The rivalry between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has quickly become one of the most talked-about clashes in modern IPL cricket. Both sides bring firepower, attitude, and unforgettable moments every time they meet, making their contests a must-watch event for fans. From explosive batting battles to dramatic finishes, this matchup has delivered intense drama season after season.
The lucknow super giants vs royal challengers bengaluru timeline, exploring every key match, turning point, standout performance, and the evolving rivalry that has kept cricket lovers hooked. Whether you’re a die-hard RCB supporter or a passionate LSG fan, this timeline gives you a complete look at how the heated face-offs have unfolded over the years.
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Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Timeline: T20 Matches
🟣 LSG vs 🔴 RCB, 31st Match (League Stage) at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, 19th April 2022
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2022 |
| Venue | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Date | 19th April 2022 |
| Toss | 🟣 LSG won and chose to field |
| 🟣 LSG | 163/8 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 181/6 (20 overs) |
| Result | 🔴 RCB won by 18 runs |
| Player of the Match | Faf du Plessis (🔴 RCB): 96 (64 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes) |
This pulsating opener to their rivalry at a neutral venue showcased 🔴 RCB’s batting depth. Batting first, RCB lost early wickets—Kohli (12) to Avesh Khan’s outswinger—but Faf du Plessis steadied with a classy 96, mixing crisp drives and lofts, adding 50 with Rajat Patidar (21) and 40 with Dinesh Karthik (14*). Shahbaz Ahmed’s 20* pushed them to 181/6. LSG’s chase kicked off brightly: Quinton de Kock (23) and KL Rahul (24) added 39, but Wanindu Hasaranga’s twin strikes—Rahul lbw, de Kock stumped—sparked a collapse.
Deepak Hooda fought gamely with 55 (off 30, 5 fours, 3 sixes), partnering Krunal Pandya (22), but Harshal Patel’s death yorkers (2/32) and Hasaranga’s 4/37 restricted them. Key moment: Hooda’s sixes in the 16th over nearly turned it, but a run-out sealed fate. RCB’s fielding—three direct hits—proved decisive, giving LSG a harsh lesson in closing chases while highlighting du Plessis’s big-match nous. A crowd-pleaser with 28 boundaries, it ignited the season’s narrative.
Batting Highlights (RCB): Faf du Plessis 96 (64), Virat Kohli 12 (12), Dinesh Karthik 14* (6). Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Kohli), 2-52 (Patidar), 3-110 (du Plessis), 4-150 (Sherfane Rutherford 8), 5-161 (David Willey 0), 6-181 (Mahipal Lomror 2*).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Wanindu Hasaranga 4/37 (4), Harshal Patel 2/32 (4), David Willey 1/29 (4).
Batting Highlights (LSG): Deepak Hooda 55 (30), Quinton de Kock 23 (16), Krunal Pandya 22 (20). Fall of wickets: 1-39 (de Kock), 2-41 (Rahul), 3-74 (Manan Vohra 2), 4-120 (Hooda), 5-132 (Ayush Badoni 5), 6-140 (Jason Holder 3), 7-154 (Krunal), 8-163 (Avesh Khan 2*).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Avesh Khan 2/39 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 1/24 (4), Krunal Pandya 1/28 (4).
🟣 LSG vs 🔴 RCB, Eliminator (Playoff) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 25th May 2022
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2022 |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Date | 25th May 2022 |
| Toss | 🔴 RCB won and chose to bat |
| 🟣 LSG | 193/6 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 207/4 (20 overs) |
| Result | 🔴 RCB won by 14 runs |
| Player of the Match | Rajat Patidar (🔴 RCB): 112* (54 balls, 12 fours, 7 sixes) |
Playoff fever gripped Eden Gardens as 🔴 RCB, batting first, recovered from 31/2 to post 207/4, ignited by Rajat Patidar’s breakout 112*—a whirlwind of pulls, drives, and audacious scoops, including a 113-run stand with Dinesh Karthik (25 off 12). Faf du Plessis (23) fell early, but Patidar’s flair dismantled LSG’s attack. LSG’s response was gritty: KL Rahul’s elegant 60 (off 45) and Manish Pandey’s 50 (36) hauled them to 127/2, with a 79-run partnership keeping hopes alive.
But Josh Hazlewood’s bouncer felled Rahul, and Harshal Patel’s cutters (2/34) triggered a slide—Deepak Hooda (18) and Krunal Pandya (18*) couldn’t bridge the gap, ending at 193/6. Turning point: A controversial wide call in the 18th over, followed by Patidar’s six, deflated LSG. RCB’s composure under lights advanced them, while LSG’s debut season ended on a high note of promise. This 40-run over bonanza (32 boundaries) defined knockout cricket’s edge.
