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IPL 2026 RCB vs CSK Updates: RCB rout CSK by 43 runs

Sun, 05 April 2026

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23:26

RCB keep winning run intact

CSK 207 all out (19.4 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Jacob Duffy concedes 14 runs in the 19th over.

Abhinandan Singh to bowl the final over with CSK needing 47 off 6 balls.

Three singles come off the first three deliveries.

Out! Henry departs, caught by Phil Salt.

RCB win by 43 runs to keep their winning run intact.

Sent in to bat, RCB posted 250/3 with Devdutt Padikkal slamming a 29-ball 50.

Skipper Rajat Patidar (48 off 19 balls) and Tim David (70 off 25 balls) then hit some lusty blows, smashing 99 runs in 36 balls to take RCB to their highest total of this IPL season.

In reply, CSK folded for 207 in 19.4 overs with Sarfaraz Khan (50) and Prashant Veer (43) contributing the most.

Jacob Duffy (2/58), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/41) Krunal Pandya (2/36) and Abhinandan Singh (2/30) shared the wickets for RCB.

CSK lose third match on the trot. It was their seventh consecutive loss under Ruturaj Gaikwad's leadership.

23:09

CSK stare at big defeat

CSK 190-9 (18 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling out and he starts off with a single and a dot before Noor Ahmed smashes one over long-on for a maximum.

Two singles and a wide follow.

Out! Noor departs, caught by Virat Kohli. Pace off and Noor miscues it to wide of long-on. CSK are nine down.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets his third of the night and finishes with figures of 3/41.

23:05

CSK stare at big defeat

CSK 180-8 (17 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack and he strikes. Prashant Veer departs after a cameo, caught by Rajat Patidar. Short delivery and Veer attempt to drives it through extra cover but fails to time it well and Patidar dives to his left and takes a good catch.

Prashant goes for a 29-ball 43 with six boundaries and a six.

Anshul Kamboj comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through mid-off.

Overton then hits three back-to-back boundaries, the last one off a no-ball.

Just a single off the free-hit.

Kamboj then gets a single by clipping one to mid-wicket.

A single to end the 13-run over.

CSK need 73 off 24 balls.

Suyash is bowling out and he strikes. Overton is out, caught by substitute fielder Jacob Bethell as he tries to hit a googly out of the park but gets not elevation.

Overton goes for a 16-ball 37 with four boundaries and two sixes.

Noor Ahmed comes to the crease and picks up a single to open his account.

Just two runs off the over.

22:51

CSK need 86 off 30 balls

CSK 165-6 (15 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Krunal Pandya with his third over and Prashant Veer smash him for a six and two boundaries off the first three deliveries.

A dot later, Prashant under-edges one and the ball flies to the boundary.

Prashant survives a stumping attempt off the final delivery.

18 runs came off the over.

Suyash Sharma continues and Overton gets a single by working one through mid-wicket. Fifty run partnership up.

Two more singles follow.

Four! Prashant belts a full delivery outside off past the bowler for a boundary.

A dot and a single through long-on to end the 8-run over.

22:43

Overton, Veer fight back

CSK 139-6 (13 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Romario Shepherd comes into the attack and Prashant Veer punches the length delivery to long-on for a single.

Six! Jamie Overton stands tall and dispatches the length delivery over wide of long-on for a maximum.

Six more! Short and wide and Overton smokes it into the stands behind the long-off fence.

Four! Short delivery again and Overton pulls it behind square leg for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single to long-off.

Another single through deep extra-cover to end the over. 19 runs came off it.

Suyash Sharma continues and concedes just a single off the first three deliveries.

Overton then cuts one to deep backward point and gets another single.

Suyash finishes the over well as just three came off it.

CSK need 112 off 42 balls.

22:33

Dube departs; CSK crumble

CSK 117-6 (11 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Abhinandan Singh continues and Prashant Veer nudges the first delivery down to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Two more singles follow before Singh bowls a dot ball.

Out! Dube goes, caught brilliantly by Jitesh Sharma.

Dube goes for a 13-ball 18 with two boundaries and a six.

CSK are six down.

Jamie Overton comes to the crease and plays out a dot.

CSK are 109/6 at the half-way stage, still needing 142 off 60 balls.

Impact Sub Suyash Sharma comes into the attack and Overton and Veer take a single each off the first two deliveries.

Four! Overton tries to cut a full delivery but the ball takes an outside edge and races away to the boundary.

Two singles and a dot to end the 8-run over.

22:21

CSK 5 down; RCB on top

CSK 105-5 (9 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Abhinandan Singh is back into the attack and starts off with a yorker which Shivam Dube squeezes into cover point for a single.

Four! Prashant Veer pulls one over fine leg and gets off the mark with a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through third man.

Four! Full toss and Shivam Dube smashes it past the bowler.

Two dots to end the 10-run over.

Krunal Pandya continues and Prashant Veer gets a boundary off the first delivery through backward point.

Three singles come off the next four balls before Dube finishes the over with a top-edge boundary over the keeper.

11 runs came off the over.

CSK need 146 off 66 balls.

22:13

CSK 5 down; RCB on top

CSK 84-5 (7 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Shivam Dube gets off the mark with a six over deep mid-wicket.

A dot and a single follows.

