LSG vs DC IPL 2026 5th Match Highlights: In the fifth league match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs made important contributions in helping the team win. Both of them made a partnership of 119* (76 balls) for the fifth wicket. Sameer Rizvi played the biggest innings for the team and scored 70* runs in 47 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. During this period, Prince Yadav took maximum 2 wickets for Lucknow.

In the match, Delhi won the toss and decided to bowl. Lucknow team, which came to bat first, was all out for 141 runs in 18.4 overs. Abdul Samad played the biggest innings for the team and scored 36 runs in 25 balls. During this period, Lungi Andigi and T Natarajan took maximum 3-3 wickets in their account for Delhi. In the run chase, Delhi won in 17.1 overs. Delhi got this victory when they had lost 4 wickets at the score of 26 runs.

Delhi stuck in the beginning of run chase

While chasing the runs, Delhi team seemed stuck in the beginning. In the powerplay, the team had lost 4 wickets after scoring only 33 runs. During this time, KL Rahul (00), Nitish Rana (15), Pathum Nissanka (01) and Akshar Patel (00) had returned to the pavilion for the team. From here the team’s victory started looking very difficult.

After 4 wickets fell early, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs started partnership for the fifth wicket. Both of them handled the innings well together. As the innings progressed, both of them increased their pace and gradually helped the team cross the victory line.

Lucknow bowling

Prince Yadav took the maximum number of wickets in his account for Lucknow. During this he spent 20 runs in 3 overs. Apart from this, Mohammed Shami and Mohsin Khan took 1 wicket each. Shami spent 28 runs in 4 overs and Mohsin spent 19 runs in 4 overs.

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IPL 2026 LSG vs DC 1st Innings Report: In the fifth league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants are on the field. In the match being played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Lucknow, batting first, was all out for 141 runs in 18.4 overs. Abdul Samad played the biggest innings for the team and scored 36 runs in 25 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan took maximum 3-3 wickets for Delhi.

Lucknow did not get a good start. The team had lost the first wicket on the score of just 19 runs. During this period the team had played 3 overs. Moving forward, Lucknow had put 48 runs on the board at the loss of 2 wickets in the powerplay. The team lost the third wicket in the very next over of the powerplay. In this way, losing wickets continuously became very difficult for Lucknow.

Lucknow’s innings condition

Mitchell Marsh, who opened for Lucknow, was the second highest scorer. Marsh scored 35 runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Out of the 11 batsmen who came on the field for the team, 6 could not even cross the double figures. The inability of any batsman to stay at the crease for long became a problem for Lucknow and the team could not even cross the total of 150 runs.

Delhi’s brilliant bowling

Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan, who took the maximum 3-3 wickets for the team, spent 27 runs in 3.4 overs and 29 runs in 4 overs respectively. Apart from this, Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets in his name. Kuldeep spent 31 runs in 4 overs. Rest captain Akshar Patel took 1 wicket in his bag. Akshar gave 17 runs in 3 overs. No Delhi bowler spent runs with an economy of more than 8.

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