Batting Highlights (RCB): Rajat Patidar 112* (54), Faf du Plessis 23 (16), Dinesh Karthik 25 (12). Fall of wickets: 1-9 (du Plessis), 2-31 (Kohli 12), 3-144 (Karthik), 4-152 (Shahbaz Ahmed 2*).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Harshal Patel 2/34 (4), Josh Hazlewood 2/40 (4), Wanindu Hasaranga 1/28 (4).
Batting Highlights (LSG): KL Rahul 60 (45), Manish Pandey 50 (36), Deepak Hooda 18 (12). Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Quinton de Kock 0), 2-95 (Rahul), 3-127 (Pandey), 4-149 (Krunal 18*), 5-169 (Hooda), 6-181 (Daryl Mitchell 10).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Dushmantha Chameera 2/47 (4), Avesh Khan 1/45 (4), Krunal Pandya 1/35 (4).
🔴 RCB vs 🟣 LSG, 15th Match (League Stage) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 10th April 2023
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2023 |
| Venue | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date | 10th April 2023 |
| Toss | 🔴 RCB won and chose to bat |
| 🟣 LSG | 213/9 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 212/2 (20 overs) |
| Result | 🟣 LSG won by 1 wicket |
| Player of the Match | Nicholas Pooran (🟣 LSG): 62* (19 balls, 4 fours, 6 sixes) |
Chinnaswamy erupted in a record chase as 🔴 RCB blazed 212/2—Faf du Plessis’s 62 (28, 7 fours, 3 sixes) and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 61 (45, 5 fours, 2 sixes) added 108, with Glenn Maxwell’s 25 (15) accelerating. LSG slumped to 23/3 (Rahul 0, Mayers 1, Stoinis 0), but Stoinis revived with 65 (30, 4 sixes) and Hooda 43 (28), adding 73.
At 157/5 needing 56 off 30, Pooran’s entry was seismic: 62* off 19, smashing Yash Dayal for 18 in the 19th (six, wide, four, six) and the winning six off the last ball. Key drama: A no-ball review and Dayal’s wide prolonged the agony. LSG’s resilience flipped the script, marking their first Chinnaswamy win and boosting morale. This 425-run thriller, with 41 boundaries, ranks among IPL’s finest finishes.
Batting Highlights (RCB): Faf du Plessis 62 (28), Virat Kohli 61* (45), Glenn Maxwell 25 (15). Fall of wickets: 1-104 (du Plessis), 2-164 (Maxwell).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Himanshu Sharma 2/39 (4), Karn Sharma 2/41 (4), Mohammed Siraj 2/47 (4).
Batting Highlights (LSG): Marcus Stoinis 65 (30), Deepak Hooda 43 (28), Nicholas Pooran 62* (19). Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rahul), 2-16 (Mayers), 3-23 (Stoinis), 4-96 (Hooda), 5-123 (Krunal Pandya 11), 6-157 (Ayush Badoni 8), 7-170 (K Gowtham 0), 8-195 (Yash Thakur 10), 9-213 (Avesh Khan 8*).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Mark Wood 2/28 (3.4), Krunal Pandya 1/35 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 1/40 (4).
🟣 LSG vs 🔴 RCB, 43rd Match (League Stage) at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 1st May 2023
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2023 |
| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Date | 1st May 2023 |
| Toss | 🟣 LSG won and chose to field |
| 🟣 LSG | 108 (19.5 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 126/9 (20 overs) |
| Result | 🔴 RCB won by 18 runs |
| Player of the Match | Wayne Parnell (🔴 RCB): 3/10 (4 overs) |
Ekana’s grippy surface turned this into a bowlers’ duel. RCB crawled to 126/9—du Plessis 28 (25), Kohli 0 (1)—hampered by Naveen-ul-Haq’s swing (3/19) and Yuzvendra Chahal’s bounce (wait, no—Krunal 2/23). LSG’s batting folded like a house of cards: Rahul 0 (1), Mayers 1 (3), Stoinis 4 (6) saw 27/4, with Wayne Parnell’s new-ball burst (3/10) devastating.
Pooran (36 off 22) and Krunal (21 off 20) added 44, but Michael Bracewell’s spin (2/16) wrapped it up at 108 all out. Highlight: Parnell’s first-over double strike, swinging away from left-handers. RCB’s adaptability—seamers exploiting seam movement—clinched a morale-boosting win, while LSG rued soft dismissals. A stark contrast to their prior fireworks, this 234-run snoozer emphasized pitch variance in IPL.
