IPL 2026 points table after Match 23: RCB goes on top after win, LSG remains at 7th. cricket news
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore moved to the top of the Indian Premier League 2026 points table after an impressive 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 them to 8 points and leading Rajasthan Royals On net run rate in a tightly packed early season race.Go beyond limits 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 are close behind with +0.889, leaving the race for the top spot wide open after just over two weeks of action.
For Lucknow Super Giants, the defeat – already their third in five matches – means they are stuck in seventh place, no change from where they started the day. However, the defeat further dented his campaign as his net run rate dropped to -0.804, adding additional pressure to his inconsistent start.Punjab Kings remain the only unbeaten team in the competition so far, sitting third with 7 points from four matches, with three wins and one rain-affected no result. Their steady form has kept them firmly at the top end of the table.The mid-table remains quite crowded, with Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings all having four points each. SRH is currently placed fourth due to better net run rate, while DC, GT, LSG and CSK are in the same order based on minor differences in their positions.Mumbai Indians are in ninth place with just one win from four matches so far, collecting two points. At the bottom of the table are Kolkata Knight Riders, the only winning team this season, with a single point after a defeat against Punjab Kings.
latest ipl 2026 points table after rcb vs lsg match
| Post | teams | m | w | l | N.R. | score | NRR |
| 1 | rcb | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.503 |
| 2 | RR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.889 |
| 3 | PBKS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.720 |
| 4 | SRH | 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 | Chennai Super Kings | 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 |