time. It looks like it is 180-190. It is a run-worthy wicket, which is better than other matches.”
Playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants- Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Akshat Raghuvanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav.
Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore- Jacob Bethel, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salaam Dar and Josh Hazlewood.