Tremendous excitement was witnessed at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) edged out Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) By 9 runs in the 50th match of ipl 2026. In a rain-interrupted match reduced to 19 overs per side, fans were treated to a masterclass of power-hitting and clinical death bowling. While the weather gods threatened to dampen the spirits, Michelle Marshbatting massacre and Prince YadavSurgical precision with the ball ensured LSG secured an important win in front of the home crowd.
Mitchell Marsh’s explosive century takes LSG to huge score against RCB
Electing to bat first, LSG’s innings was defined by a singular, destructive power: Michelle Marsh. The Australian all-rounder looked in great form from the very first ball and started such an attack that RCB’s bowling attack started searching for answers. Marsh completed his half-century in just 20 balls with the help of three fours and six skyscraper sixes during the powerplay.
Marsh remained undeterred despite the game breaking several times due to rain interruptions. He reached the elusive triple-figure figure in just 49 balls, and scored a brilliant 111 runs in 56 balls, including 9 fours and 9 sixes. There was an opening partnership of 95 runs with him. Arshin Kulkarni (17) Set up a huge platform. After Marsh was out in the 17th over, nicholas puran While being the captain, he provided inspiration in the last moments by playing a quick inning of 38 runs in 23 balls. Rishabh Pant Remained unbeaten after scoring 32 runs on just 10 balls.
LSG’s aggressive approach helped them post a challenging score of 209/3 in the allotted 19 overs. For RCB, the bowling figures made for sobering reading; Josh Hazlewood While there was a choice of lot with 1/49 Rasikh Salaam Gave away 53 runs in his four over spell, which highlights the dominance of the LSG batsmen.
Prince Yadav’s exceptional bowling performance demolished RCB’s target
Chasing the DLS-adjusted target of 213, RCB got off to a very poor start to the innings. Mohammed Shami hit quickly to delete jacob bethelBut it was the young prince who turned the game around. In a sensational opening spell, Prince produced a dream delivery to dismiss the veteran Virat Kohli For a duck on two balls, sending the Lucknow crowd into a frenzy.
RCB tried to recover Rajat PatidarWho played a captaincy inning of 61 runs on 31 balls, and Devdutt Padikkal (34). The pair looked set to pull off a miracle, but the Prince returned to break the back of the chase. He took the wickets of Padikkal and Khadak Jitesh Sharma Rapidly, finishing with impressive figures of 3/33 from his 4 overs.
Despite the late cameo tim david (17 out of 40) and Krunal Pandya (28*), It was very difficult to climb the mountain. Shahbaz Ahmed Took two important wickets to stem the momentum in the middle overs. RCB finished at 203/6, falling just 9 runs short. The win cemented LSG’s reputation as a formidable domestic team, fueled by the talent of Marsh and star-making performances from Prince.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Ekana put in a brilliant performance as they defeated LSG in a last ball DLS thriller to thrash RCB and seal a crushing nine-run win tonight! 🏏🔥#LSGVRCB #ekanastadium #IPL2026 #LucknowSupergiants #crickettwitter #lastballthriller #dlsmethod #amazing style #iplseason #cricketfever 🏟️🙌 pic.twitter.com/gSAj9gCCzH
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 7 May 2026
LSG beats RCB Wow!!
What a strange match! 😱😭
With the help of Digvesh, Prince Yadav, Pant and colleagues, LSG won by 9 runs 🔥🙌🏻👏🏻
Also don’t forget Michelle Marsh with a great ton#lsg#rcb#IPL#rcbvslsg#RCBvsLSG#lsg#PrinceYadav pic.twitter.com/ZP6GhbxXyT– JAM (@m_jyotir777) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh is leading from the front! 💯 Record breaking fastest century for LSG and a much needed win to break the losing streak. The giants are back! 🏏🔥 #mitchelmarsh #LSGVRCB #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/G6RsWs42xo
– WorldTESTCricketHQ (@WorldCricketMW) 7 May 2026
LSG beats RCB in Ekana!
Hero with the bat:- Mitchell Marsh 111(56)
Hero with the ball:- Prince Yadav 4-33-3#LSGVRCB #IPL2026 #mitchelmarsh #PrinceYadav pic.twitter.com/L5wEhmJXzp– Cric Insights (@cricinsights1) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh leads the charge as LSG beats RCB by 9 runs (DLS). pic.twitter.com/WxWw1JA2sn
– Aamir (@Khanu_3) 7 May 2026
Fastest century by an LSG batsman in IPL history – Mitchell Marsh #LSGvsRCB #RCBvsLSGpic.twitter.com/krh75mNp1c
-Sandip Kamde (@SandipKamde89) 7 May 2026
Prince Yadav has become one of the top young Indian bowlers this season.
What a ball to take the wicket of Virat Kohli.
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh was absolutely cooking RCB. If rain had not disrupted the match, he would have broken Chris Gayle’s record of 175 runs, with six overs still left. He has already hit 18 fours and the RCB bowlers have no answer for him.pic.twitter.com/8ygKeiUb9A
-Soman. (@shreyasian96) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh woke up today and chose violence for Lucknow Supergiants against RCB.
It was literally like this: “Why run solo when you can clear the ropes?” #LSGvsRCB #Bhuvaneshwarkumar #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/Vap6pQAG1z– Mohit Bohra (@mohitsharma1910) 7 May 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Lucknow Supergiants
Rajat Patidar said- “We were quite sure how to reach the target. Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant innings and Prince Yadav also played a brilliant innings. I, Tim David are doing well but Romario Shepherd and Krunal Pandya could not do well… pic.twitter.com/z7V3CIoG3s
– Manu. (@IMManu_18) 7 May 2026
Prince Yadav shares fun conversation with Virat Kohli. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1hO3qf0l78
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 7 May 2026
Prince Yadav and Digvesh Rathi are good
pic.twitter.com/1VFmAxfZvr– Cricket Universe (@indcricket_fan) 7 May 2026
🚨Virat opened the wicket, Prince Yadav 🚨
The plan was the same. After our last game, Virat bhai told me the same thing. He told me to keep bowling in the same line when the ball is going out of the pitch. I stuck to that plan. pic.twitter.com/q12m1Tq1sm
– Harshit (@I_am_Harshit_17) 7 May 2026
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