Out! Kartik Sharma departs, caught by Abhinandan Singh. Full delivery and Kartik dances down looking for a big hit but top-edges it into the night sky.

Singh comes running and takes a smart catch. Sharma goes for a 3-ball 6 with one hit over the fence.

Prashant Veer comes to the crease and plays out a dot. 7 runs came off the over.

22:09

Sarfaraz falls after quickfire fifty

CSK 77-4 (6.1 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Jacob Duffy with his third over and Sarfaraz Khan is on strike and he attempts to flick the first delivery but misses.

Six! Shortish delivery and Sarfaraz pulls it over wide of mid-wicket for a maximum.

A wide and a boundary through square leg fence follow.

A dot later, Sarfaraz hits back-to-back boundaries, both through backward square leg. The second delivery was called a no-ball and Sarfaraz gets a single off the free-hit.

Six! Karthik Sharma finishes the over with a maximum over deep mid-wicket fence.

23 runs came off the over.

Abhinandan Singh comes into the attack and starts off with a dot before Sarfaraz picks up a single by pushing one to sweeper cover.

Four! On the pads and Sarfaraz flicks it past square leg for a boundary.

Four more! Width on offer and Sarfaraz drives it over extra cover for four runs.

Follows it up with a couple to long-on.

A single through deep mid-wicket brings up his fifty off 23 balls. A fighting from Sarfaraz.

13 runs came off the over.

Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and gets rid of Sarfaraz with the first delivery. Sarfaraz comes down the track but is beaten and Jitesh Sharma whips off the bail in a flash.

Sarfaraz goes for a 25-ball 50 with eight fours and two sixes.

Shivam Dube comes to the crease.

21:54

Samson departs; CSK in deep trouble

CSK 41-3 (4 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Jacob Duffy continues and Sanju Samson picks up a single off the first ball before Sarfaraz Khan gets an outside edge for a boundary.

Six! Samson smashes one over the fine leg boundary for a maximum.

Out! Samson departs, edging one to Devdutt Padikkal at first slip. Samson's poor season continues with another single digit score (9 off 5).

Impact Sub Kartik Sharma comes to the crease and plays out a dot.

12 runs came off the over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues and Sarfaraz plays the first ball defensively before lofting the next over mid-on for a boundary.

Two dots later, Sarfaraz hammers one over deep square leg fence for a maximum.

A single (leg-byes) to end the 10-run over.

21:46

CSK lose two quick wickets

CSK 18-2 (2 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end and Ayush Mhatre plays the first ball defensively.

Out! Mhatre departs, caught by Rajat Patidar. Hard length and Mhatre hits it straight to the mid-off fielder. Easy catch for Patidar. Bhuvneshwar gets his 200th IPL wicket.

Sarfaraz Khan comes to the crease and opens his account with a splendid cut shot for a boundary.

A dot and an edged boundary over the slip fielder to end the over. 8 runs came off it.

21:40

CSK off to an awful start

CSK 10-1 (1 Ovs) vs RCB 250-3 | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings openers Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle. Jacob Duffy to open the bowling for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Samson is on strike and he nudges the short of a length delivery towards square leg and gets a single.

Gaikwad then tucks the next delivery in the same region and opens his account.

Samson pushes one to mid-off and gets off the strike.

Six! Gaikwad pulls one over backward square leg fence for a maximum.

Out! Gaikwad departs, outside-edging one to Devdutt Padikkal at slip.

He goes for 7 off three with a six.

Ayush Mhatre comes to the crease. Two slips in place and Mhatre runs one down to third man and gets a single.

10 runs came off the first over.

21:23

David, Padikkal smash half-centuries

RCB 250-3 (20 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Anshul Kamboj to bowl the final over and Rajat Patidar carves the wide yorker over backward point for a maximum.

A dot later, Patidar taps one square of the wicket and gets a single.

Tim David then slices the next delivery square of the wicket for another single.

Patidar gets a single off the next ball by pushing one square of the wicket.

Four! A boundary through deep mid-wicket to finish the innings. Poor effort by Sarfaraz Khan near the boundary line.

RCB finish with 250/3 with half-centuries from Tim David (70 not out of 25 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal (50 off 29). Skipper Rajat Patidar too chipped in with an unbeaten 48.

This is the highest total so far in this edition of the tournament.

21:16

David on six-hitting spree

RCB 237-3 (19 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Anshul Kamboj is back into the attack and Tim David slashes the low full toss outside off away to the fence.

A dot later, David digs out a yorker to deep extra-cover and gets a couple.

Another dot follows.

Kamboj cleans up David but has over-stopped! No-ball is given and David smokes the full toss over the bowler's head for a maximum.

A single through long-off to end the over. 14 runs came off it.

Jamie Overton to bowl the penultimate over and Tim David greets him with a huge six over the backward square leg fence.

Follows it up with a couple through fine leg.

Four! Banged in short and David gets a top outside edge and the ball flies over the 'keeper's head.

Six! David completes his fifty off just 21 balls with a six over long-on.

Six more, this time straight down the ground.

Third six in a row! David hits the final delivery out of the park over the deep square leg fence.

30 runs came off Overton's third over.

21:04

Patidar, David take RCB close to 200

RCB 193-3 (17 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Khaleel Ahamed with his final over and Rajat Patidar punches the first delivery to deep extra cover and gets a single.