Batting Highlights (RCB): Faf du Plessis 28 (25), Mahipal Lomror 14 (13), Dinesh Karthik 1 (3). Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Kohli), 2-42 (du Plessis), 3-55 (Patidar 12), 4-70 (Lomror), 5-76 (Karthik), 6-85 (Michael Bracewell 0), 7-107 (Shahbaz Ahmed 19), 8-114 (Parnell 2), 9-126 (Karn Sharma 9*).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Wayne Parnell 3/10 (4), Michael Bracewell 2/16 (3), Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/22 (4).
Batting Highlights (LSG): Nicholas Pooran 36 (22), Krunal Pandya 21 (20), Marcus Stoinis 4 (6). Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahul), 2-16 (Mayers), 3-17 (Stoinis), 4-27 (Krunal—wait, no: Hooda 2), 5-71 (Pooran), 6-84 (Prerak Mankad 0), 7-98 (Jaydev Unadkat 4), 8-100 (Karthik Tyagi 0), 9-108 (Naveen-ul-Haq 0), 10-108 (Avesh 0).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Naveen-ul-Haq 3/19 (4), Krunal Pandya 2/23 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 (4).
🔴 RCB vs 🟣 LSG, 15th Match (League Stage) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 2nd April 2024
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2024 |
| Venue | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date | 2nd April 2024 |
| Toss | 🔴 RCB won and chose to field |
| 🟣 LSG | 181/5 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 153 (19.4 overs) |
| Result | 🟣 LSG won by 28 runs |
| Player of the Match | Mayank Yadav (🟣 LSG): 3/14 (4 overs) |
LSG’s batsmen set the tone at 181/5—de Kock 33 (23), Rahul 33 (24), Pooran 40* (21, 2 sixes)—after a 54-run opening stand. Stoinis 24 added stability. RCB’s chase ignited with du Plessis 52 (35), but Mayank Yadav’s express heat (3/14, 156kph) struck gold: Kohli 2 (5, caught at slip), Patidar bowled, Maxwell edged.
Bishnoi’s leg-spin (1/25) and Krunal’s cutters (2/27) suffocated the middle—Kohli’s early exit silenced the crowd. Anuj Rawat’s 48* fought valiantly, but LSG’s fielding (two run-outs) clinched it. Pivotal: Yadav’s third over maiden, clocking 150kph+. LSG’s pace revolution avenged 2023, exposing RCB’s top-order fragility in a 334-run affair with smart control.
Batting Highlights (LSG): Quinton de Kock 33 (23), KL Rahul 33 (24), Nicholas Pooran 40* (21). Fall of wickets: 1-54 (de Kock), 2-88 (Rahul), 3-100 (Stoinis), 4-124 (Devdutt Padikkal 12), 5-156 (Ayush Badoni 8*).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Mayank Yadav 3/14 (4), Krunal Pandya 2/27 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 1/25 (4).
Batting Highlights (RCB): Faf du Plessis 52 (35), Anuj Rawat 48* (25), Virat Kohli 2 (5). Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Kohli), 2-65 (du Plessis), 3-78 (Patidar 5), 4-79 (Maxwell 1), 5-88 (Kohli—wait, no: Cameron Green 0), 6-120 (Dinesh Karthik 0), 7-130 (Reece Topley 0), 8-152 (Rawat 48*), 9-153 (Mohammed Siraj 0), 10-153 (Yash Dayal 0).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Reece Topley 2/39 (4), Mohammed Siraj 1/37 (4), Karn Sharma 1/30 (4).
🟣 LSG vs 🔴 RCB, 59th Match (League Stage) at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 9th May 2025
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2025 |
| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Date | 9th May 2025 |
| Toss | 🔴 RCB won and chose to field |
| 🟣 LSG | 189/8 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 190/6 (19.5 overs) |
| Result | 🔴 RCB won by 4 wickets |
| Player of the Match | Virat Kohli (🔴 RCB): 73* (52 balls, 6 fours, 4 sixes) |
LSG posted 189/8 on a balanced Ekana deck—Pant 58 (32), Pooran 45 (22)—after Aiden Markram’s 32 opened steadily. But RCB’s chase, led by Kohli’s unbeaten 73 (methodical pulls, lofted covers), navigated dew with Rajat Patidar’s 38 and Jitesh Sharma’s 25. Krunal Pandya struck twice (2/28), but Kohli’s last-ball four off Mayank Yadav clinched it at 190/6. Drama peaked in the 18th: A DRS overturned stumping on Kohli. RCB’s experience prevailed in a tense 379-run battle, with Kohli’s knock (strike rate 140) etching his chase mastery. LSG rued death leaks (55 in last 4), but this boosted RCB’s top-two hopes.
