In the match held on Wednesday in IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets. Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 49 runs. This was RCB’s fourth win of this edition, after which the team reached the first position in the points table. Whereas this is LSG’s second consecutive defeat and third defeat in this edition. There is a perception that Lucknow team owner Sanjeev Goenka becomes dejected after the defeat, which is reflected on his face. However, when Goenka met Virat Kohli after Lucknow lost on Wednesday, he was very happy, it seemed like it was a fan boy moment and he is a big fan of Kohli.
In the match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants disappointed, the entire team was reduced to 146 runs. Opener Mitchell Marsh played a good inning of 40 runs in 32 balls. Aiden Markram was out after scoring 12 runs, Rishabh Pant who came after him could score only 1 run in 6 balls. Nicholas Puran once again flopped, scoring only 1 run. Abdul Samad could not even open the account, Mukul Chaudhary played an important inning of 39 runs in 28 balls, taking the team’s score to 146. While chasing the target, Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 49 runs.
Orange Cap holder Virat Kohli shares a post-match moment with LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka. pic.twitter.com/zFBnobNxLs
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Meeting of Kohli and Sanjeev Goenka
Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 49 runs while chasing the target, although he also regretted that he missed his half-century. RCB won this match by 5 wickets. After the match, Lucknow Super Giants players also met Kohli and got photographed with him. LSG team owner Sanjeev Goenka also met Kohli. He showed something to Kohli on his phone, he was very happy while meeting Kohli.
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What was Sanjiv Goenka showing to Kohli? Any guesses? pic.twitter.com/4vXBvKu2p5
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What did Kohli say after the match
Kohli has become the Orange Cap holder after the last match. He said, “I was feeling better today compared to the last match. Although I am not 100 percent fit. My health was not well for the last 4-5 days, there was pain in my knee in the last match.”
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He told that his aim was to make the match for his team in the power play itself. He said, “I wanted to face the match boldly. I should have finished that match also. There was not enough grass on the pitch, it was slower than usual, and the last few days have been very hot. My aim was to snatch the match from the opposition team in the powerplay itself. Today I am happy with the way I played.”
