Marsh breaks Pant's IPL record with a hundred [Source: AP]LSG opening batter, Mitchell Marsh, was having a hot and cold IPL 2026 before he met the defending champions, RCB. In the entire tournament, Marsh has played some key knocks, but those never resulted in big scores until he faced the lacklustre RCB bowling attack at Ekana.For the LSG Vs RCB IPL 2026 Match, the Ekana Surface had everything for the batters, and it was up to them to utilise the conditions. LSG were put into bat by Rajat Patidar, and while Arshin Kulkarni struggled to even rotate the strike (17 off 24), Marsh went ballistic, and shattered Rishabh Pant's record.Marsh breaks Rishabh Pant's IPL record with century vs RCBThe LSG Vs RCB IPL game was marred by rain, but that didn’t stop Marsh from causing damage to the RCB attack, as he took them to the cleaners and hammered a 49-ball hundred. In the process, he broke Pant’s record and became the LSG batter to register the fastest IPL century.Pant had slammed a 54-ball ton against RCB last year, and Marsh attained the century milestone inside 49 balls.Fastest 100s for LSG in the IPL (By Balls)49 – Mitchell Marsh vs RCB, Lucknow, 2026, Tonight* 54 – Rishabh Pant vs RCB, Lucknow, 2025 56 – KL Rahul vs MI, Mumbai (Brabourne), 2022 56 – Marcus Stoinis vs CSK, Chennai, 2024 56 – Mitchell Marsh vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2025Interestingly, Marsh becomes the second LSG batter to smack a IPL century vs RCB, with Pant being the first one.Also Read: LSG Vs RCB IPL 2026 Match Stopped Due To Rain; Lucknow Weather UpdateOther record shattered by Mitch Marsh vs RCBThe explosive LSG opener also broke several other records with his magnificent IPL hundred against the RCB, and here is the list of them:Fastest 100s of Mitchell Marsh in T20s (By Balls)49 (LSG) vs RCB, Lucknow, 2026, Tonight*50 (Australia) vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 202556 (LSG) vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2025Most IPL hundreds by an LSG batterThis was Marsh’s second IPL hundred for LSG, and here is the list of LSG batters with most hundreds.KL Rahul- 2Mitch Marsh- 2*Rishabh Pant- 1Marcus Stoinis- 1Quinton de Kock- 1Mitch Marsh's IPL career at a glanceMitch Marsh has been playing in the IPL since the 2010 edition, but interestingly, it wasn’t until joining LSG that he became a beast in this format. For far too long, the Australian cricketer struggled to score runs at a rapid pace, and he failed to live up to his hype.However, there was a turnaround since last season, as Marsh became one of the best. Overall, the Australian batter has scored 1649 runs in 65 matches, with a strike rate of 145.However, in the last two IPL campaigns, the numbers have gone up. In IPL 2025, he slammed 627 runs, and currently, he has registered 357 IPL runs in 2026.Follow LSG Vs RCB live updates for the thrilling IPL match