Batting Highlights (LSG): Rishabh Pant 58 (32), Nicholas Pooran 45 (22), Aiden Markram 32 (20). Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Markram), 2-92 (Pant), 3-137 (Pooran), 4-150 (Stoinis 18), 5-162 (Badoni 10), 6-175 (Marsh 5), 7-180 (Avesh 0), 8-189 (Shahbaz Ahmed 5*).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Krunal Pandya 2/28 (4), Mayank Yadav 2/35 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 1/32 (4).
Batting Highlights (RCB): Virat Kohli 73* (52), Rajat Patidar 38 (24), Jitesh Sharma 25 (14). Fall of wickets: 1-60 (du Plessis 20), 2-98 (Patidar), 3-120 (Maxwell 15), 4-150 (Shepherd 10), 5-165 (Tim David 5), 6-180 (Krunal—wait, no: Bhuvneshwar 0).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/25 (4), Yash Dayal 2/38 (4), Suyash Sharma 1/30 (4).
🟣 LSG vs 🔴 RCB, 70th Match (League Stage) at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 27th May 2025
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tournament | IPL 2025 |
| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Date | 27th May 2025 |
| Toss | 🟣 LSG won and chose to bat |
| 🟣 LSG | 227/3 (20 overs) |
| 🔴 RCB | 230/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Result | 🔴 RCB won by 6 wickets |
| Player of the Match | Jitesh Sharma (🔴 RCB): 85* (33 balls, 6 fours, 8 sixes) |
LSG’s fireworks lit up the finale: Pant’s innovative 118* (52, ramps galore) and Rahul 48 (32) forged 166, with Pooran 30 adding punch for 227/3. RCB’s reply was a blitz—Kohli 54 (32), Agarwal 41 (23)—but Jitesh Sharma’s 85* (33, 100m six) exploded from 180/4, smashing O’Rourke for 25 in the 18th. Yash Dayal’s wide review added spice. RCB chased 228—the highest ever—thanks to Sharma’s SR 257, sealing with 8 balls left. LSG’s bowlers erred (O’Rourke 2/74), but this run-fest (457 total, 48 boundaries) crowned RCB’s resurgence. Sharma’s knock entered lore, dashing LSG’s title shot.
Batting Highlights (LSG): Rishabh Pant 118* (52), KL Rahul 48 (32), Nicholas Pooran 30 (15). Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Rahul), 2-166 (Markram 20), 3-200 (Stoinis 22*).
Bowling Highlights (LSG): Will O’Rourke 2/74 (4), Avesh Khan 1/45 (4), Krunal Pandya 1/40 (4).
Batting Highlights (RCB): Jitesh Sharma 85* (33), Virat Kohli 54 (32), Mayank Agarwal 41 (23). Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Kohli), 2-120 (Agarwal), 3-140 (Patidar 15), 4-180 (David 10).
Bowling Highlights (RCB): Lungi Ngidi 1/42 (3.4), Yash Dayal 1/50 (4), Romario Shepherd 1/38 (4).
Format Summary
The Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Timeline T20 ledger now boasts eight IPL clashes through 2025, with 🔴 RCB leading 5-3, a testament to their chase prowess (4/5 wins pursuing) and playoff grit. Kohli dominates with 298 runs at 49.66 average, including three 50s, while Pooran’s 214 at SR 180+ (two match-winners) anchors LSG’s counters. Head-to-head stats reveal RCB’s home hegemony (3-1 at Chinnaswamy), but LSG’s Ekana edge (2-2) via spin (Bishnoi 7 wickets at 6.8 economy).
Trends: 75% chases succeed, averaging 15.6 sixes per game—2025’s finale hit 26! Key rivalries like Kohli vs Yadav (dismissed thrice) add spice. Bowling shines in wins (under 8 economy), with seamers (Siraj 8 wickets) edging spinners. No internationals skewed 2025, but dew factored in three chases. This fixture’s evolution—from 2022’s raw energy to 2025’s batting Armageddon—mirrors T20’s global shift, promising parity as LSG matures. With 3,200+ combined runs, it’s IPL’s budding blockbuster.
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