RCB vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2023: Nicholas Pooran's 19-ball 62 helps LSG beat RCB by 1 wicket in high-scoring thriller

Karn Sharma (Impact Substitute) comes into the attack as Stoinis continues the carnage. He hits the spinner for a six, tries to do the same again but ends up handing a catch to Shahbaz Ahmed at deep mid-wicket, who somehow manages to hold onto the ball. This breaks the 76-run stand between KL Rahul and Stoinis as the latter falls for 65(30). 

Nicholas Pooran joins, who starts off with a maximum. 

Mohammed Siraj then comes to bowl the next over and he gets rid of the LSG skipper KL Rahul, who is caught by Virat Kohli at deep. Rahul falls for 18(20) as pumped up Kohli fails to control his emotions after the dismissal. RCB: 111/5 (11.4 overs)

Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack and Stoinis cleans up a pitched delivery by the spinner for a six over the long-off fence. He also brings up his half-century with the maximum, completing the milestone in 25 balls.

Stoinis completes the over with another six. This time he targets the deep mid-wicket fence and clears it comfortably. 

LSG: 91/3 (10 overs) 

Karn Sharma is introduced in the attack and he is welcomed by Marcus Stoinis with a six and a four. Stoinis then finishes the over with another four as 16 runs come off his over. LSG: 76/3 (9 overs)

RCB bring in Harshal Patel and Marcus Stoinis hits him for a six and follows it up with consecutive fours. 

The fourth ball is a dot before Stoinis and Rahul combine to steal a quick double. 

17 runs come off the over as LSG reach 60/3 after 8 overs. 

David Willey concedes six singles in his over as the required run rate climbs to 13.08. LSG: 43/3 (7 overs)

Wayne Parnell bowls the final over in powerplay and concedes just seven runs, which includes a four by Stoinis in the last ball. LSG: 37/3 (6 overs)

David Willey comes to bowl the fifth over and Marcus Stoinis mistimes his shot, which balloons up in the air. Siraj runs behind it but fails to hold onto the ball. 

Stoinis finishes the over with a boundary as LSG reach 30/3 in 5 overs.

Wayne Parnell comes into the attack and he removes Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya in the same over. Both the batters are caught-behind with Hooda managing 9(10) and Pandya departing for duck. LSG: 23/3 (4 overs)

Mohammed Siraj bowls another tight over as six runs come off it. It starts with a boundary by KL Rahul, following which two singles come in the over. LSG: 16/1 (3 overs)

David Willey will share the new ball with Mohammed Siraj and he keeps thing tight and gets good support from his fielders, especially Du Plessis in particular who saves a boundary at mid-off and then runs behind to stop a lofted drive from reaching the fence. LSG: 10/1 (2 overs)

Siraj makes an excellent start as he puts early pressure on Kyle Mayers, which results in his wicket. 

The batter drags a ball just outisde the offstump back on to his stumps as LSG lose their first wicket in the staggering run chase.

Deepak Hooda is the new batter in the middle. LSG: 1/1 (0.5 over)

Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul walk in to start the 213-run chase. Mohammed Siraj leads the attack for RCB. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore bring in Karn Sharma as an Impact Substitute. He comes in place of Anuj Rawat.

Mark Wood comes to bowl the final over and concedes two runs, one single and one wide in the first three balls. He then changes his length and bowls it slightly short, which is picked by Maxwell, who dislodges it towards deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 

The bowler responds well and cleans up Maxwell for 59(29) in the fifth ball. Full delivery and Maxwell plays it across the line, fails to make any connection as the ball rattles the stump.

Dinesh Karthik gets a single in the final ball as RCB post a staggering 212/2 in 20 overs. Du Plessis returns unbeaten on 79(46). 

Avesh Khan comes to bowl the 19th over and Maxwell hits him for consecutive sixes in the first two balls. With that he also brings up his half-century, took him just 24 balls to reach there.

The pair also bring up 100-run partnership for second wicket in just 44 balls. 

Du Plessis joins the party in the fourth ball and hits the pacer for a boundary towards covers.

20 runs come off the over as RCB cross 200 with one over to spare. RCB: 203/1 (9 overs)

Jaydev Unadkat is brought into the attack and Maxwell hits him for a four, before Krunal Pandya drops him at third-man. Poor effort by the all-rounder as he ends up over-running it but recovers well and only manage to concede a single. 

Faf du Plessis hits the seamer for consecutive sixes in fourth and fifth ball. Both the maximums come on the leg side. Du Plessis ends the over with another boundary as 23 runs come off the over. RCB: 183/1 (18 overs) 

Avesh Khan comes to bowl the 17th over and Maxwell welcomes him with SIX. A full delivery, slightly slow at 134.8 kph and Maxwell sends it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 

A low fulltoss later in the over and Maxwell makes room for himself and sends the ball over covers for a boundary and immediately signals for a change in bat. 

