Sanjiv Goenka Reprimands Rishabh Pant! Lucknow Super Giants have started with a defeat in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League. In this match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Delhi Capitals defeated Supergiants by 6 wickets. After the first defeat in IPL 2026, Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant and owner Sanjeev looked quite disappointed. After the end of the match, Sanjeev Goenka was seen having a serious discussion with coach Justin Langer and Rishabh Pant. During this time, from the expression seen on Rishabh’s face, it seemed that Sanjeev Goenka was very unhappy with the team’s performance.

Sanjeev Goenka reprimanded Rishabh Pant!

After the defeat against Delhi Capitals, it is once again being discussed on social media that what Sanjeev Goenka did with KL Rahul in the year 2024, has he done the same with Rishabh Pant? However, from the pictures going viral on social media, it cannot be claimed that Sanjeev Goenka is reprimanding Rishabh Pant, but it is certain that the owner of Lucknow Super Giants is not at all happy with the performance of the team in the first match.

This is a long season, and moments like these are part of building something meaningful. I have full confidence in our captain and the team to respond with strength. To our fans, thank you for your support at Ekana today, we will come back stronger. The story of @LucknowIPL this… pic.twitter.com/iQvN8u4g1d

—Dr. Sanjiv Goenka (@DrSanjivGoenka) April 1, 2026

Sanjeev Goenka reacted on social media

After Lucknow Super Giants’ first defeat of IPL 2026 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Sanjiv Goenka reacted on his ex-handle and said, ‘There is still a long season left and such moments are part of building something meaningful. I have full confidence in our captain and team that they will come back strongly. Thank you to our fans for your support today at Ekana, we will return even stronger.

Mohammed Shami Dismissing KL Rahul On The Very First Ball: In the fifth match of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants team is facing Delhi Capitals at their home. After losing the toss and coming to bat first in this match, the entire Lucknow team could score only 141 runs on the scoreboard. In this match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, this score seemed very small in front of the strong batting line up of Delhi. However, Mohammed Shami did something on the very first ball of Delhi’s innings, which no one had guessed.

KL Rahul was out on the first ball

Delhi team, which came to chase the small target of 142 runs given by Lucknow Super Giants, got a big blow in the form of KL Rahul on the very first ball, which no one expected. Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami, playing his first match for Lucknow, showed Delhi’s star opener Rahul the way to the pavilion on his very first ball. The dismissal of a legendary batsman like Rahul without opening the account was no less than a nightmare for Delhi.

WOW!

Lucknow Super Giants grab a wicket with their first ball pic.twitter.com/QzSd7Ydxsk

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) April 1, 2026

Rahul threw the bat

When Mohammed Shami bowled an excellent outswinger, KL Rahul could not control his bat. Seeing the ball slowing down in the air and coming out, Rahul got greedy and tried to hit a strong shot, but the ball took the thick outer edge of his bat and went straight into the hands of Mohsin Khan standing at third man. Shami did the charisma on his very first ball which the Lucknow team needed to save this small score.

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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Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant admitted after the six-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday that his batsmen did not score enough runs.

Chasing the target of 142 runs of Super Giants, Delhi came in as an impact player, Sameer Rizvi’s unbeaten inning of 70 runs in 47 balls with four sixes and five fours and his unbroken 110-run fifth wicket partnership with Tristan Stubbs (39 not out, 32 balls, three fours, one six) despite losing four wickets for 26 runs in 17.1 overs. Won by scoring 145 runs on the wicket.

Earlier, the Super Giants team was all out for 141 runs in 18.4 overs in front of the sharp bowling of fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi (three wickets for 27 runs) and T Natarajan (three wickets for 29 runs). Kuldeep Yadav (two wickets for 31 runs) also took two wickets.

Pant said after the match, “We were not able to make a big partnership in batting. The plan was that (Nicholas) Puran would come at number five and take charge in the middle overs. We needed a player who could add some runs as an ‘impact player’ because we did not have enough runs on a good pitch.

He said, “We had set a special role for Ayush Badoni so that he could leave a mark when our early wickets fell early. The new ball was helping a lot but you cannot put pressure on the opposition team by scoring 140 runs (141 runs). Even 20 extra runs cost us dearly.

When Pant, who opened the innings in this match, was asked whether he would play the role of an opener in the upcoming matches also, he did not give a clear answer. He said, “It was a 50-50 percent decision but you will definitely see me playing in the top order.”

Pant was unfortunately run out and he said, “The best way to recover from my dismissal is to ignore it because I can’t control it.”

Now all 10 teams have played their first match in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League. 5 teams have started with a win and 5 with a loss. Of course, it is still the initial phase, but at this time the win and loss will decide the playoff teams in the future. In the match held on Wednesday, Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets, with this win DC came ahead of MI and PBKS in the points table. All the winning teams have 2-2 points, in such a situation the order is decided by the net run rate.

