LSG vs RCB Playing 11 Today IPL 2026 – Who will win Toss?

The Lucknow Super Giants will be hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the second time this year in the 50th IPL 2026 match, hoping to climb off the bottom of the rankings. While LSG is struggling for consistency, winning only two of nine games, RCB is comfortably in 2nd place with six wins. A win for LSG is essential for their playoff survival, while RCB hopes to rebound from a recent defeat against Gujarat.

LSG vs RCB Match Details

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 50th Match, Indian Premier League 2026

Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Date & Time: 07th May 2026 at 07:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: JioHotstar

Pitch Report

The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has produced the lowest-scoring games this season. The path has been slow, and batters have had trouble with their timing. The surface's large size makes it difficult to play lofted shots.

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Weather Report

Lucknow will see mostly clear skies and temperatures of around 29°C at the start of the game. We expect humidity to be around 51%. 

LSG vs RCB Venue Stats 

LSG vs RCB Probable Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XIs

Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Maniram Siddharth  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XIs

Rajat Patidar (c), Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer

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Toss Prediction: Who will win?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has a good chance of winning the toss in the high-pressure LSG vs RCB match. The team that wins the toss will bowl first. RCB did, however, win both of their games on this ground despite defending the target. The Lucknow Super Giants are out of the running for the next round. The bowling assault has been ineffective this season. They have allowed an average of 80 runs on the ability play and will need a solid effort with the fresh ball to win this game. However, their bowling section has been experiencing difficulties. They have taken only 45% of the possible 90 wickets in 9 games. Considering the match prediction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru is expected to win this toss and match as well.