Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) achieved their first home victory of the IPL 2026 season by defeating the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), by 7 runs at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. LSG set a challenging target of 209 runs, largely thanks to Mitch Marsh's explosive 111 runs off just 56 balls. Despite interruptions from rain, Marsh's aggressive batting helped LSG reach a strong position. In response, RCB struggled early on, losing key wickets, including that of Virat Kohli for a duck, dismissed by Prince Yadav, who finished with impressive figures of 3 wickets for 37 runs. RCB's chase was bolstered by Rajat Patidar's 61 runs off 31 balls, but they ultimately fell short, finishing at 202 runs in a truncated 19-over match, leaving them 9 runs behind the target.