Tim David then cares one to deep square leg for a single.

A wide follows before Patidar crunches a full delivery in the slot over extra-cover for a maximum.

CSK lose a review as an under-edge saves Patidar from being given out LBW.

Four! Patidar guides one through third man for a boundary before bludgeoning the final delivery of the over to deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

19 runs came off the over.

Noor Ahmed is bowling out and David drives the full delivery to cover and gives the strike back to Patidar.

A single (byes) follows.

Six! David hoists a half-tracker over the long-off fence for a maximum.

Six more! Shortish delivery and David muscles it over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Third six on the trot! This time over deep extra-cover.

Cuts the next ball away to deep extra cover for a single.

21 runs came off the over.

20:49

Padikkal departs; RCB 3 down

RCB 153-3 (15 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Matt Henry is back into the attack and Rajat Patidar lofts him straight over long-off for a maximum.

A single through deep mid-wicket gets Devdutt Padikkal on strike.

Padikkal edges one to deep extra-cover and gets a couple.

A dot follows.

Four! Width on offer and Padikkal slashes it one through deep extra-cover and gets a boundary.

A single through mid-wicket brings up his fifty off 28 balls. Back-to-back half-century for him.

14 runs came off the over.

Jamie Overton is back into the attack and he strikes straightaway! Padikkal is out, clean-bowled. Padikkal attempts to scoop a full delivery on leg stump but misses it completely.

He goes after a 29-ball 50 with five boundaries and two sixes.

Tim David comes to the crease and plays out three dot balls. He then opens the account with a single through square of the wicket.

A single (leg byes) to end the over. Just two runs came off it.

20:36

Padikkal, Patidar cut loose

RCB 137-2 (13 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor Ahmed with his third over and Rajat Patidar lofts the full delivery in the slot over square of the wicket for a six.

Follows it up with a single through mid-off.

Six! Devdutt Padikkal joins the party. He charges down and hoists Noor over long-on for a biggie.

Three singles including a leg-bye to end the over. 16 runs came off it.

Shivam Dube with his second over and starts off with a wide before Devdutt Padikkal nudges one to deep extra-cover f or a single.

Six! Rajat Patidar uses the pace and clears the backward square leg fence.

A single through mid-wicket gets Padikkal on strike.

Six! Padikkal leans forward and hammers the slower delivery outside off and clears wide of long-off.

Back-to-back boundaries to end the over. 23 runs came off it.

20:27

Salt departs; RCB 2 down

RCB 98-2 (11 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Nor Ahmed continues and starts off with three dots balls before Devdutt Padikkal gets off the strike with a single through square leg.

A single and a couple through fine leg to end the over. Just four runs came off it.

RCB are 91/1 at the half-way mark.

Shivam Dube comes into the attack and after a dot Salt flicks one down the leg and gets a single.

Padikkal then cuts one to point and picks up a single.

Out! Salt goes, caught by Noor Ahmed. Slower delivery and Salt attempts to pull it but ends up miscuing it to Noor who takes a safe catch.

Salt goes for 46 off 30 balls withe three boundaries and two sixes.

Skipper Rajat Patidar walks in and gets off the mark by working one through deep mid-wicket for a single.

Padikkal then finishes the over with a boundary through third man.

Seven runs came off the over.

20:18

Salt goes into attack mode

RCB 87-1 (9 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor Ahmed comes into the attack and starts off with a dot before Phil Salt and Devdutt Padikkal pick up a single each off the next two deliveries.

Six! Tossed up delivery and Salt gets under it and slog-sweeps into the midwicket stand.

Follows it up with a single through deep covers.

Another single through on-side to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

Jamie Overton comes into the attack and Padikkal carves one through backward square leg and brings Salt on strike.

Salt then drives one through extra covers and gets a couple.

A single through square of the wicket follows.

Padikkal the lofts one over the infield and gets a double.

Four! Short of a length delivery on leg and Padikkal flicks it to the fine leg fence.

A single through sweeper cover to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

20:08

Salt goes into attack mode

RCB 66-1 (7 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Khaleel Ahmed with his third over and Phil Salt attempts the ramp shot but fails to get proper connection and will get only a double.

A dot and a single thorough mid-on follow.

Devdutt Padikkal then carves one through square of the wicket and gets off the strike.

Four! Salt hammers the final delivery of the over away to deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

8 runs came off the over. RCB finish the Powerplay on 51-1.

Anshul Kamboj continues and Padikkal cuts the first delivery to deep point and picks up a single.

A wide and a dot follow.

Six! Salt moves across and flicks one over the backward square leg for a maximum.

A misfield allows Salt to pick up a couple off the next delivery.

Four! Shortish delivery from Kamboj and Salt hammers it through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A single through cover to end the over. 15 runs came off it.

19:55

Kohli departs; RCB 1 down

RCB 43-1 (5 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Anshul Kamboj comes into the attack and after a dot Virat Kohli slogs one away for a boundary through deep mid-wicket.

Out! Kohli departs, caught by Shivam Dube. Shortish delivery and Kohli goes for the pull but top-edges it wide of long-on where Shivam Dube takes a safe catch.

Kohli goes for an 18-ball 28 with two boundaries and a six.

Devdutt Padikkal comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single through the off-side.

