LSG vs DC Highlights, IPL 2026: Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubb take DC home from tricky position with century partnership

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Sameer Rizvi called upon with a big job to do after DC's top order fell apart, and he did it in some style. A 119-run unbeaten partnership with Tristan Stubbs after Delhi were struggling on 26/4 chasing 142, and DC take the two points.

1 Hr 47 Mins agoRizvi finishes it in style! DC win by 6 wickets, Rizvi finishes on 70*

1 Hr 50 Mins agoDC just 3 runs away

1 Hr 56 Mins ago4, 6! Rizvi in a hurry

5:14 PM IST, Apr 1BANG! Rizvi takes down Markram for six, four, and his fifty!

5:10 PM IST, Apr 1Partnership continues to rely on hard running

5:05 PM IST, Apr 1DC need 55 off 48

4:56 PM IST, Apr 1Spin comes on and Rizvi is punishing! 16 off the over

4:52 PM IST, Apr 1Shami bowls out – shot of the day from Stubbs!

4:45 PM IST, Apr 1Rizvi grabs a crucial six to make it a 13-run over off Nortje!

4:32 PM IST, Apr 133/4 at the end of the powerplay

4:25 PM IST, Apr 1FOUR GONE! Axar in and Axar out, DC are falling apart

4:22 PM IST, Apr 1IT'S THREE DOWN! Nissanka gone, DC falling apart

4:16 PM IST, Apr 1EDGE AND GONE! Nitish Rana is unplugged

4:10 PM IST, Apr 1Good start from LSG, keeping it tight

4:01 PM IST, Apr 16/1 after the first

3:56 PM IST, Apr 1GOLDEN DUCK FOR KL RAHUL! SHAMI STRIKES

3:54 PM IST, Apr 1Ready for the chase – all-class opening duo of Nissanka and Rahul ready

3:42 PM IST, Apr 1LSG are 141 all-out! Ngidi with two in two

3:38 PM IST, Apr 1Ngidi with another! Gets his countryman Nortje

3:36 PM IST, Apr 1Another for Natarajan! 8 down

3:33 PM IST, Apr 1GONE! Samad can't last, Natarajan strikes

3:25 PM IST, Apr 1127/6 after 16, Samad still in

3:17 PM IST, Apr 16, 4! Samad punches back

3:09 PM IST, Apr 1And Kuldeep strikes again! LSG in deep trouble

3:07 PM IST, Apr 1100 up for LSG!

3:02 PM IST, Apr 1Valuable runs for LSG – DC leaking just a touch

2:56 PM IST, Apr 1AND NOW MARSH GONE! Kuldeep has his man

2:47 PM IST, Apr 1GORGEOUS SLOWER BALL FROM NGIDI! He does get the wicket, Pooran is bamboozled

2:42 PM IST, Apr 157/3 after 8 as Kuldeep Yadav comes on

2:35 PM IST, Apr 1ANOTHER WICKET! Natarajan on and gets Badoni!

2:30 PM IST, Apr 1SIX AND OUT! Markram is castled by Axar Patel.

2:24 PM IST, Apr 1First six – terrific from Marsh!

2:19 PM IST, Apr 1HORRIBLE LUCK FOR RISHABH PANT! Run out at non-striker's end on a straight drive

2:14 PM IST, Apr 116/0 after first two overs

2:09 PM IST, Apr 1Marsh hammers a pair of fours through the off-side! Brute power

2:05 PM IST, Apr 1First four! Pant drives down the ground nicely

2:01 PM IST, Apr 1BIG SURPRISE – Rishabh Pant continues to open for LSG!

1:54 PM IST, Apr 1Curious bowling combinations – DC light on powerplay bowlers?

1:45 PM IST, Apr 1DC's playing XI – Auqib Nabi starts on the bench

1:39 PM IST, Apr 1LSG's playing XI – no Mayank Yadav!

