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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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.

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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