Having been put to bat first, LSG's opening batsman Arshin Kulkarni departed after scoring 17 runs in 24 balls, including a boundary (Pic: X/@LucknowIPL)

Fellow opening batsman Mitchell Marsh has struck a blazing century. Facing 56 balls, the right-handed batsman smashed 111 runs, laced with nine boundaries and the same number of maximums (Pic: X/@LucknowIPL)

Later, Nicholas Pooran departed after scoring 38 runs in 23 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum. Skipper Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 32 runs, which came in just 10 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Aiden Markram did not face any balls. With this, the Super Giants posted a total of 209 runs for the loss of three wickets in the rain-curtailed match of 19 overs against the Royal Challengers (Pic: File Pic)

RCB's star all-rounder Krunal Pandya returned with the figures of one wicket for 31 runs in four overs. Josh Hazlewood and Rasikh Salam also chipped in with one wicket each. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, and Romario Shepherd went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

The Royal Challengers will heavily rely on their stalwart Virat Kohli to deliver a big knock tonight in Lucknow. The right-handed batsman has been enjoying his rich vein of form since the start of the tournament (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)