1:32 PM IST, Apr 1Axar Patel calls right, OPTS TO BOWL FIRST

1:28 PM IST, Apr 1Toss news, playing XIs next

1:15 PM IST, Apr 1Looks like Miller, Ngidi, and Nissanka earn starts for DC

12:55 PM IST, Apr 1Just over half an hour to the toss – playing conditions

12:40 PM IST, Apr 1A fit Mayank Yadav headlines dangerous LSG seam attack

12:15 PM IST, Apr 1Rishabh Pant desperate for a bounce-back season after huge struggle in 2025

12:05 PM IST, Apr 1Prithvi Shaw back with DC after a year out, crucial after Duckett's withdrawal

11:50 AM IST, Apr 1Delhi looking for redemption after blown lead in 2025

11:35 AM IST, Apr 1Delhi with thrilling pair of wins over LSG in 2025

11:20 AM IST, Apr 1Ekana Stadium hosts – trend points to LSG

11:10 AM IST, Apr 1Is this the year for two trophyless teams?

10:56 AM IST, Apr 1HELLO AND WELCOME!

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals LIVE Score: After RCB ended their long title drought last year, three teams were left over in the IPL who have not yet had the chance to raise the trophy. Two of those meet on April Fool’s Day at the Ekana Stadium, as Lucknow Super Giants host Delhi Capitals to bring the first round of fixtures in this season to a close....Read More

With all eight of the other teams having played, the IPL table will begin to take shape after this season. Heading into 2026, it is a question of belief and how far the teams are willing to dig to try and end that barren spell. For Lucknow, it is still somewhat excusable – the team is only entering its fifth season, having made the playoffs in its first two years, and is still trying to find its identity. A logo rebrand and a big jersey change are indicative of this: Rishabh Pant’s team is not one that is afraid to be experimental, to go against the grain, and to ruffle a few feathers if that is what is needed for success.

For Delhi Capitals, it has been an era of frustration. The team last made the playoffs in 2021, and their only final in 2020: in the four years since, Delhi have been there or thereabouts, regularly a quality team and capable of winning plenty of games, but somehow never making the playoffs. In 2025, Axar Patel’s team spent the first half looking like the team to beat, but followed that up with an almighty implosion as everything that worked stopped working.

On paper and based off the T20 pedigree in the team, DC should be amongst the favourites for this tournament, with a terrifically balanced squad and depth in every position. But the habit of winning games is so important in the IPL – RCB’s title charge in 2025 was built on winning six consecutive league games in the backend of 2024, which gave them confidence to go on and lift the trophy. DC have never quite managed to find that groove, going all the way back to the inaugural 2008 tournament. Winning can be a habit, but so can losing: it’s time DC change that.

In Lucknow, LSG are trying to continue the trend of home teams winning that has been the case so far this tournament. Their top four will have their three immensely powerful overseas batters, but it is the order in which they will bat that will be key to see: Rishabh Pant up to number three, or will Nicholas Pooran retain his spot there? LSG then have a surfeit of Indian seamers in their ranks, led by fit-again Mohammed Shami and Mayank Yadav: Anrich Nortje is in line to wrap up that pace battery, and if they manage to click, it begins to look like a very dangerous unit.

Digvesh Rathi will lead the spinners, but LSG’s weakness is their middle order batting. If DC can spark some early wickets, they will believe they are ahead in the game. But no Mitchell Starc means DC are suffering from a big blow: a lot rests on the shoulders of Auqib Nabi, who will want to make a case for a spot in the Indian Test team and knows the bright lights of the IPL is the place to make it. DC’s bowling relies on their phenomenal spin group, which is arguably the best in the league, but their seamers were an issue in 2025 – DC were the worst team in the league at taking powerplay wickets. Can new-ball star Nabi solve that?

In the batting, KL Rahul verses one of his former teams, and as does new addition David Miller in the middle order. DC don’t have the power to burn that LSG do, but they have quality batting all the way down to number eight – and the additional length to their lineup will allow players like David Miller and Tristan Stubbs to tee off through the middle overs.

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Apr 01, 2026 11:04:22 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rizvi finishes it in style! DC win by 6 wickets, Rizvi finishes on 70*

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: That will be that! Six to end it and Delhi get home with 17 balls to spare – what was expected chasing 142, but they've taken the picturesque route to get there.

119* run partnership for this pair, who have shown such immense maturity and class to rescue it from 26/4 in the fifth over. Winning start for DC.

Apr 01, 2026 11:01:44 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC just 3 runs away

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Almost all done out in Lucknow. Partnership into triple digits. Should get their flowers for rescuing a tricky situation.

