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]IPL 2026, Match 23: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Lucknow Super Giants in the 23rd match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 15th at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Rajat Patidar will captain RCB, while Rishabh Pant will lead LSG. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Philip Salt, Tim David, Virat Kohli and Mitchell Marsh. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Details |
|---|---|
| Teams | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| Date | Wednesday, 15 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 23rd T20 |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
RCB vs LSG – Full Squad
| RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) |
|---|---|
| Phil Salt (WK) | Aiden Markram |
| Virat Kohli | Mitchell Marsh |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Rishabh Pant (C, WK) |
| Tim David | Ayush Badoni |
| Jitesh Sharma | Nicholas Pooran |
| Romario Shepherd | Abdul Samad |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Mukul Choudhary |
| Krunal Pandya | George Linde |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Mohammed Shami |
| Jacob Duffy | Avesh Khan |
| Suyash Sharma | Digvesh Singh Rathi |
| Rasikh Salam | Prince Yadav |
| Jacob Bethell | Matthew Breetzke |
| Swapnil Singh | Himmat Singh |
| Josh Hazlewood | Shahbaz Ahmed |
| Nuwan Thushara | Arshin Kulkarni |
| Abhinandan Singh | Mayank Yadav |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Mohsin Khan |
| Satvik Deswal | Manimaran Siddharth |
| Mangesh Yadav | Akash Singh |
| Jordan Cox | Arjun Tendulkar |
| Vicky Ostwal | Anrich Nortje |
| Vihaan Malhotra | Naman Tiwari |
| Kanishk Chouhan | Akshat Raghuwanshi |
| Josh Inglis |
RCB vs LSG – Predicted Playing 11
| RCB Predicted XI | LSG Predicted XI |
|---|---|
| Phil Salt (WK) | Aiden Markram |
| Virat Kohli | Mitchell Marsh |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Rishabh Pant (C & WK) |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Nicholas Pooran |
| Tim David | Ayush Badoni |
| Jitesh Sharma | Abdul Samad |
| Krunal Pandya | Shahbaz Ahmed |
| Romario Shepherd | Mohammed Shami |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Avesh Khan |
| Josh Hazlewood | Mayank Yadav |
| Suyash Sharma | Anrich Nortje |
