Delhi: In the 23rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered a spectacular victory by defeating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 5 wickets. In this match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru performed well and not only won the match but also secured the top position in the points table. This was his fourth win this season.

Deadly bowling of Rasikh Salam Dar

The biggest attraction of this match was the performance of fast bowler Rasikh Salam Dar. Starting with the new ball, he maintained his edge till the death overs and troubled the Lucknow batsmen a lot. Rasikh took a total of 4 wickets for 24 runs. He weakened Lucknow’s batting by sending important players like Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Chaudhary and Avesh Khan to the pavilion.

Lucknow Super Giants’ innings and RCB’s target

Due to the brilliant bowling of Rasikh Salam Dar, Lucknow Super Giants team could not score a big score and the entire team was reduced to 146 runs.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which came to chase the target, batted intelligently and easily achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in 15.1 overs.

Cricket journey of Rasikh Salam Dar

Rasikh Salam Dar was born on 5 April 2000 in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play in IPL. Known for his fast bowling and accurate line-length, Rasikh earlier played for the domestic team of Jammu and Kashmir, but now he is a part of the Baroda team. So far in his T20 career, he has taken 51 wickets in 43 matches, in which his best performance has been 6/31.

It is noteworthy that in this exciting match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore performed better in every department and defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets and secured the top position in the points table. The real foundation of this victory was the deadly bowling of Rasikh Salam Dar, who put Lucknow’s batting under complete pressure by taking 4 wickets. By easily achieving the target of 146 runs, Bengaluru proved that the team looks balanced and strong this season.

At the same time, the performance of Rasikh Salam Dar makes his budding career and future prospects even stronger.