Apr 01, 2026 10:55:57 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 4, 6! Rizvi in a hurry

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mohsin has been sensational but Rizvi being set means he can take him down too! Ready for the short-of-a-length ball, so rocks back and hammers it over square.

Energy gone from LSG. Out of bowling options and it's 16 needed off 24.

Apr 01, 2026 10:44:26 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: BANG! Rizvi takes down Markram for six, four, and his fifty!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Emphatic! Rizvi doesn't care, it's an off-spinner, so he goes after him. Whacks Markram for six, then cuts him for four.

Now less than a run a ball needed, and that's his second IPL fifty in a row, having finished last season with a half-century as well.

Apr 01, 2026 10:40:38 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Partnership continues to rely on hard running

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: No boundaries in the last three overs but there isn't too much stress for this pair as they continue to build. Knocking it into space and putting in the hard yards to pick up doubles.

Aiden Markram on – can he force an error with a golden arm?

Apr 01, 2026 10:35:10 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC need 55 off 48

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mohsin has been terrific – good to see him on song after a long, long injury layoff. Has only conceded 6 in his three overs thus far, and a wicket.

But right now, DC are pulling the strings. LSG running out of options.

Apr 01, 2026 10:26:12 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Spin comes on and Rizvi is punishing! 16 off the over

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: No risks, nothing silly, and Rizvi is so capable against the slower bowling that he casually picks up three fours on the leg side! Shahbaz has to bowl because he was brought on for his batting, and this over might have swung the needle massively back in DC's favour!

Now 65 needed off 60.

Apr 01, 2026 10:22:19 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Shami bowls out – shot of the day from Stubbs!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: If DC keep calm and keep going at 7 or 8 runs per over, it's theirs. So no silly risky shots – it's a simple punch from Stubbs, past cover, into the vacant outfield for four. Such a good shot in the circumstance.

Shami bowls out, 1/28. 81 needed off 66.

Apr 01, 2026 10:15:14 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rizvi grabs a crucial six to make it a 13-run over off Nortje!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Much needed boundary for Rizvi – was on 5 off 13 before that, and needs a move on. Knows Nortje is steaming in, so premeditates the uppercut, and guides it brilliantly all the way.

Sensible stuff from this pair. 89 needed off 72 – this keeps them just ahead of the game. But as always, wickets the concern.

Apr 01, 2026 10:02:31 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 33/4 at the end of the powerplay

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Tristan Stubbs in to try and calm things down just a little bit. It's been LSG all the way – wickets suddenly a concern, even for this deep DC batting. They have another wicket to play with but it gets supremely shaky after that.

LSG still attacking with pace. Pant marshaling his resources well – Nortje still has all four of his overs.

Apr 01, 2026 9:55:33 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: FOUR GONE! Axar in and Axar out, DC are falling apart

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: What's happening to Delhi! They can't get the middle of the bat on the ball! It's a lovely inswinger at pace from Prince Yadav, and Axar Patel falls over, misses it all ends up! His stumps are a mess and it's 26/4!

116 needed off 93 still.

Apr 01, 2026 9:52:07 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: IT'S THREE DOWN! Nissanka gone, DC falling apart

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals are making a mountain out of a molehill! It's another loose shot, a swipe across the line as Nissanka loses his patience, and a top edge that is well held onto by Rishabh Pant!

It's 25/3, it's not going well for DC! Still a fair ways to go.

Apr 01, 2026 9:46:18 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: EDGE AND GONE! Nitish Rana is unplugged

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: It wasn't a very fluent knock from Nitish Rana at all and he is done in by some movement and extra bounce from Mohsin Khan! Slight movement after pitching, and it's a legitimate edge, nicely taken at first slip!

Trouble for DC, 21/2.

Apr 01, 2026 9:40:10 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start from LSG, keeping it tight

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Nitish Rana struggling to get out of the blocks. Not a concern at the moment, but it means he needs to convert this. Four straight dots against Shami – will something give?

Apr 01, 2026 9:31:29 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 6/1 after the first

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Nitish Rana gets four away with one that is short and wide. His role to be calm and collected in the middle – Delhi have tonnes of batting, so there won't be panic.

Apr 01, 2026 9:26:52 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: GOLDEN DUCK FOR KL RAHUL! SHAMI STRIKES

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! Rahul tries to be ultra-aggressive from the start, sees width and flashes at it, but isn't in control! Flies down to deep backward point, and easily taken!

