Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a comfortable five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 23 of IPL 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 15.
Chasing 147, RCB chased it down with ease, finishing at 149/5 in just 15.1 overs and winning with 29 balls to spare.
LSG Struggle After Early Blow
Lucknow had a tough start after captain Rishabh Pant walked off due to an elbow injury in the fifth over.
The early setback slowed their innings, and wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
Mitchell Marsh led the scoring with 40 off 32 balls, while Mukul Choudhary added a quick 39.
Ayush Badoni chipped in with 38, but LSG still ended at 146 all out in 20 overs.
RCB bowlers controlled the game well. Rasikh Salam was the star with 4/24, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar supported with 3/27.
Kohli Sets the Tone in the Chase
RCB started the chase confidently, led by Virat Kohli at the top.
He played a smooth knock of 49 off 34 balls, hitting six fours and one six before getting out just short of a half-century.
His innings gave RCB full control of the chase early on.
Middle Order Finishes the Job
Captain Rajat Patidar scored 27, while Jitesh Sharma added 23 to keep the momentum going.
There was a brief scare when both fell in the same over, but RCB were already close to the target.
Tim David and Romario Shepherd calmly finished the chase, both remaining unbeaten on 14 off 8 balls.
Key Performers
Virat Kohli was the top scorer for RCB with 49, while Mitchell Marsh led LSG with 40.
With the ball, Rasikh Salam impressed with 4 wickets, while Prince Yadav was LSG’s best bowler with 3/32.
Memes Take Over Social Media
The internet was a fever dream after Match 23, with fans turning RCB’s clinical demolition of LSG into a goldmine of memes and digital chaos. Social media was split between hailing Virat Kohli’s timeless form and mercilessly trolling LSG’s “cursed” luck at the Chinnaswamy.
The viral spotlight belonged to Rasikh Salam, with memes depicting him as a “one-man wrecking crew” after he dismantled the LSG top order. Fans joked that LSG’s batting lineup looked like a “house of cards in a wind tunnel,” while others shared clips of Rishabh Pant’s injury exit with captions suggesting the cricket gods simply weren’t Lucknow fans that night.
Here are the most viral memes from the match or the best fan reactions from Social Media.