Delhi Capitals ahead of MI and PBKS

Delhi Capitals had earlier bowled out Lucknow Super Giants for 141 runs, however, with the fall of 4 wickets at 26, the pressure on Akshar Patel and team also increased. But then Sameer Rizvi (70*) and Tristan Stubbs (39*) played brilliant innings and took the team to victory. DC achieved the target with 17 balls remaining and won by 6 wickets. The team’s net run rate with 2 points is +1.397, which is better than Mumbai Indians (+0.687) and Punjab Kings (+0.509). Delhi is at third place in the points table.

Rajasthan Royals at number one

Under the captaincy of Riyan Parag, Rajasthan Royals have started IPL 2026 on a great note, the team defeated Chennai Super Kings badly in the first match. RR’s net run rate with 2 points is +4.171. The net run rate of second placed Royal Challengers Bangalore is +2.907. Although it is still the initial phase, every match will play an important role in the points table and the battle for the playoffs.

Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have lost their first match of IPL 2026. GT is sixth with -0.509 points, KKR (-0.687) seventh, LSG (-1.397) eighth, SRH (-2.907) ninth and CSK (-4.171) tenth.

Sameer Rizvi received POTM Award

In the match held on Wednesday, Sameer Rizvi was chosen as the player of the match, who came to bat as an impact player. While chasing the small target of 142, the top order of Delhi Capitals collapsed, the team’s 4 wickets fell at the score of just 26 runs. It seemed that DC might lose, then Sameer and Stubbs took charge of the innings. In the beginning, both of them played cautiously, although they also hit bad balls. Rizvi scored unbeaten 70 runs in 47 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 5 fours. Stubbs scored unbeaten 39 runs in 32 balls.

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

Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals will start their IPL 2026 campaign today. The clash between the two will take place at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Rishabh Pant’s previous edition was very bad, but in the last match he scored a brilliant century (118). Pant would like to prove his value this time, he was bought by LSG for Rs 27 crore. On the other hand, the captaincy of DC is in the hands of Akshar Patel, both the teams have not been able to win the IPL title till date. Know when and where the live telecast of today’s match will be held, know how to watch the match for free.

There have been a total of 7 matches between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals so far, out of which DC has won 4 and LSG has won 3 matches. Lucknow’s highest score against Delhi is 209 and Delhi’s highest score against Lucknow is 211 runs.

What time will the LSG vs DC match start?

The match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 7:30 pm, toss will take place at 7 pm.

Where will the LSG vs DC match be telecast live?

The live telecast of Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals match will be on the channel of Star Sports Network. IPL matches will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada.

On which app to watch LSG vs DC live match?

Live streaming of IPL 2026 matches is happening on JioHotstar app and website.

How to watch LSG vs DC match live for free?

DD Free Dish users can watch Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals match live for free. DD Free Dish users can watch the live match by visiting Star Utsav Movies channel.

How will the weather be in Lucknow today?

There may be drizzle in this match to be held between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. According to the weather report, there is a 5 percent chance of rain, although there is very little chance that it will have any impact on the match.

Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals will face each other today, this is the first match of both in this edition (IPL 2026). The performance of the previous edition DC and LSG was mixed. Both the teams are still waiting for their first IPL trophy, the team would like to make a positive start by winning today. All eyes will be on Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant, who could not do much with the bat last year. On the other hand, everyone’s eyes are also on Delhi captain Akshar Patel, will he be able to lead the team to victory with his all-round performance. Patel’s performance in batting was good last year, although he could not leave a mark in bowling. But today a new season is beginning for both, know who seems to have the upper hand today.

Last season, Lucknow Super Giants had bad luck, their main bowlers were not fit. But this time Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan are now fit, this time experienced Mohammed Shami is also in the team. On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi can play an important role for Delhi Capitals, who was the bowler taking the most wickets (12) for South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026. Apart from Lungi, there is Aaqib Nabi in Delhi, on whom everyone’s eyes will be fixed.

Who will have the upper hand today?

Spinners of Delhi Capitals can play important roles, captain Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav will be important. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi can prove to be fatal, whose T20 World Cup and the India tour before that was excellent. The team’s batting also looks good, KL Rahul, David Miller, Nitish Rana have good experience.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants will play today at their home ground (Ekana Stadium), this team has foreign batsmen like Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, whose bat breathes fire. Rishabh Pant can also prove to be dangerous. All eyes will also be on the performance of Mohammed Shami, who has not been able to make a comeback in Team India for a long time. Avesh Khan and Mayank Yadav are also fit.

Today Lucknow Super Giants seem to have the upper hand. The team can also get the advantage of its home ground, the team has a good combination of spin and fast bowling, the team’s batting also looks balanced.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad

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

Delhi Capitals Squad

Axar Patel (captain), Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle, Jamieson, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, Madhav Tiwari, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Tripura Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Karun Nair.