Delhi, not the start they needed!

Apr 01, 2026 9:24:35 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ready for the chase – all-class opening duo of Nissanka and Rahul ready

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Here we go with the chase then. Pathum Nissanka on his IPL debut, with KL Rahulw ho has seen plenty of IPL cricket.

Mohammed Shami with the new ball. He needs a wicket in this over.

Apr 01, 2026 9:12:39 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: LSG are 141 all-out! Ngidi with two in two

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ngidi strikes again, a third wicket for good measure! Another slower one, thick edge from Mohsin taken at short third.

LSG have fallen apart late on, but it's DC's bowlers who have been extremely impressive today. They have set up a comfy 142-run chase for their batters, and are heavy favourites to get the win.

Apr 01, 2026 9:08:52 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ngidi with another! Gets his countryman Nortje

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC easing to the end of this innings. It's the reliable slower ball, Nortje too early through it, and it's a good catch running in hard by Tristan Stubbs from long off. Well taken and well held.

141/9.

Apr 01, 2026 9:03:31 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: GONE! Samad can't last, Natarajan strikes

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Clean hit, good hit, powerful hit, but not enough elevation as he gets too close to the ball! Hit humming and flat, but straight to David Miller at long-off. Even at speed, you back him to take it, with such safe hands.

He was LSG's hope to get to 170. DC looking to restrict them to the 150s now.

Apr 01, 2026 8:55:45 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 127/6 after 16, Samad still in

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The batters see out Kuldeep Yadav. Four overs left, a couple of which will be bowled by Ngidi. How much can Samad push LSG to – is 170 on?

Apr 01, 2026 8:47:52 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 6, 4! Samad punches back

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Abdul Samad will be crucial for LSG even with Shahbaz Ahmed impacted in. Has to stay in and go big – and starts off with a towering six off Natarajan, followed by a nice straight drive for four more.

Apr 01, 2026 8:39:58 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: And Kuldeep strikes again! LSG in deep trouble

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kuldeep Yadav at the double! Big leading edge, loops back perfectly to Kuldeep, and that's the easiest catch he will take in his life.

105/6 now with 7 overs to play – where do LSG go?

Apr 01, 2026 8:37:33 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 100 up for LSG!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Well played by Samad! Slower bouncer guided through the gap between third and backward point inside the ring.

Good partnership thus far with not much batting to come. Run rate up past 8 now.

Apr 01, 2026 8:32:13 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Valuable runs for LSG – DC leaking just a touch

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mukul Choudhury on debut started off with two fine sweeps for four off Kuldeep, and now Vipraj Nigam comes on to be greeted with a pair of fours! A leg-bye down leg first, then Samad rocks back and hammers it through square leg for four more.

Crucial for LSG to get some momentum going.

Apr 01, 2026 8:26:05 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: AND NOW MARSH GONE! Kuldeep has his man

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC are having a party in Lucknow so far! Kuldeep gets hit for six, but this is what he does – he doesn't flatten it, but makes it loopier, dares Marsh to go again. This time it's just a touch slower and Marsh has to reach out, so the off-drive goes straight into the air with absolutely no distance.

Stubbs can get underneath it, and Marsh sent packing! 71/5.

Apr 01, 2026 8:17:57 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: GORGEOUS SLOWER BALL FROM NGIDI! He does get the wicket, Pooran is bamboozled

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: As awkward as batting can get! There is so much dip and cruve on that devious Ngidi slower ball, which seems to knuckle through the air and leave batters clueless. It's happened to Nicholas Pooran here – he is nowehre to be found as it beats his inside edge and rattles his stumps!

Four wickets down, not a lot of runs on the board – Delhi in cruise control at the minute!

Apr 01, 2026 8:12:45 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 57/3 after 8 as Kuldeep Yadav comes on

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good first over from Kuldeep Yadav in this IPL. Swept for four first ball by Pooran, but makes the adjustment immediately. Concedes 7 off it.

Ngidi on, DC looking for the wicket that could break the back of this innings.

Apr 01, 2026 8:05:38 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: ANOTHER WICKET! Natarajan on and gets Badoni!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Interesting decision to send in Badoni ahead of Pooran and it doesn't work! Natarajan comes on with the field out and slants it across, it's a genuine edge which KL Rahul can pouch!