RCB: 160/1 (17 overs) 

Ayush Badoni has been introduced as Impact Substitute from Lucknow camp. He comes in place of Amit Mishra. 

Didn't quite understand the move as Mishra still had two overs left.

Faf du Plessis hits Mark Wood for a SIX to bring up his half-century. The RCB skipper takes 35 balls to reach the milestone, just like Kohli earlier in the innings. RCB: 145/1 (15.4 overs)

Du Plessis hits Ravi Bishnoi for a flat six, forcing the bowler to change his length. The bowler bangs it short and Du Plessis goes on the backfoot and hits a 115m long six, which goes on the Chinnaswamy roof. 

Maxwell joins the party and ends the over with another maximum. 

20 runs come off the over as RCB reach 137/1 in 15 overs. Meanwhile, Bishnoi too returns wicketless and concedes 39 runs in his four overs.

Courageous from Maxwell as he hits a four and then dispatches Amit Mishra for a maximum. 

13 runs come off the over as RCB reach 117/1 in 14 overs.

Mark Wood comes to bowl his second over and starts well until the first three balls. Deviates from his line in the fourth, which is pitched up drifting down the leg. It brushes Du Plessis' pads and races for a four behind the wickets. 

Five runs come off the over. RCB: 104/1 (13 overs)

Amit Mishra provides LSG with a breakthrough in his first over

Virat Kohli departs for 61(44) after handing a catch to Marcus Stoinis at deep. Short and Kohli takes the aerial route but finds the fielder near mid-wicket fence. 

Five runs and a wicket come off the over as LSG reach 99/1 in 12 overs.

Du Plessis hits Ravi Bishnoi for a FOUR. Slightly quick and the RCB captain uses the depth of his crease and cuts it through point for a four. 

Seven runs come off his over as RCB reach 94/0 in 11 overs.

Krunal Pandya comes to bowl his final over and is hit for a six by Virat Kohli. 

Slightly short and Kohli pulls it over deep mid-wicket for an 84m six.

Du Plessis then hits Pandya for a boundary. Slightly slow and Faf waits for it before dispatching it towards mid-wicket. 

13 runs come off his over as RCB reach 87/0 at the halfway stage. Meanwhile, Krunal ends his quota without a wicket and concedes 35 runs.

Bishnoi continues but the boundaries still don't come as Kohli and Faf du Plessis happily rotate the strike. 

Meanwhile, Kohli brings up his fifty with a single, he completes the milestone in 35 balls. RCB: 74/0 (9 overs)

Another good over from Lucknow's perspective as just six runs come in Krunal Pandya's third over. He has so far given 22 runs. RCB: 68/0 (8 overs)

KL Rahul introduces Ravi Bishnoi into the attack and he starts with an exceptional over. Just six runs come off it as RCB reach 62/0 in 7 overs.

Mark Wood comes to bowl the final over and Du Plessis passes the strike to Virat Kohli in the first ball. 

Kohli then hits the pacer for a boundary and then knocks a six in the following ball. 

14 runs come off his over. RCB: 56/0 (6 overs)

Slightly quick (101.3kph) by Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli picks it well and dispatches it for a SIX over long-on. 

Nine runs come off his over as RCB reach 42/0 in 5 overs.

Avesh Khan continues from his end and bowls a length ball, outside off and is punched away by Kohli, wide of cover for a boundary. 

The second delivery is a dot, before Kohli hits the bowler for another boundary. Slightly up and Kohli puts his front foot forward and drives it past covers for another boundary. RCB: 33/0 (3.5 overs)

Krunal Pandya, who had a brilliant outing in the previous encounter, comes into the attack. 

Kohli and Du Plessis combine to gather four singles in the first five balls, before Du Plessis hits the spinner for a boundary on the leg side. RCB: 25/0 (3 overs)

Avesh bangs it short against Kohli, who tries to pull it and gets a leading edge in the process. The ball flies over the wicketkeeper for a six. 

Change in length in the next ball, as Avesh bowls it at length, outside off and Kohli lofts it towards extra cover for a boundary. 

13 runs come off the over. RCB: 17/0 (2 overs)

Four runs come off the first over bowled by Unadkat. Avesh Khan will share the new ball with the pacer.

Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli walkout to kick-off proceedings. Jaydev Unadkat leads Lucknow's attack. 

Good start by the pacer as he concedes three runs in his first five balls.

Lucknow Super Giants: Ayush Badoni, Swapnil, K Gowtham, Mankad, Daniel Sams

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Karn Sharma, Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Michael Bracewell, Sonu Yadav

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi

Lucknow Super Giants win toss, opt to bowl.

Mark Wood took part in a fitness drill under the supervision of Morne Morkel on Sunday. He also bowled at the nets. 

Avesh Khan too bowl at the nets.

RCB despite lacking the services of Josh Hazlewood have been one of the best attack in the powerplay. They have picked five wickets and conceded runs at an economy of 6.33, which is the least among all the franchises this edition.