Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 18 runs in Match 43 of IPL 2023, thanks to a strong opening partnership between Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. RCB dominated the powerplay and took four wickets, with Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, and Wanindu Hasaranga contributing to dismiss LSG's top four batsmen. Despite a good effort from Amit Mishra, LSG couldn't chase down the total due to a lack of support from the other end and were eventually bowled out for 108. Naveen ul Haq and Ravi Bishnoi picked up wickets for LSG, but it remained to be seen if Kedar Jadhav's inclusion in the RCB middle order would be beneficial. The total of 126 for 9 was a competitive score on a slow, spinner-friendly pitch.