LSG stumbling big-time, it's 49/3!

Apr 01, 2026 8:00:59 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SIX AND OUT! Markram is castled by Axar Patel.

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: That's the thing about these LSG batters – you can bowl and create concerted pressure, but they always score quickly because of how easily they can hit the boundaries.

BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN DO! Captain Axar Patel on the money! Slants it in, goes on with the arm, and Markram is beaten going for the cut! His stumps are a mess – Axar has made a career with wickets like that.

One ball from the end of the powerplay and it's 48/2.

Apr 01, 2026 7:54:26 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: First six – terrific from Marsh!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mukesh had enjoyed himself against Mitchell Marsh, striking him on the pad and conceding four leg byes through slip. The next ball is much better from Marsh – shuffles down the pitch and it's a perfectly timed check-drive back over Mukesh's head! With his power, there's only one result for that shot when it's hit that well.

Mukesh under the pump.

Apr 01, 2026 7:49:12 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: HORRIBLE LUCK FOR RISHABH PANT! Run out at non-striker's end on a straight drive

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: It's said about Rishabh Pant that he finds ways to get out that have never been found before. This one happens ever so often, but this is just a microcosm of his IPL journey over the last year! Marsh hits it back to Mukesh Kumar, and it's rather chipped back – Mukesh might be able to catch that, but it brushes the underside of his hand and goes on to hit the stumps at the bowler's end!

Rishabh Pant caught backing up, and he has to walk back on just 7! It's 19/1, but that's so unfortunate.

Apr 01, 2026 7:44:08 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 16/0 after first two overs

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good over for LSG – DC know they have to be very careful against what Mitchell Marsh can do. Can they starve him of strike through the powerplay?

Apr 01, 2026 7:39:29 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Marsh hammers a pair of fours through the off-side! Brute power

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Don't get in the way of that! Too much width from Lungi Ngidi, and Marsh has all the license to swat it through point. Races away – ridiculous power.

Apr 01, 2026 7:35:06 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: First four! Pant drives down the ground nicely

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant gets going with a confident straight drive! Rockets past Mukesh. Just a touch of movement to be wary of early on.

Apr 01, 2026 7:31:43 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: BIG SURPRISE – Rishabh Pant continues to open for LSG!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: This was in discussion and it is the case! Rishabh Pant opens with Mitchell Marsh, breaking up an opening duo which scored nearly 600 runs together last season!

Mukesh Kumar first up – will LSG's gamble work out?

Apr 01, 2026 7:24:36 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Curious bowling combinations – DC light on powerplay bowlers?

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC's big struggle in 2025 was thir inability to take powerplay wickets, even with Starc at their disposal. In this match, they carry a pace attack of Ngidi, Natarajan, and Mukesh – Mukesh is a good powerplay bowler, but surely they want to save as much of Ngidi as possible for the death?

The middle overs should never be a concern if Kuldeep and Axar find a rhythm.

Apr 01, 2026 7:15:37 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC's playing XI – Auqib Nabi starts on the bench

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Three fresh overseas players for DC, with three batting overseas – good to see a fit T Natarajan, but surprising to see Auqib Nabi starting on the bench with DC bowling first!

Playing XI: KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar

Bench: Ashutosh, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, Chameera, Auqib Nabi

Apr 01, 2026 7:09:34 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: LSG's playing XI – no Mayank Yadav!

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Interesting from LSG – Mohsin Khan deemed fit and ready, but not Mayank Yadav, not even for the bench.

Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhury, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav

Impact bench: Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz, Raghuwanshi

Apr 01, 2026 7:02:39 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Axar Patel calls right, OPTS TO BOWL FIRST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: News from the middle! A couple of chuckles swapped, and it's Axar who gets the toss in his favour early. Opts to bowl first – been the go-to move.

Team news next.

Apr 01, 2026 6:58:36 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Toss news, playing XIs next

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Just seconds away from when we will get news from the middle. Knowing Axar and Rishabh, they are going to ensure they entertain each other and the crowd as that coin goes up.