Four! Kamboj pulls his length back and Salt swings at it wildly but the ball takes a thick edge and flies past Sanju Samson and into the third man fence.

A single through cover to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

19:49

Virat Kohli on the attack

RCB 33-0 (4 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Khaleel Ahmed continues and Virat Kohli drags a short of a length delivery to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Phil Salt then edges one to deep backward point and gets off the strike.

Dropped! Kohli gets a reprieve as Shivam Dube spills a tough chance at long-on.

A single (leg byes) follows.

A single and a dot to end the 6-run over.

Matt Henry continues and Phil Salt lofts the first delivery over the bowlers head but fails to get the elevation and will get only a single.

Six! Kohli stands still and launches the full length delivery over the mid-wicket region for a maximum.

Kohli goes straight down the ground and picks up a double.

A couple through backward square leg follows.

Four! Kohli charges down and smashes one past the bowler for a boundary.

Kohli retains strike with a single through mid-wicket.

16 runs came off the over.

19:39

RCB off to a cautious start

RCB 11-0 (2 Ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Virat Kohli and Phil Salt to open the batting for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Khaleel Ahmed with the ball for Chennai Super Kings. Salt is on strike and a slip is in place. Full delivery on stumps and Salt edges it to mid-on. No run on offer.

Khaleel then beats Salt on the outside edge with a good length delivery shaping away.

Salt picks up three runs to get off the mark by slicing one over backward point.

Kohli is on strike and a dot later he gets a couple by driving one uppishly over the bowler's head.

A dot to end the over. Five runs came off it.

Matt Henry to bowl from the other end and Salt guides the first delivery towards deep point where Khaleel misfields, allowing the batter to steal a single.

Two more singles follow.

Brilliant diving effort by Noor Ahmed to save two runs at the deep mid-wicket.

Kohli then pushes one to mid-on and picks up a single.

Six runs came off the over.

19:21

CSK opt to field vs RCB; LSG down SRH

Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and has elected to bowl first in their IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

"We will bowl first. Obviously, high scoring ground. Looks like a good pitch, there's going to be some runs. We'll look to restrict them as much as possible. MS is getting back slowly, sometimes it takes time, if he's ready to play, it'll be soon. The first game was disappointing, but our batting was much better in the second game. Everyone is feeling confident. Same team for us," Gaikwad said after winning the toss.

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar said: "We were looking to bowl first, but it looks like a hard pitch, so we're happy to bat. It's a fresh wicket. The boys played well in the last game and we're looking to continue here. The way everyone played in the last game was tremendous, everyone had clarity in their role and they were high in confidence. We're going with the same side."

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy

Impact subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar,Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer.

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed

Impact subs: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh.

Earlier, in the first match of the day, skipper Rishabh Pant (68 not out) produced a captain's knock after pacer Mohammed Shami weaved his magic, leading Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad.

Shami (2/9) struck early blows, dismissing the opening duo of Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (7), which was crucial in restricting SRH to 156 for nine.

Heinrich Klaasen (62 off 41 balls) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (56 off 33 balls) shared a 116-run stand for the fifth wicket to take SRH to a decent total.

Aiden Markram (45) and Pant resisted the SRH attack, especially the skipper playing responsibly, shunning his natural aggressive instinct.

19:13

Rishabh Pant steers LSG to thrilling win vs SRH

Rishabh Pant

LSG 160-5 (19.5 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Unadkat to bowl the final over. The first ball is an overpitched delivery on the stumps as Pant smashes it down the ground for a straight boundary.

Unadkat goes for the slower bouncer as Pant backs away to hammer it over mid-off for another four to level scores.

All the fielders inside the circle. Pant can only dig out the wide yorker to the fielder in the covers.

He follows it up another dot ball as Pant gently drives the low full toss to mid-off.

Pant lofts the fifth ball over mid-off for a four to finish off the match in grand style.

Pant finishes on 68 not out from 50 balls as LSG win by five wickets with one ball to spare.

19:08

LSG need 9 from final over: Can Pant finish it off?

LSG 148-5 (19 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Harshal to bowl the penultimate over. Mukul Choudhary flicks a full toss in the gap at midwicket for a single before Pant hits the next through the covers for two runs followed by a single.

Mukul walks across attempting to play the scoop but fails to connect for a dot ball.

The change of pace doing the trick as Mukul misses a juicy full toss on the stumps. He goes hard looking to swing it over the leg side as he mishits it back to the bowler.

Another slower ball full toss which dips sharply as Mukul again swings and misses and he is ruled out leg before wicket.

He takes the DRS which saves him as the impact is outside the line of off-stump for the decision to be overturned.

LSG need nine from the last over.

Superb bowling from the experienced Harshal as he gives away just four runs from the 19th over including three dots in a row.

19:02

Pant hits fifty; LSG set for easy win

LSG 144-5 (18 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Dubey keeps SRH's slim hopes alive. He starts the 18th over with two dots before Pant takes a single. The spinner then strikes with the wicket of Samad, who goes for the glory shot but ends up throwing his wicket away.

Samad walks back after scoring 16 from 12 balls as LSG lose their fifth wicket.

Pant hammers the last ball pitched up straight down the ground for a four to bring up his fifty from 43 balls.

Victory in sight for LSG with 13 needed from the last two overs.

