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The 50th match of IPL 2026 is special. This match is being played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This match is being held on 7th May at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first. Lucknow team enters the field in this match with many changes.

This match is going to be do or die for LSG. If the team loses this match, it will almost be out of the race for the playoffs. Lucknow has played 9 matches, winning only 2, while losing 7 matches. Lucknow has 4 points and the net run rate is -1.076. This is the reason why the team is at the bottom 10th position in the points table. Whereas RCB seems to be in great form. Bengaluru has won 6 out of 9 matches and lost 3. The team has 12 points and with a net run rate of +1.420, RCB is currently ranked third in the points table.

Lucknow entered with a changed team

After losing the toss, LSG captain Rishabh Pant said, ‘Some players in our team are injured. That’s why Arshin Kulkarni has come in place of English, because English is a little injured. Mohsin is also not completely fit and Shahbaz Ahmed has got a chance in place of Sid.

LSG vs RCB Playing 11

• Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Akshat Raghuvanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav.
  Impact Substitute: Mayank Yadav, Mukul Chaudhary, Abdul Samad, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore:Jacob Bethel, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood.
  Impact Substitute: Jordan Cox, Tim David, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer.