RCB and LSG players after the match in Bengaluru. (Image credit: IPL)
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved to the top of the 2026 Indian Premier League table with a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
It was the defending champions’ fourth win in five matches, taking their tally to eight points and moving them ahead of Rajasthan Royals on net run rate in a busy early-season race.Go beyond boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!RCB now boasts the best net run rate in the league at +1.503, underscoring their dominance in both batting and bowling so far this season. Rajasthan Royals remain +0.889 behind, keeping the race for top spot wide open after just over two weeks of action.
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For Lucknow Super Giants, the defeat – their third in five matches – means they remain stuck in seventh place, unchanged from where they started today. However, the loss affected their campaign further as their net run rate fell to -0.804, adding further pressure to their inconsistent start.Punjab Kings remain the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far, sitting in third place with 7 points from four matches, including three wins and one match without a result due to rain.
Their consistent form has kept them competing strongly at the top of the table.The table is still very crowded, as Sunrise Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, and Chennai Super Kings are all stuck at four points each. SRH currently holds fourth place due to their superior net run rate, while DC, GT, LSG and CSK follow in that order based on marginal differences in their rankings.Mumbai Indians occupies ninth place with only one win from four matches, collecting two points so far. At the bottom of the table are Kolkata Knight Riders, the only team without a win this season, picking up one point from a losing match against Punjab Kings.
Latest IPL 2026 points table After the RCB vs LSG match
| position | difference | M | W | to | N.R | points | NRR |
| 1 | RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.503 |
| 2 | R.R | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.889 |
| 3 | PBKS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.720 |
| 4 | Sexual and reproductive health | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.576 |
| 5 | DC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.322 |
| 6 | GT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.029 |
| 7 | LSG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 8 | CSK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.846 |
| 9 | Mi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.772 |
| 10 | KKR | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.383 |