18:56

Pant puts LSG on course for victory

Rishabh Pant bats.

LSG 138-4 (17 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Malinga continues as Samad takes LSG closer with two boundaries off the first three balls of the 17th over.

A full delivery is hammered down the ground for a four and two balls later he cuts the slower ball over point for another boundary.

Samad lofts the fourth ball back over the bowler's head for just a single and Pant is foxed by the slower ball and he takes one off the last ball.

LSG set for an easy win with 19 required from the last three overs.

18:51

Pant puts LSG on course for victory

LSG 128-4 (16 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Malinga is back into the attack. Samad drives the first ball wide of long-off for a couple of runs before he cuts the pacer but Shivang's dive keeps them down to a single.

Singles off the last three balls as six runs come from the 15th over.

LSG need 43 from the last five overs for victory. Their hopes rest solely on captain Pant, who is looking good on 34 from 32 balls, he looks determined to see his team through.

Unadkat comes back after the strategic timeout. He starts with a short ball as Pant pulls it perfectly in the gap for a four and again swats the next ball for a couple of runs.

Unadkat misses his length as he bowls a full toss which Pant easily clips off his pads for another boundary and then mistimes the pull off a slower bouncer for a couple of runs.

Singles off the last two balls makes it 14 runs from the 16th over. The equation is under control with 29 from the last four overs for victory.

18:40

Pooran out for 1 as SRH fight back

LSG 108-4 (14 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Disaster for LSG as they suffer a massive jolt. Nicholas Pooran is run out by wicketkeeper Kishan for 1. He under-edges the sweep off spinner Shivang and sets off for a run believing that the wicketkeeper had missed the ball. As he takes a step out, Kishan collects the ball on the bounce and quickly whips off the bails.

Two big wickets in seven balls as LSG slip to 105/4 in the 14th over.

Abdul Samad gets off the mark with a single as he pulls the spinner through midwicket followed by two dots to Pant, who then takes one.

Shivang concedes just three runs in his final over to finish with 1/30 from his four overs.

18:33

Badoni out for 12; LSG 3 down

LSG 105-3 (13 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Dubey strikes with the first ball of his new spell. Badoni steps down the track early and is beaten all ends up to be stumped by Kishan for 12.

Nicholas Pooran walks in at No 5. The equation is within reach and LSG need to avoid any more wickets in the next 3-4 overs to stay on course.

Dubey bowls an excellent conceding just three runs including a leg bye.

18:28

Pant, Badoni take LSG past 100

LSG 102-2 (12 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Harshal comes back into the attack as Badoni guides the second ball past the fielder at point for a four. He takes a single next ball to long-on before Pant plays the cut shot but can't beat the fielder at point. He pulls the slower bouncer from the pacer for a single to deep midwicket and Badoni keeps strike with one from the last ball.

In the next over, Badoni drives a full delivery from Shivang through the covers for two runs and takes one off the next on the leg side.

Pant steals a quick run to short fine leg off the third and Badoni sweeps the fourth ball for another run.

Pant lofts the spinner inside out over the covers for a four and swats the next over square leg for another boundary to take LSG past 100, in the 12th over.

18:22

Aiden Markram out for 45; LSG 2 down

Eshan Malinga

LSG 81-2 (10 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Pant, on 7, gets a lifeline as he miscues the lofted shot off Malinga but Livingstone running back at mid-off fails to grab a tough catch.

Pant then whips the next ball off his pads through square leg for a boundary.

Pant looks to swing across the line but is beaten before he is hit on the pads trying to flick as the LBW shout is turned down.

Pant drives a low full toss through the covers for two runs and takes a single off the last ball.

Spinner Shivang brings SRH back in the hunt with the wicket of the well-set Markram.

The right-hander lofts a flighted delivery down the ground but holes out a simple catch to Livingstone at long-off to perish after a quickfire 45 from 27 balls.

Impact Player Ayush Badoni comes in at No 4 ahead of Nicholas Pooran.

Singles off the last four balls as LSG reach 81/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, needing another 76 from the last 10 overs for victory.

18:07

Markram, Pant steady LSG

LSG 67-1 (8 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Pacer Harshal Patel comes into the attack. Pant too early into the pull shot off the slower ball down the leg side as it goes off the back of the bat towards thirdman for a single.

SRH's pacers will resort to change of pace in the middle overs to try and force the LSG batters into a mistake.

The LSG batters will be keen not to give their wickets away cheaply and just look to build partnerships with singles and the odd boundary in between.

Harshal makes a tidy start, conceding just four singles from his first over.

Left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar comes into the attack. Pant slaps the second ball square on the off-side for two runs and then takes one.

Markram smacks the fourth ball back over the bowler's head for a four and collects a quick single next ball.

Pant is beaten as he looks to cut the last ball and a fumble from Kishan allows the batters to steal a bye.

17:56

Markram takes LSG past 50

LSG 53-1 (6 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga comes into the attack. Marsh plays out the first two balls before he hits the third ball through the covers for a four.

But Malinga has the last laugh. Marsh ends pulling the short ball straight to Reddy at deep midwicket to perish for 14.

Rishabh Pant walks in at No 3. He plays a nicely-timed drive first up but to the fielder in the covers before taking a single off the last ball to keep strike.