In the Indian Premier League match played on Tuesday, Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. Chasing the small target of 142 runs, Delhi’s 4 wickets had fallen at the score of just 26, then it seemed that Lucknow could win. But after this, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs made a brilliant partnership and did not let the wicket fall, Rizvi played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs and Stubbs played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs. Rizvi was chosen player of the match.

Delhi had a bad start

While chasing 142 runs, Delhi Capitals had a very bad start, Mohammed Shami dismissed KL Rahul on the very first ball. After this, Nitish Rana (18) became the victim of Mohsin Khan in the fourth over. After the fall of 2 wickets, Sameer Rizvi came as an impact player, but due to the fall of 2 consecutive wickets at the other end, the pressure on Delhi increased. Pathum Nissanka (1) and Axar Patel (0) were dismissed by Prince Yadav in the same over (5th).

Sameer Rizvi played the match winning innings

When 4 wickets of Delhi Capitals fell at the score of just 26, then it seemed that Lucknow Super Giants can win the match despite the small score. But after this, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs did not let any wicket fall. Rizvi knows this pitch well, this was visible in his batting also. Rizvi scored unbeaten 70 runs in 47 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 5 fours. Stubbs scored unbeaten 39 runs in 32 balls.

LSG was stranded at 141

Mitchell Marsh and Rishabh Pant started the innings, but captain Pant (7) was unfortunately run out. He was standing on non-strike, a shot played by Marsh hit the bowler’s hand and hit the stumps. After this Aiden Markram was out after scoring 11 runs, he was bowled by Akshar Patel. Ayush Badoni could not even open his account today. Whereas explosive batsman Nicholas Puran could score only 8 runs today, he was bowled by Lungi Ngidi.

Marsh played an important inning of 35 runs in 28 balls, in which he hit 3 sixes and 2 fours. Abdul Samad scored 36 runs in 25 balls with the help of 1 six and 3 fours. Shahbaz Ahmed, who came as an impact player, remained unbeaten after scoring 15 runs in 16 balls. The entire Lucknow team was all out for 141 runs in 18.4 overs.

For Delhi, Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets for 27 runs in 3.4 overs. T Natarajan took 3 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets and Akshar Patel got 1 wicket.

Lucknow Super Giants playing 11

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (captain, wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Enrique Norkhia, Prince Yadav.

Delhi Capitals playing 11

KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (captain), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

LSG vs DC Head to Head

Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals have faced each other a total of 7 times so far. Has won Delhi 4 times and Lucknow 3 times. Lucknow’s biggest score against Delhi is 209 runs. 211 runs is Delhi’s highest score against Lucknow.

ekana stadium pitch report

The bowlers get help at Ekana Stadium, it is not easy for the batsmen to score runs here. Slow bowling is effective here, hence the role of spinners will be important today. Delhi captain Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav would like to take advantage of this. If the team batting first reaches 200, then chasing the target will not be easy here.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad

Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Matthew Britzke, Josh Inglis, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Himmat Singh, Mukul Chaudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Enrique Norkhia, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami.

Delhi Capitals Squad

Axar Patel (captain), Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, Madhav Tiwary, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Tripura Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Aaqib Nabi Dar.

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant opened in his first match of IPL 2026. In the match against Delhi Capitals, he came to open the innings with Mitchell Marsh, but returned to the pavilion after scoring only 7 runs. This was heartbreaking for him and his team, because he was not out by playing a bad shot or on a good ball, but he was run out due to bad luck.

Delhi Capitals bowler Mukesh Kumar bowled the third over, Mitchell Marsh was on strike to play the last ball of this over. Mukesh bowled the ball, on which Marsh played a shot towards the front. The ball was in the air, Mukesh had a chance to catch it but the ball missed his hand. Marsh got a lease of life, but the ball missed and went straight to the wicket. Rishabh Pant, standing on non-strike, was ahead of the crease, he was run out.

RUN OUT DRAMA: Absolute bad luck for Rishabh Pant

Captain Rishabh Pant departs for 7 (9) in the most unfortunate way
Cricket can be brutal sometimes#IPL2026 #pants #RunOut #DCvLSG #Delhicapitals #DC #LSG #cricket #IPL

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— Anurag Singh (@anurag_ce) April 1, 2026

While returning from the field to the pavilion, disappointment along with anger was seen on Rishabh Pant’s face. Pant was in a new role, it was surprising that he came to bat before Aiden Markram. However, due to bad luck, he got out cheaply.

Rishabh Pant reaction after unfortunately run out dismissed in the non strike. pic.twitter.com/9SH5OmqdVh

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Lucknow collapsed at 141

Aiden Markram, who came after Pant’s dismissal, was also out after scoring 11 runs, he was bowled by Akshar Patel. Ayush Badoni could not even open his account, Nicholas Puran could also score only 8 runs. Mitchell Marsh (35) and Abdul Samad (36) played important innings. Batting first, the entire team of Lucknow Super Giants was bundled out for 141 runs. Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan took 3-3 wickets for Delhi Capitals.