In the 50th match of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants have given a target of 213 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Due to rain, this match is being played for 19-19 overs. The match was stopped several times during Lucknow’s innings due to rain. For Lucknow, Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 111 runs in 56 balls. 9 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. This season, for the first time such a big score has been made in Ekana, Lucknow. Earlier the highest score here was 165 runs.

Mitchell Marsh played a century inning of 111 runs for Lucknow. Whereas Nicholas Puran scored 38 runs in 23 balls. Four fours and one six came from his bat. In the end, captain Rishabh Pant scored unbeaten 32 runs in just 10 balls. Pant hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Lucknow Super Giants scored 209 runs for 3 wickets in 19 overs, but RCB has got the DLS target of 213 runs.

After losing the toss, Lucknow came to bat first and got a great start from Arshin Kulkarni and Mitchell Marsh. Arshin Kulkarni was out in the 10th over with a total score of 95. He scored 17 runs in 24 balls. Mitchell Marsh scored 111 runs in 56 balls, Nicholas Pooran scored 38 runs in 23 balls, Rishabh Pant scored 32 not out in 10 balls and Aiden Markram scored one unbeaten run in one ball. For RCB, Rasikh Dar Salaam, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya took one wicket each.

Mitchell Marsh scored the fastest century in IPL

Mitchell Marsh completed his century in 49 balls. He has also become the first batsman of Lucknow Super Giants to complete a century in less than 50 balls in IPL. Marsh has created a series of records on the basis of this century, because he is the first batsman who has scored 2 centuries for Lucknow in IPL. Before him, Rishabh Pant, Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis have scored centuries for Lucknow.

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Mitchell Marsh’s stormy century, Lucknow gave RCB the target of 213; The match is of 19-19 overs

Today in IPL 2026, the teams of Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other. This is the 50th match of this season. This year all the matches in Ekana, Lucknow have been low scoring. In such a situation, a low scoring thriller can be seen today. RCB is at third place in the points table, while Lucknow team is at 10th place.

So far RCB has played 9 matches in IPL 2026. During this period, Rajat Patidar’s team has won six matches and lost three matches. RCB’s net run rate is quite good. In such a situation, if RCB registers a win today then it will go on top in the points table. Talking about Lucknow, Rishabh Pant’s team has won only two matches out of 9 matches. He has faced defeat in seven matches. Lucknow team has not been able to win even a single match at home till now.

Who is ahead in head to head?

A total of seven matches have been played so far in the IPL between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. During this period, RCB has won five matches. Whereas Lucknow has won only two matches. The figure here is 5-2. RCB has played two matches in Ekana, Lucknow, and has won both the matches.

Pitch report of Ekana, Lucknow

This match can also be low scoring. The highest score here this season has been 165 runs. Even in this second half of the league stage, where the pitches are drying up due to the summer sun, teams would like to chase the target. It becomes very difficult to score runs with the old ball here.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that RCB has the upper hand in this match, but Lucknow team can cause an upset. According to our match prediction meter, the team batting first has more chances of victory.

Probable playing eleven of RCB- Jacob Bethel, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Suyyash Sharma.

Impact Player- Rasikh Salaam Dar

Probable playing eleven of Lucknow- Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav and Avesh Khan.

Impact Player- Digvesh Rathi

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.