Unadkat continues as Markram drives it on the up, hitting it uppishly in the gap between covers and mid-off, for a boundary.

Two balls later, Markram plays a cracking straight drive off a low full toss as Unadkat fails to grab the ball to his right for another four.

A well-disguised slower ball from the left-arm pacer as Markram swings and misses.

Another short ball from Unadkat as Markram despatches it over square leg for a six off the last ball to get 15 from the over.

LSG recover to 53/1 in six overs with Markram hitting 37 from 21 balls.

17:46

Markram, Marsh give LSG good start

LSG 33-0 (4 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

Spinner Dubey continues as Markram continues the charge by lofting the third ball over mid-off for a boundary.

Four singles from the rest of the over as Dubey goes for eight in his second over.

Jaydev Unadkat replaces Reddy, who was hit for three fours in his first over.

A single to Marsh from the first ball before Markram heaves the third ball over long-on for a six.

Singles off the last two balls as LSG race to 33 for no loss in four overs, with Markram stroking 23 and Marsh on 10.

17:43

Reddy, Klaasen rally Sunrisers to 156

LSG 16-0 (2 ovs) vs SRH 156-7 | SCORECARD

LSG have sensibly gone back to their trusted opening pair of Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh with Rishabh Pant dropping down the order. SRH made a change as Eshan Malinga comes in for Travis Head.

Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey will open the bowling for SRH. Markram clips the first ball on the leg side for a single and Marsh hits the next to long-off for another run.

Dubey does well to bowl four dots in a row to Markram to concede just two singles in the opening over.

Nitish Reddy from the other end. Marsh takes a single first ball before Markram gets going with two successive boundaries over midwicket and covers respectively.

Marsh also gets into the act as he lofts the last ball over mid-off for the third four of the over.

17:18

Reddy, Klaasen rally Sunrisers to 156

SRH 156-7 (20 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Prince Yadav to bowl the final over. Shivang scoops the second ball, a full toss, over short fine leg for a four.

However, Prince gets revenge next ball as Shivang is cleaned up by a searing yorker to be bowled for five.

Harshal Patel gets off the mark with a boundary as he smashes a full delivery over the covers for a four.

Aniket is beaten by the slower short ball as he decides to steal a quick bye but Pant gets the direct hit to run out Harshal.

LSG have kept things tight at the end, taking 5/22 in the last three overs.

Sunrisers have finished on 156/9 in their 20 overs, making a good recovery after a flurry of wickets in the Powerplay.

They were reduced to 26/4 in the eighth over before Reddy (56) and Klaasen (62) launched a superb fightback as they added 116 runs for the fifth wicket from just 63 balls.

Shami was outstanding with the ball with incredible figures of 2/9 in four overs, while Prince (2/34) and Avesh (2/36) picked two wickets each.

17:13

Reddy, Klaasen perish as SRH stumble

SRH 146-7 (19 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh dents SRH further with two successive wickets. Klaasen attempts the reverse sweep but fails to make good connection and is caught by wicketkeeper Pant after a fine knock of 62 from 41 balls.

Harsh Dubey falls for a first-ball duck as he comes down the track and makes room but ends up dragging the ball back on to his stumps.

Avesh on a hat-trick! Shivang Kumar denies him the landmark as he defends it watchfully and then takes a single.

Aniket keeps out the yorker on the off-side before he manages just one from the last ball.

Excellent bowling from Avesh as he gives away just two runs in the 19th over while picking up two wickets to finish with 2/36 in his four overs.

17:06

Reddy out for 56; SRH 5 down

SRH 144-5 (18 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Siddharth back into the attack. Klaasen smashes the first ball back over the bowler's head for a four and hits the next wide of long-off for two runs followed by a single.

Siddharth makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Reddy, who lofts it inside out but holes out to Prince at deep extra cover.

Reddy walks back after a stunning knock of 56 from 33 balls, with his 116-run stand from 63 balls instrumental in SRH's superb recovery after they lost a cluster of wickets in the Powerplay.

Aniket Verma gets off the mark with one and Klaasen takes a single off the last ball to retain strike.

17:00

Klaasen, Reddy slam 50s; SRH fight back

Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy

SRH 134-4 (17 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh, who went for 23 in two overs, comes back for a new spell as LSG hope to close out the innings with a few tight overs.

Reddy hits the second ball for a single to race to his fifty from 30 balls and brings out the Pushpa celebration.

Klaasen hits a full delivery past point for two runs to raise the 100-run stand for the fifth wicket from 57 balls to launch an incredible SRH comeback.

A good yorker from Avesh as Reddy can only dig it back to the bowler for a precious dot ball.

Reddy makes up for it as he smashes a wide overpitched delivery over the the covers for a six.

16:52

Klaasen hits 33-ball fifty; SRH fight back

SRH 123-4 (16 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Prince comes under attack after he comes back for a new spell. Klaasen smashes the first ball straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

He mistimes the slower ball attempting to pull for a six and Reddy takes one to long-on.

Klaasen pulls the last ball for a single to race to his fifty from 33 balls

Prince does well to fight back after the first ball six to concede just three singles from the next five balls.

16:49

Reddy, Klaasen on the attack as SRH bounce back

SRH 114-4 (15 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Reddy joins the party as the SRH innings is starting to turn on its head.

