A masterclass of aggressive batting was witnessed this Thursday at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) with closed horns Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 50th match of ipl 2026. While Lucknow’s unpredictable weather threatened to dampen the enthusiasm, Michelle Marsh He ensured that the atmosphere remained lively, demolishing the RCB bowling attack with a breathtaking century that sent fans into a frenzy on social media.
Mitchell Marsh sets IPL 2026 on fire with a brilliant century against Royal Challengers Bangalore
despite this Rajat Patidar The decision to elect to field first after winning the toss quickly backfired as Marsh turned the ground into his personal playground. Starting the innings with intent, Marsh showed a blend of brute force and clinical accuracy. The Australian powerhouse completed his 50 runs in just 20 balls and stitched a strong opening partnership of 95 runs. Arshin Kulkarni (17 out of 24). As soon as Kulkarni fell Krunal Pandya Marsh refused to slow down the pace in the 10th over.
The decisive moment of the evening came in the 14th over. faced with Romario Shepherd In 13.4 overs, Marsh was gifted a low full toss outside the off-stump. With a characteristic flash of the blade, he sent the ball past the backward point boundary for four runs, completing a sensational century off just 49 balls. This celebration was as prestigious as Dastak; Marsh took off his helmet, extended his arms towards the roaring LSG dugout, clinching a display that effectively silenced the Bengaluru contingent in the stands.
As things stood, Marsh remained unbeaten on 107 off 51 balls, an innings studded with 9 fours and 9 sky-scraping sixes, maintaining a staggering strike rate of 209.80. their coordination nicholas puran (14* off 9) have already added 50 runs for the second wicket in record time, putting pressure on the RCB bowlers.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Mitchell Marsh has scored the fastest century in IPL for LSG.
– A class knock by Marsh. ‼️ pic.twitter.com/yepGLyHvst
– Nafees (@Nafees_22) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh smashed a brilliant century in 49 balls for Lucknow and demolished RCB with sheer power and complete dominance at the crease! 🏏🔥#mitchelmarsh #IPL2026 #lsg #LucknowSupergiants #cricketpower #centurion #IPL highlights #T20Cricket #LSGVRCB #bighitter 🌟🏆 pic.twitter.com/v3EE6svpak
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh scored a brilliant century against RCB. https://t.co/aVZGqA2sz5
– Sir Ayush 💛 (@ayush_m255) 7 May 2026
Century for Mitchell Marsh on 48 balls…!!! 🔥
What an innings from the Australian captain, an incredible innings against the IPL champions, an innings to remember in his career. pic.twitter.com/VEkUFKaBL0
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 7 May 2026
Century by Mitchell Marsh. 💯
– What an innings Marsh played, he remained unbeaten against RCB tonight. An innings of top quality! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/oFEertitZj
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 7 May 2026
Marsh opened the bat-face and drove powerfully through point. Century for Mitchell Marsh! The helmet comes off and his smile lights up as he picks up the bat. This was a brilliant innings from the Australian side.#LSGvsRCB #IPL26 https://t.co/n1aqNwa7nt pic.twitter.com/mMmsGbrc2X
– Mohit Bohra (@mohitsharma1910) 7 May 2026
Fastest century for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL history 💥
Mitchell Marsh hits century in 48 balls for LSG vs RCB in IPL 2026 🔥🔥#lsgvsrcb #lsg #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/E3ZR5VXfwn
– Manish Dev Sports (@ManishDevSports) 7 May 2026
IPL century:
Mitchell Marsh – 2 in 65 games
Rohit Sharma – 1 in 19 seasons
MS Dhoni – 0 in 19 seasons 😭 pic.twitter.com/1e2L23Zgh2– Messi VK Steyn (@Im_vkolhi) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh completed his century in spectacular style 😊🥵 Before the rain started he was on 1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ runs, of which 9️⃣0️⃣ runs were made from 9️⃣ fours and 9️⃣ sixes 🤯😳 Peak 📈 Power hitting by Bison 🦬 #LSGvsRCB pic.twitter.com/Hc2eXvWUUw https://t.co/1k1R6NWUHc
– Aware Indian (@Aware_India7) 7 May 2026
Mitchell Marsh’s century in 49 balls against RCB pic.twitter.com/LF7p0dvIDT
– Atharva (@that_atharva) 7 May 2026
People blamed the Ikana pitch throughout the season…
Mitchell Marsh is batting like Chinnaswamy 😭🔥#RCBvsLSG #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/pnZsPzagkm
– TFI_Bagundali (@Ritesh_B) 7 May 2026
LSG look to post huge score against RCB as play stopped again due to rain
However, the pace is hindered by the elements. Play stopped at Ekana Stadium for the third time in the evening due to rain. At the time of interruption, LSG stood comfortably at 145/1 in 14.0 overs. The current run rate of 10.35 suggests that if play resumes for the full 20 overs, the Super Giants are on their way to a huge projected score of 205.
RCB’s bowling figures tell the story of struggle. Whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar Managed a tough spell (0/14 in 2 overs), others have felt the heat of the marsh-storm. Josh Hazlewood And Suyash Sharma Both gave more than 10 runs per over, while Shepherd’s only over went for 16 runs.
with the likes of aiden markram and captain Rishabh Pant Still waiting in the wings, RCB will face a tough task. Fans are glued to the live predictions, hoping for a quick restart to see if Marsh can convert this century into a record-breaking double-figure score in the remaining six overs.
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