Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered a dominant five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 23 of IPL 2026. After choosing to bowl first, RCB restricted LSG to 146 at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 15. They chased the target in 15.1 overs to secure their fourth win.
Defending champions RCB moved to the top of the 10-team table with eight points. Rajasthan Royals (RR) also have eight points but are second due to a lower net run rate. Lucknow Super Giants have slipped to seventh after back-to-back defeats.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) remain the only unbeaten team this season and will aim for the top spot against Mumbai Indians (MI), who are at ninth place. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are at the bottom of the standings.
IPL 2026 Points Table (Updated)
|
POS |
TEAM |
PL |
W |
L |
NR |
NRR |
PTS |
|
1 |
Royal
Challengers Bengaluru |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1.503 |
8 |
|
2 |
Rajasthan
Royals |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0.889 |
8 |
|
3 |
Punjab
Kings |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.72 |
7 |
|
4 |
Sunrisers
Hyderabad |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0.576 |
4 |
|
5 |
Delhi
Capitals |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.322 |
4 |
|
6 |
Gujarat
Titans |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
-0.029 |
4 |
|
7 |
Lucknow
Super Giants |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-0.804 |
4 |
|
8 |
Chennai
Super Kings |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-0.846 |
4 |
|
9 |
Mumbai
Indians |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
-0.772 |
2 |
|
10 |
Kolkata
Knight Riders |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
-1.383 |
1 |
Orange Cap & Purple Cap Race
Virat Kohli is the current Orange Cap holder with 228 runs at a strike rate of 158.33. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen follows with 224 runs. RCB’s Rajat Patidar is third with 222 runs, keeping the race tight.
|
POS |
PLAYER |
INNS |
RUNS |
SR |
|
1 |
Virat
Kohli (RCB) |
5 |
228 |
158.33 |
|
2 |
Heinrich
Klaasen (SRH) |
5 |
224 |
142.68 |
|
3 |
Rajat
Patidar (RCB) |
5 |
222 |
213.46 |
|
4 |
Ishan
Kishan (SRH) |
5 |
213 |
190.18 |
|
5 |
Vaibhav
Sooryavanshi (RR) |
5 |
200 |
263.16 |
In bowling, Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna holds the Purple Cap with 10 wickets at an average of 15.2. Chennai’s Anshul Kamboj also has 10 wickets but is second. LSG’s Prince Yadav is third with nine wickets after his spell against RCB.
|
POS |
PLAYER |
INNS |
WICKETS |
ECON |
|
1 |
Prasidh
Krishna (GT) |
4 |
10 |
9.5 |
|
2 |
Anshul
Kamboj (CSK) |
5 |
10 |
10.12 |
|
3 |
Prince
Yadav (LSG) |
5 |
9 |
9.11 |
|
4 |
Ravi
Bishnoi (RR) |
5 |
9 |
9.31 |
|
5 |
Jofra
Archer (RR) |
5 |
7 |
8.8 |