In the 68th match of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants have given a target of 197 runs after playing first. This match is of ‘do or die’ for Punjab Kings. To keep alive the hopes of reaching the playoffs, Punjab will have to win this match at any cost. For Lucknow, Josh English played a stormy inning of 72 runs in 44 balls. Whereas Ayush Badoni scored a quick 43 runs in 18 balls. In the end Abdul Samad returned unbeaten on 37 runs in 20 balls. He took Lucknow to 196.

Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Maharashtra’s explosive batsman Arshin Kulkarni, who came to open in place of Mitchell Marsh, returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, Nicholas Puran, who came at number three, also returned to the pavilion after scoring only two runs. The beginning was very bad, but Ayush Badoni and Josh English turned the tables.

Ayush Badoni played a explosive inning of 43 runs in just 18 balls. 5 fours and 3 sixes came from his bat. Captain Rishabh Pant could score only 26 runs in 22 balls. He hit three fours. Josh English hit 9 fours and two sixes in his stormy innings of 72 runs.

In the end, once again Lucknow’s innings came to a halt. Abdul Samad played an unbeaten inning of 37 runs in 20 balls and took the team’s score close to 200. Samad hit three fours and three sixes.

Yuzvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly for Punjab Kings. Chahal took two wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Marco Jansen also got two successes. He gave 33 runs in four overs. Apart from this, Azmatullah Omarzai and Shashank Singh got one wicket each.

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The 51st match of IPL 2026 will be played today between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This is a do or die match for both the teams, because whichever team loses will not be able to reach 16 points even after winning all the remaining matches. Today’s match will be played on the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, where 2 afternoon matches were held this season. Know how the pitch will behave today. What playing 11 can both the teams play with? IPL record and live streaming details of this ground.

IPL record of Arun Jaitley Stadium

A total of 102 IPL matches have been played in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, out of which the team batting first has won 48 times and the team bowling first has won 53 times. The biggest total on this ground is 278, which was made by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata last year. The highest individual score here is 152 not out, which was made by KL Rahul against Punjab Kings in the same season.

The average score here in the first innings is 170. A total of 5 matches have been played here in IPL 2026, out of which 4 have been won by the team chasing the target. A score of more than 200 was made here in 4 innings. Delhi had scored 264 on this ground, which Punjab had also achieved. On this ground, Delhi was all out for 75 runs.

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DC vs KKR match pitch report

Today, on the pitch (pitch number-6) where the match will be held between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, there have been 2 afternoon matches this season. Today the first evening match will be held on this pitch. This is the same pitch where Delhi, batting first, had scored 264 runs and Punjab Kings had also achieved the target. Earlier, there was a match against Mumbai Indians here, which Delhi won. Today the weather of Delhi is favorable for the match, the possibility of rain is negligible. Even today a high scoring match can be seen. Spinners may get more help today than fast bowlers. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first.

Probable playing XI of Delhi Capitals

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.

Impact Player: David Miller.

Probable playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Karthik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty.

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora.

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Where to watch live Delhi vs Kolkata match?

The Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

In the 42nd league match of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets. Gujarat won with 25 balls to spare. Captain Shubman Gill played the biggest innings of 43 runs for the team. This was Gujarat’s fifth win in the season.

Bengaluru is at second position in the points table. By winning against Gujarat today, the team would like to occupy the first position. On the other hand, Gujarat is at fifth position. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which team wins today.

Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Head to Head

7 matches have been played between Gujarat and Bengaluru. In these matches, Bengaluru has won 4. Gujarat has won the remaining 3 matches. Last season, a match was played between the two, in which Bengaluru won by 5 wickets. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match.

Where to watch the match live?

The match will be telecast live on TV through Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be through JioHotstar, through which fans will be able to watch the match on mobile, laptop and smart TV.

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Bethel, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Nuwan Thushara, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chauhan, Satwik Deswal.

Gujarat Titans Squad

Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Kulwant Khejroliya, Nishant Sindhu, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudarshan, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma. Connor Esterhuizen.

In the 41st match of IPL 2026, the teams of Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad are on the field. The match is being played at Wankhede Stadium. By winning this match, Mumbai would like to keep itself in the race for the playoffs. On the other hand, Hyderabad would also like to strengthen its position.

Mumbai has played 7 matches, in which they have won only 2. The team is at 9th position in the points table. In such a situation, Mumbai will try to keep itself in the race for the playoffs by winning against Hyderabad today. If Mumbai loses the match, then the path to the playoffs will become difficult for them.

On the other hand, Hyderabad has played 8 matches, in which they have won 5. The team is at fourth position in the table. In such a situation, Hyderabad would like to further strengthen its position by winning.

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Head to Head

25 matches have been played between Mumbai and Hyderabad. Mumbai has taken the lead in these matches and has won 15 of them. Hyderabad has won the remaining 10 matches. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match. Last season, 2 matches were played between the two, in which Mumbai won.

Mumbai Indians squad

Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Danish Malewar, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Krish Bhagat, Ashwini Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raj Bawa, Will Jack, Mayank Rawat, Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ryan Rickelton, Raghu Sharma, Keshav Maharaj, Mayank Markande, Robin Minz, Mohammad Salauddin Izhar.

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Saqib Hussain, Prafulla Hinge, Ishan Malinga, Smaran Ravichandran, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivam Mavi, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Cranes Phuletra, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar.

