LSG vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Play to resume at 9:15, no overs ...

Just the start RCB were hoping for as Mohammed Siraj removes Kyle Mayers for 0(2). The seamer bangs it short and Mayers tries to make full use of the field restrictions. However, he hands a simple catch to Anuj Rawat at mid-on. 

Krunal Pandya arrives in the middle. LSG: 1/1 (0.4 over)

Kyle Mayers and Ayush Badoni walk out to open the innings, who replaces Yash Thakur as Impact Substitute.

Mohammed Siraj leads the attack for RCB.

Lucknow Super Giants choke RCB at home as Naveen-ul-Haq gets rid of Karn Sharma for 2(2). The batter tries to cut it over the point fielder but ends up handing a simple catch to Krishnappa Gowtham. 

The bowler then removes Mohammed Siraj in the next ball and he should be thankful to Nicholas Pooran, who urged the bowler to opt for a review. TV replay confirms that the ball had brushed the batter's gloves before it settled in Pooran's hands.

Wanindu Hasaranga finishes the over with a boundary as RCB post 126/9 in 20 overs.

Amit Mishra comes to bowl the 17th over and Dinesh Karthik welcomes him with a SIX after being handed the strike in the second ball. 

Mishra responds well and picks a wicket in the same over and it is the set batter Faf du Plessis, who has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. Mistimes his shot as the ball balloons up in the air as Krunal Pandya calls for the catch and completes it safely. Du Plessis departs for 44(40). RCB: 110/5 (17 overs)

The play will resume at 09:15pm and no overs have been lost. 

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Lucknow introduce Amit Mishra in the attack and he starts with a wicket straightaway. Suyash Prabhudessai fails to control his shot as Krishnappa Gowtham takes a good catch at long-off. He falls for 6(7). 

Naveen-ul-Haq is reintroduced in the attack and he could only bowl two deliveries before groundstaffs rush out with covers as it has started to rain. RCB: 93/4 (15.2 overs)

Krishnappa Gowtham provides LSG with second breakthrough as Anuj Rawat falls for 9(11). The batter tried to target the smaller boundaries but ends up handing a simple catch to Kyle Mayers stationed there.

Glenn Maxwell joins his skipper in the middle. RCB: 78/2 (12 overs)

Krishnappa Gowtham starts off with a decent over as three runs come off it. 

Bishnoi continues from the other end and he too concedes three runs in the first four deliveries, before there is a run-out appeal against Du Plessis in the fifth ball. TV replay confirms that the RCB skipper comfortably completed his ground. Six runs come off his over. RCB: 71/1 (11 overs)  

Naveen-ul-Haq replaces Stoinis but ends up bowling an expensive over, which will definitely release some pressure from Kohli and Faf. Du Plessis hits the pacer for a six, while Kohli smashes a four against him. 

Krunal Pandya then comes to bowl his third over and bowls keeps thing economical. He concedes five runs as RCB reach 37/0 after 5 overs.

Marcus Stoinis will lead the attack from the other end and he almost gets the wicket of Du Plessis. Bangs it short and Du Plessis mistimes his shot, which falls just out of Naveen-ul-Haq's reach. 

Kohli then mistimes his shot as the ball lands just wide of KL Rahul at covers. 

Du Plessis then finishes the over with a solid punch as the ball races past KL Rahul, who decides to give it a chase. However, he drops down in pain during the chase and is now marching off the field. RCB: 16/0 (2 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur

Josh Hazlewood makes his first appearance in IPL 2023, Anuj Rawat comes in for Shahbaz Ahmed.

Avesh Khan misses from LSG camp and is replaced by Krishnappa Gowtham.

Avesh Khan will hold the key as he holds a good record against RCB's in-form opening pair Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. 

Avesh has dismissed Kohli twice in the 22 balls he has delivered to him, while he has dismissed Du Plessis once in the 41 balls he has bowled to him. 

The good thing is his economy against the two. Both the batters have failed to score briskly against the pacer.

Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if LSG field Marcus Stoinis, who was forced to leave the field midway after injuring his finger while attempting a caught-and-bowled in the previous match against Punjab Kings.  

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, the Aussie all-rounder underwent a scan on his index finger and things don't look serious.

While RCB will miss out on the services of David Willey, they will receive a huge boost as Josh Hazlewood is available for selection and he could be seen playing his first match of IPL 2023. 

As per reports, Hazlewood has successfully completed his rehab for an Achilles injury under the supervision of RCB and Cricket Australia.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have roped in Kedhar Jadhav as the replacement of David Willey for the remainder of the IPL 2023, the franchise announced earlier today.

The franchise provided no information about Willey's exit from IPL in its press statement. But he did pick up a toe injury from an Andre Russell yorker while batting towards the end of RCB's innings against Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous fixture.

Kyle Mayers: 297 runs, 8 matches, 160.54 strike-rate

Nicholas Pooran: 216 runs, 8 matches, 194.59 strike-rate

Marcus Stoinis: 216 runs, 8 matches, 155.39 strike-rate

LSG have been enjoying a dominant run in the tournament so far. The team are placed second and will climb to top if they manage to beat RCB tonight.

LSG had piled 257/5 in their previous encounter against Punjab Kings with top-order Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran firing their shots all around the park.

Kyle Mayers is the leading scorer from LSG camp and is striking the ball at 160.54. 

Mohammad Siraj is doing a great job with the new ball and has been one of RCB's lethal weapons in the season. Siraj has claimed 14 wickets from eight matches.

However, he hasn't found great support from his teammates. Harshal Patel, who is next in the list of highest wicket-takers in RCB after Siraj, has scalped 10 wickets but has leaked runs at almost 10 runs per over.

Even Wanindu Hasaranga has failed to put brakes on the run flow. The Lankan spinner has picked six wickets in five matches but he has leaked runs at an economy on 9.00.  

As per the weather forecast, rain is likely to affect the contest. Even if it doesn't rain, the conditions are likely to remain overcast. 

The temperature is expected to hover around 26 degree Celsius. 

The last time the two sides met RCB went to pile a staggering 212/2 in 20 overs, with Kohli, Du Plessis, and Maxwell smashing half centuries each.

RCB were well on course towards a win having reduced LSG to 105/5 in 11.1 overs but what followed next was absolute carnage by Nicholas Pooran. The wicketkeeper-batter smoked seven 6s and four boundaries, before getting out for a 19-ball 62. 

Despite his blistering effort the match went into the final over and drama continued until the final ball. 

With one required in the final delivery and LSG batting at 212/9, Harshal missed out an opportunity to run-out Ravi Bishnoi at the non-striker's end. He then successfully managed to beat Avesh Khan, but a fumble by Dinesh Karthik, allowed the batters to complete a single as LSG win the contest by one wicket.

The top-order has been RCB's strength in this season, with Faf du Plessis leading the charts. He is followed by Virat Kohli, and then Glenn Maxwell. Faf has scored 422, Kohli is at 333, and Maxwell has accumulated 258 in the season. 

Dinesh Karthik is at number four and the wicketkeeper-batter has just managed 83 from the same number of outings. 

The Royal Challengers Bangalore unit will have to find ways to deliver and not over rely on their Top 3 –  Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell. 

The remaining batters have failed to capitalise on the solid starts provided by the names mentioned above. 

LSG: KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, Krishnappa Gowtham, Swapnil Singh, Prerak Mankad, Daniel Sams, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Karan Sharma

RCB: Virat Kohli(c), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Michael Bracewell, Siddarth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage, Wayne Parnell, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma