RCB vs LSG Live Score, IPL 2024: KL Rahul back as Lucknow’s captain, Bangalore opt to bowl first; Virat Kohli looks to retain the orange cap

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Score, IPL 2024: Reece Topley to make his first appearance for RCB this season. The Englishman had picked up an injury in the very first game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium last season and was ruled out of the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2024 Live Score: Faf du Plessis won the toss and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be bowling first against the Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. For the visitors, KL Rahul is back as the team captain. It was Nicholas Pooran who had captained Lucknow to their first win last Saturday as Rahul was substituted after the first innings.

But the 21-year-old Delhi quick will have a different kind of test at Chinnaswamy as compared to the Ekana Stadium, the venue of his IPL debut against Punjab. Mayank will have to nullify a flat pitch and shorter boundaries.

The Royal Challengers are currently eighth on the table with two points from three matches, and alarmingly, their net run rate too has dipped to -0.71 after a heavy defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders here last week.