Reddy hammers Rathi powerfully over long-on for a six and hammers the next over long-off for another massive six as SRH go past 100, in the 15th over.

He takes a single before Klaasen misses the reverse sweep but it is ruled a wide.

Reddy takes Rathi to the cleaners as he powerfully smacks the last ball over long-on for a 99m six -- the third of the over.

22 runs from the over as SRH rally to 114/4 in 15 overs, with 79 coming from the last five overs.

16:41

Reddy, Klaasen get SRH back on track

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH 92-4 (14 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Left-arm spinner Siddharth back into the attack. Reddy uses his feet to loft the first ball inside out over the covers for a four and then takes a single to sweeper cover.

Klaasen, on 19, gets a lifeline as he is put down by Mukul Choudhary, who puts down a running catch at deep midwicket.

That wicket would have been a big boost for LSG as the two Sunrisers batters are building together a good partnership.

The runs are flowing as Siddharth goes for eight runs in his third over.

In the next over, Klaasen, who has changed his bat, hammers the short wide delivery from Avesh over the covers for a four to raise the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket from 36 balls.

He produces a stunning shot next ball, punching the back of length perfectly in the gap between mid-off and covers for another four.

Klaasen swats the third ball in the gap at midwicket for two runs. The South African then drills an overpitched delivery from Avesh past the fielder in the covers for the third four of the over.

The boundaries continue to flow as Klaasen pulls another short ball perfectly in the gap through midwicket for the fourth four of the over.

19 runs from the over as SRH continue their superb recovery, having smashed 57 from the last four overs.

16:31

Reddy, Klaasen get SRH back on track

SRH 65-4 (12 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Prince Yadav, who took 1/1 in his first over, is back into the attack. Reddy immediately targets the pacer as he lofts the first ball into the stands over long-off for a six -- the first boundary after 26 balls.

Singles from the next three balls before Klaasen joins in the act as he powerfully heaves Prince over midwicket for the second six of the over.

He pulls the last ball for a single to get 16 runs from the over and take SRH past 50 in the 11th over.

Leg-spinner Rathi comes back from the other end. Klaasen takes a single first ball before Reddy pulls the second ball straight down the ground for a four.

The next ball is short and wide as Reddy cuts it behind point for another boundary and clips the fourth ball in the gap at midwicket for two runs.

SRH scored 35 from the first 10 overs but have bounced back to smash 28 from the next 10 balls.

30 runs from the last two overs helps SRH recover to 65/4 in 12 overs.

16:24

LSG bowlers leave Sunrisers in a mess

Rishabh Pant takes the catch to dismiss Liam Livingstone

SRH 35-4 (10 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Spinner Siddharth back into the attack. Klaasen gets an inside edge first ball as the ball goes past the wicketkeeper for three runs.

Reddy is beaten going for the reverse sweep and is struck on the pads but the LBW shout is turned down.

Reddy picks a single off the fifth ball and Klaasen offers no shot to the last ball.

SRH struggling on 35/4 in 10 overs, having hit just one six and a four.

Reddy has struggled to score just four from 13 balls, while Klaasen has eight from the same number of deliveries.

16:15

Shami's fiery spell leaves SRH reeling

SRH 31-4 (9 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Shami, who bowled a fantastic first spell of 2/7 in 3 overs, will bowl his fourth and final over to complete his spell.

He starts with a cracking bouncer as Reddy is beaten trying to cut it before he defends the next ball.

Reddy manages a single off the fourth and Klaasen does the same off the next.

Just two runs from the over as Shami finishes with wonderful figures of 2/9 from his four overs, including as many as 18 dot balls.

16:10

Livingstone out for 14; SRH 4 down

SRH 29-4 (8 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Pacer Avesh Khan comes into the attack. He continues the good work of his pace colleagues as he sends down a tidy first over, conceding just four singles.

SRH slip further as Rathi starts his new spell with the wicket of Livingstone.

The England all-rounder walks across and attempts the scoop but gets a thin edge as wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant reacts quickly to pouch the catch after he initially was looking to appeal for LBW.

Livingstone walks back for 14 as SRH are reduced to 26/4 in the eighth over.

Nitish Kumar Reddy slaps the third ball for a single through the off-side and Klaasen takes one next ball.

Some sharp turn for Rathi to beat Reddy on the outside edge and he keeps strike with one from the last ball.

16:05

Shami, Prince leave SRH reeling

SRH 22-3 (6 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Shami causing all sorts of problems for the SRH batters with the slower balls. Another well-disguised change of pace delivery which beats Livingstone all ends up as he is beaten on the inside edge with the ball not far from the off-stump.

Livingstone gets a leading edge trying to flick Shami but the ball flies in the gap between cover and point for two runs.

He then mistimes the slower ball through the covers for two runs before keeping out the last ball.

Shami unstoppable in the Powerplay with figures of 2/7 in three overs.

Left-arm spinner Manimaran Siddharth comes into the attack to bowl the final over of Powerplay.

Klaasen watchful at the start of his innings as he keeps out the first two balls before taking a single to long-off.

Livingstone finally breaks the shackles as he comes down the track and heaves the spinner wide of long-on for a six -- the first of SRH innings in the final over of Powerplay.

SRH struggling on 22/3 in six overs, having hit just one six and a four, as they found themselves reeling after losing their top three within the first four overs.