Rajasthan Royals, batting first, had put 159 runs on the board. After this the team did wonders by winning the match by 40 runs. This was a miraculous victory for Rajasthan. In the chase, Lucknow was all out for 119 runs in 18 overs.

This will be the 7th match of both the teams. Rajasthan has won 4 out of 6 matches played so far, while facing defeat in the remaining 2. Lucknow has won only 2 out of 6 matches. The team has had to face defeat in 4 matches.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals Head to Head

So far 6 matches have been played between Lucknow and Rajasthan. In these matches, Rajasthan has gained the lead and has won 4. Lucknow has won the remaining 2 matches. Rajasthan seems to have the upper hand in this record. Rajasthan’s performance in the season is also looking excellent. Therefore, Rajasthan team can overwhelm Lucknow.

Let us tell you that Rajasthan is at fourth position in the points table. Lucknow is at number nine due to poor performance. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which team strengthens its position after today’s match.

Rajasthan Royals squad

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yashraj Punja, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Tushar Deshpande, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhveer Charak, Kwana Mafaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perla.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk/captain), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Matthew Bretzke, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh, George Linde, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj. Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.

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Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs to achieve their second consecutive win in the IPL 2026 season. This was Kolkata’s fourth defeat. Kolkata has played 5 matches, in which they lost 4 and 1 match remained inconclusive due to rain.

Secondly, the situation in Chennai is also not very good. CSK has also played four matches in the season, in which they have faced defeat in three. He has won the remaining one match. Chennai started the season with a loss in three matches.

Chennai vs Kolkata Head to Head

So far 32 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. In these matches, Chennai has taken the lead and has won 20. Kolkata has won 11 matches. One match between the two has been inconclusive. Last season, there were 2 matches between the two teams, in which Chennai won one and Kolkata won the other. Now it will be interesting to see which team prevails over whom today.

Chennai is missing Dhoni

Chennai, which has played four matches, is obviously missing MS Dhoni. Due to injury, Dhoni could not be a part of the first four matches. While sharing the update on Dhoni on the beginning of the season i.e. March 28, the franchise had said that Mahi may remain out for the first 2 weeks. Since then, Dhoni has been seen in practice, but no update has come from Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings squad

Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, Ramakrishna Ghosh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zachary Foulkes.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad

Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakraborty, Mathisha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra.

The 21st league match of IPL 2026 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. In the match, Hyderabad, captained by Ishan Kishan, defeated Rajasthan by 57 runs. Ishan Kishan, Prafulla Hinge and Saqib Hussain made important contributions in helping the team win.

Both the teams have played 4-4 matches. Now they will face each other in the fifth match. Rajasthan has won all four matches. On the other hand, Hyderabad has won only one match out of four. The team won the only match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs. In the remaining three matches, Hyderabad had to face defeat against Bengaluru by 6 wickets, against Lucknow by 5 wickets and against Punjab by 6 wickets.

Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Head to Head

Talking about the head to head record of Hyderabad and Rajasthan, so far 21 matches have been played between the two. Hyderabad has taken the lead in these matches and has won 12 matches. Rajasthan has won the remaining 9 matches. Last season, a match was seen between the two, in which Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 44 runs. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match.

Rajasthan Royals squad

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Kuldeep Sen, Sushant Mishra, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Quena Mafaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala.

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Prafulla Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, David Payne, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Saqib Hussain, Cranes Phuletra, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar.

In the 20th league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other. The match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which will start at 7:30 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 7 pm. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will face each other in this match. Through the match, RCB will look for its third win of the season and MI will look for its second win.

Both the teams have played 3-3 matches and will take the field against each other for the fourth match. Bengaluru won 2 out of 3 matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and against Chennai Super Kings. The team lost one match against Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, Mumbai got its only win against Kolkata Knight Riders. In two matches, the team had to face defeat against Delhi Capitals and against Rajasthan Royals.

bengaluru vs mumbai head to head

Talking about head to head between RCB and Mumbai, 34 matches have been played between the two so far. In these matches, Mumbai has taken the lead and won 19. Bengaluru has added the remaining 15 matches to its account.

In the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, a match was seen between the two, in which RCB won. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match.

Mumbai Indians squad

Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, AM Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minze, Raj Bawa, Ashwini Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Mayank Markande, Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Salauddin Izhar.

Rajasthan Royals squad

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethel, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Kanishk Chauhan, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Satwik Deswal.

Today on Sunday (April 05), the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings will be on the field in the 11th league match of IPL 2026. The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from 7.30 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 7 o’clock. There is a lot of excitement among the fans regarding this match. However, it is worth noting that there is a possibility of rain in the match, which can spoil the fun of the fans.

Through this match, the Chennai team captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad would like to achieve its first win of the season. In the first two matches, Chennai had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings by 8 and 5 wickets respectively.

On the other hand, RCB started their campaign with a win in the first match. Bengaluru played the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, in which it won by 6 wickets. This was also the first match of the season. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins in today’s match.

Talking about the head to head record of both the teams, till now 35 matches have been played between Chennai and Bengaluru. Chennai has won 21 of these matches. Bengaluru has won 13 matches. The remaining one match remained inconclusive.

Chennai squad for the match

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Dewald Brewis, Zachary Foulkes.

Bengaluru’s squad for the match

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethel, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Kanishk Chauhan, Venkatesh Iyer, Josh Hazlewood, Mangesh Yadav, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Satwik Deswal.