Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli will be in focus as Royal Challengers Bengaluru faces Lucknow Super Giants. | Photo Credit: K MURALI KUMAR

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the IPL 2026 encounter between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, April 15!

An in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be looking to continue its run of strong performances when it returns home to face a Lucknow Super Giants side chastened by defeat to Gujarat Titans last time out.

Match details:

Date & Time: April 15, 2026; 7:30 PM IST

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Injury news: Virat Kohli and Rasikh Dar were both forced off the field for RCB against Mumbai Indians, but both are expected to be fit for this match. LSG, meanwhile, will be buoyed by the return of Mayank Yadav, who has been declared fit to play. 

Pitch/weather report: The pitch is expected to once again favour the batters, though the Chinnaswamy is known to have some early movement in the first innings. Dew is expected to set in later in the day, meaning that chasing will likely become easier.