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]IPL 2026, Match 50: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 50th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on May 7th at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Rishabh Pant will captain LSG, while Rajat Patidar will lead RCB. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Mitchell Marsh,Nicholas Pooran, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Match | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Date | 07 May 2026 (Thursday) |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Match No. | 50th T20 |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
LSG vs RCB – Full Squad
| LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) | RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh (AR) ✈️ | Jacob Bethell (AR) ✈️ |
| Josh Inglis (Bat) ✈️ | Virat Kohli (Bat) |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK-Bat) ✈️ | Devdutt Padikkal (Bat) |
| Rishabh Pant (C-Bat) | Rajat Patidar (C-Bat) |
| Aiden Markram (AR) ✈️ | Jitesh Sharma (WK-Bat) |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi (Bat) | Tim David (Bat) ✈️ |
| Himmat Singh (Bat) | Krunal Pandya (AR) |
| Mohammed Shami (Bowl) | Romario Shepherd (AR) ✈️ |
| Mohsin Khan (Bowl) | Venkatesh Iyer (AR) |
| Prince Yadav (Bowl) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bowl) |
| Avesh Khan (Bowl) | Josh Hazlewood (Bowl) ✈️ |
| Manimaran Siddharth (Bowl) | Suyash Sharma (Bowl) |
| Abdul Samad (Bat) | Philip Salt (Bat) ✈️ |
| Ayush Badoni (Bat) | Swapnil Singh (AR) |
| Matthew Breetzke (Bat) ✈️ | Rasikh Salam (Bowl) |
| Shahbaz Ahmed (AR) | Nuwan Thushara (Bowl) ✈️ |
| Arshin Kulkarni (AR) | Abhinandan Singh (Bowl) |
| Mayank Yadav (Bowl) | Jacob Duffy (Bowl) ✈️ |
| Digvesh Singh Rathi (Bowl) | Satvik Deswal (Bowl) |
| Akash Singh (Bowl) | Mangesh Yadav (AR) |
| Arjun Tendulkar (Bowl) | Jordan Cox (Bat) ✈️ |
| Anrich Nortje (Bowl) ✈️ | Vicky Ostwal (Bowl) |
| Mukul Choudhary (Bat) | Vihaan Malhotra (AR) |
| Naman Tiwari (Bowl) | Kanishk Chouhan (AR) |
| George Linde (AR) ✈️ | — |
LSG vs RCB – Predicted Playing 11
| LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) | RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh ✈️ | Virat Kohli |
| Josh Inglis ✈️ | Devdutt Padikkal |
| Nicholas Pooran (WK) ✈️ | Rajat Patidar (C) |
| Rishabh Pant (C) | Jitesh Sharma (WK) |
| Aiden Markram ✈️ | Tim David ✈️ |
| Ayush Badoni | Krunal Pandya |
| Abdul Samad | Romario Shepherd ✈️ |
| Mohammed Shami | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Avesh Khan | Josh Hazlewood ✈️ |
| Mohsin Khan | Suyash Sharma |
| Prince Yadav | Rasikh Salam |
| Impact: Shahbaz Ahmed | Impact: Philip Salt ✈️ |