By Admin 
The teams of Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals will clash today at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. This is the first match of IPL 2026 for both the teams. The command of Lucknow is in the hands of Rishabh Pant. Akshar Patel is the captain of Delhi. Both the teams would like to start the season with a win. Both the teams are full of dangerous players. In such a situation, there is full hope that there will be an exciting match even today.
Keep an eye on these players
In today’s match, all eyes will be on batsmen like Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Truston Stubbs, David Miller and Nitish Rana. In bowling, everyone’s eyes will be on Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan and Lundi Nagidi.
Lucknow Ekaana’s pitch report
Earlier, low scoring matches were held at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, but last year a new pitch was prepared here. Now scoring runs has become easy here. Initially the new ball hits the bat well here. However, once the ball gets old, it becomes difficult to score runs fast. Dew is also going to have an impact. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first.
match prediction
Our match prediction meter is saying that Lucknow Super Giants have the upper hand in this match. The contest is 55-45. However, the team chasing the target has more chances of victory.
Probable playing eleven of Lucknow Super Giants- Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje and Mohammed Shami.
Impact Player- Mohsin Khan/Prince Yadav
Probable playing eleven of Delhi Capitals- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel, Nitish Rana, Truston Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Viparaj Nigam, Lungi Nagidi, Mukesh Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav.
Impact Player- T Natarajan