The IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is scheduled to be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (Pic: AFP)

Ahead of the match, RCB's in-form batsman Devdutt Padikkal is 69 runs shy of completing 2000 runs in the league's history (Pic: AFP)

Having represented three different franchises, the left-handed batsman has accumulated 1931 runs in 78 appearances. He also has a top score of 101 runs (not out) with one ton and 13 half-centuries (Pic: AFP)

It will be interesting to see if Padikkal manages to deliver a big knock tonight in front of the home crowd (Pic: AFP)

So far in the ongoing edition of the tournament, the Bengaluru-based franchise has won three out of four games. With a net run rate of +1.148 and six points, Bengaluru is placed in the third position on the points table (Pic: File Pic)