Mitchell Marshton helps LSG end their home match against RCB at Ekana

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) survive late fightback Tim David (40 off 17 balls) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 9 runs in the IPL 2026 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. Prince Yadav took three wickets as LSG defended their total in a 19-a-side match in heavy rain. RCB chased 213 under the DLS method.RCB needed 20 runs in the final over but Digvesh Rathi conceded just 10 runs to seal the win for LSG.This is a much-needed victory for LSG, which has lost six games in a row and eight games at home this season. Even after the win, they are still tenth in the standings, but the team’s situation has eased.Meanwhile, RCB missed the chance to top the table.It was also LSG’s first win in five games this season in Lucknow and their first win in three games against RCB at the Ekana Stadium.This was RCB’s first loss after tying the title in five games this season, while LSG’s first victory was after defending the title in five games.earlier, Mitchell Marsh As repeated rain disruptions affected LSG’s innings, they scored a century as they posted a score of 209/3.Three rain breaks delayed the game by nearly an hour, before play was reduced to 19 overs per team.Marsh scored 111 runs off 56 balls and shared 95 runs for the opening wicket with Arshin Kulkarni (17). He then added another 70 runs with Nicholas Pooran (38). team leader Ritha Pant Later, he scored 32 goals and took more than 10 shots.Marsh attacks from the off, hitting the ground for boundaries and sixes. His innings included nine fours and nine sixes.With LSG in dire need of a win to stay alive in the playoffs, Marsh attacked the RCB bowlers from the start after LSG were asked to bat first.Josh Hazlewood faced much of the early attack, with Marsh hitting two consecutive sixes over his head before adding three boundaries in the same spell.LSG reached 95/0 in nine overs before the first rain interrupted play for about 30 minutes. After the match restarted, Krunal Pandya dismissed Kulkarni.Nicholas Pooran then hit two quick boundaries off Rasikh, while Marsh reached his hundred in four consecutive balls before hitting six more over cover before rain stopped play again.Marsh was bowled by Devdutt Padikkal in the 110th over but could not make the most of it as he was later caught at deep off Hazlewood.Pant took over after Marsh was dismissed and hit four fours and two sixes in his quick unbeaten knock.Chasing the total, RCB were restricted to 203 for six with Prince Yadav (3/33) and Shahbaz Ahmed (2/33) sharing the wickets for LSG.Skipper Rajat Patidar became RCB’s top scorer with a 31-ball 61.For RCB, Krunal Pandya (1/31) and Josh Hazlewood (1/49) took one wicket each.