This is the fourth lowest Powerplay score by SRH.

15:52

Kishan out for 1; Sunrisers 3 down

Aiden Markram takes the catch to dismiss Travis Head off the bowling of Mohammed Shami.

SRH 11-3 (4 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Prince Yadav leaves SRH in further strife. The pacer strikes with his third ball, getting the crucial wicket of the in-form SRH captain Ishan Kishan.

That is a beauty to from Prince as he gets the full delivery to jag in to Kishan, who is beaten all ends up going for the drive, and is bowled through the gate for 1.

SRH in big trouble on 11/3 in the fourth over.

Heinrich Klaasen offers no shot to the first two balls before he defends the last ball to end a terrific first over from Prince.

15:48

Shami on fire! dismisses Abhishek, Head

Mohammed Shami

SRH 10-2 (3 ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi from the other end. He starts with a half-tracker which Head swats for a four behind square on the leg side and clips the next for a single.

Captain Ishan Kishan watchfully keeps out the next two balls before he takes a single to get off the mark.

Head keeps strike with a single off the last ball down to long-off as seven runs come from the second over.

Shami strikes another big blow in the next over. Head also miscues the slower ball pitched up as Aiden Markram takes another superb catch diving forward at long-off.

Head walks back for eight to leave LSG in trouble on 8/2 in the third over.

Shami on a hat-trick!

Liam Livingstone at No 4 avoids the hat-trick as he leaves the length ball pitched away from the stumps.

Shami bowls a wide down the leg side before Livingstone leaves another ball and then comes up with a solid block.

Livingstone picks a single off the last ball to retain strike as Shami gives away just two runs in his second over.

Sensational bowling from Shami, taking 2/3 in two overs including 10 dot balls.

15:41

Shami strikes; Abhishek out for duck

SRH 1-1 (1 ov) vs LSG | SCORECARD

The dangerous duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to open the batting for SRH.

Mohammed Shami will open the bowling for LSG against his former franchise SRH.

The first ball is full and swings into Head, who misses the flick and is struck on the pads before he defends the next.

Head gets an inside edge off the fourth ball for a single to get SRH off the mark and Abhishek blocks the first ball he faces.

Shami strikes with the big wicket of Abhishek in the first over as the left-hander gets a thick outside edge going for the drive off a change of pace full delivery and is brilliantly caught by Manimaran Siddharth diving to his right at short thirdman inches from the ground.

Abhishek walks for a duck as SRH suffer an early blow in the first over.

15:11

Livingstone debuts for SRH

Liam Livingstone

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone makes his debut for SRH after being bought for a hefty Rs 13 crore at the IPL auction. They have a power-packed batting line-up who will look to make most of batting first on a good batting wicket in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, LSG need their top order to fire, especially captain Rishabh Pant, who is still not sure whether he will continue as opener.

Check out the playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (Captain, w/k), Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (Captain, w/k), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav.

15:05

LSG elect to bowl; Livingstone debuts for SRH

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

'Let them bat first, we will put pressure on them in the second innings,' said Pant at the toss.

LSG have made one change as Manimaran Siddharth replaces Anrich Nortje.

Meanwhile, hosts SRH have made a couple of changes as Liam Livingstone makes his debut while Harshal Patel also gets a game.

14:36

Struggling LSG face stiff task against explosive SRH

LSG captain Rishabh Pant

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Lucknow Super Giants will need to step up their batting as they seek their first win of the season against an explosive Sunrisers Hyderabad in a tricky away IPL clash.

SRH head into their first home game of the season brimming with confidence after rediscovering their batting mojo, scoring 226 for 8 to crush Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at the Eden Gardens.

Returning to Uppal, where conditions are expected to favour stroke-play in an afternoon game, only adds to the challenge for LSG.

With momentum on their side and home conditions in their favour, SRH will surely start as favourites, while LSG have a mountain to climb.

Despite making the play-offs in their first two seasons, the Sanjiv Goenka-owned LSG have endured a slump over the past couple of years, finishing seventh in identical fashion, and their campaign this time has not begun on a promising note.

LSG boasts of a formidable batting line-up, featuring Australia T20 skipper Mitchell Marsh, South Africa's Aiden Markram, captain Rishabh Pant and the explosive Nicholas Pooran.

However, their collapse for 141 in less than 19 overs in their IPL opener against Delhi Capitals at their home venue in Ekana exposed glaring issues.

Tactical tinkering also backfired as LSG moved away from their settled opening pair of Marsh and Markram, promoting India's out-of-favour keeper-batter Pant to the top.

Pant scored just seven before being run out, reigniting the debate over his ideal batting position.

A move back to No. 3 could be on the cards -- a slot from where he enjoyed success in 2025, scoring a century.

SRH, on the other hand, appear to have hit their stride after an opening defeat to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener.

Their batting unit clicked in unison against KKR, with Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma returning to form at the top.

Skipper Ishan Kishan, leading in the absence of Pat Cummins, has also shown encouraging signs, while Heinrich Klaasen's experience remains central to their middle-order stability, as was seen during his composed half-century in Kolkata.

SRH's batting depth poses another major concern for LSG.

The Sunrisers and Super Giants have met six times. SRH have won just two of those meetings while LSG have been victorious in four games.

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