Apr 01, 2026 6:45:02 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Looks like Miller, Ngidi, and Nissanka earn starts for DC

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: In live images from the Ekana, the DC huddle has taken place, and caps have been provided out to three of DC's new overseas acquisitions – the dangerous David Miller, the stylish Nissanka, and the penetrating Lungi Ngidi. It should be Nissanka at the top with KL Rahul, Miller in the middle one side of Tristan Stubbs, and Ngidi tasked with the death bowling.

Not Auqib Nabi yet – he should also be in the mix if all goes to plan for DC.

Apr 01, 2026 6:25:12 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Just over half an hour to the toss – playing conditions

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: About 35 minutes until Rishabh Pant flicks the coin and Axar Patel calls heads or tails – so what the decision will be is interesting. Thus far, it has been a no-question win toss and bowl first kind of tournament. In Lucknow, there might finally be a quandary – LSG are the kind of team who might enjoy runs on the board, allow the powerful batting to rack up a big total and put pressure on a DC unit which can't match it for power. But nullifying Kuldeep Yadav just a touch might make them want to chase – DC won by chasing both times last year out.

Average score of 187 at the Ekana in 2025.

Apr 01, 2026 6:10:04 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A fit Mayank Yadav headlines dangerous LSG seam attack

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: For Lucknow, the big upgrade over the auction was to their seam attack. It remains an injury-prone and fragile one – they had options heading into 2025 but saw them fall over like ninepins. In 2026, they have bolstered the ranks with Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, and Arjun Tendulkar – but the biggest boost is undoubtedly the fitness of Mayank Yadav, who appears to be a truly unique talent in the Indian system but simply hasn't been able to stay fit enough for enough games at a stretch. But heading into the IPL opener for LSG, he has been deemed fit – and that is exciting news for every single Indian cricket fan.

Apr 01, 2026 5:45:16 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant desperate for a bounce-back season after huge struggle in 2025

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: It was almost unbelievable how out of sorts Rishabh Pant looked with bat in hand last year. He barely scratched together a 250-run season, struggling against spin and pace alike, looking incapable of scoring boundaries – until the very end, when he hammered a century against the eventual champions, opening the batting. Pant is the IPL's most expensive player, one of Indian cricket's leading faces, and a lot more is expected from him by fans and LSG ownership alike. How does he spark into action in the tournament that he took by storm nearly a decade ago now? That player is still in there – how does the LSG captain wake him up?

Apr 01, 2026 5:35:11 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Prithvi Shaw back with DC after a year out, crucial after Duckett's withdrawal

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Prithvi Shaw was one of the most talented and high-potential batters in Indian cricket, but lost his way through a combination of losing discipline and the pressure that came with that stature. He never quite exploded for DC despite being a regular contributor in those 2020-21 playoff teams, and was subsequently released before the 2024 auction – with no team picking him up. But with DC trying to find cover for openers, Shaw was picked up by his old franchise – and it proves to be a good decision, with Ben Duckett excusing himself and continuing the trend of English batters leaving DC shortchanged after an auction.

Apr 01, 2026 5:20:44 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi looking for redemption after blown lead in 2025

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: For the first half of the 2025 camapign, Delhi were the best team in the country – Kuldeep Yadav was unplayable, all the players were playing their roles to a T, and Axar Patel looked comfortable leading the charge. But things began to shuffle around at the top of the order for a variety of reasons, and things fell apart: Delhi endured a long losing streak in the second half of the tournament, particularly struggling at home, and failed to make the playoffs.

Apr 01, 2026 5:05:38 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi with thrilling pair of wins over LSG in 2025

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC and LSG got their campaigns started against one another in 2025 as well, in an IPL match for the ages in Vizag. Delhi were set a steep target to chase, and looked down and out early – but a phenomenal effort by Ashutosh Sharma, and an announcement of his arrival by Vipraj Nigam on debut, saw them take it down to the wire and win with just one wicket in hand – and LSG inches away.

Apr 01, 2026 4:50:31 PM IST

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ekana Stadium hosts – trend points to LSG

LSG vs DC LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow will be the final host city in these first five matches. So far, each of the four matches has been won by the designated home team, and each of them with relative ease. Travelling teams not quite finding their footing – will LSG make it a perfect five, or do DC spring a surprise to reverse this trend?

News cricket LSG vs DC Highlights, IPL 2026: Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubb take DC home from tricky position with century partnership

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