As IPL 2026 continues to move with pace, Match 5 brings high-octane action from Ekana Stadium in Lucknow as Lucknow Super Giants welcome their neighbours, Delhi Capitals, on Wednesday (April 1).
Delhi and Lucknow both failed to qualify for playoffs last year, and reversing that will be high on agenda as they begin their campaign this season.
LSG vs DC Match Details
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2026 Match 5
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
LSG Captain: Rishabh Pant
DC Captain: Axar Patel
LSG vs DC H2H Record
Matches Played: 7
Delhi Capitals Won: 4
Lucknow Super Giants Won: 3
LSG vs DC Team News, Injury Updates
For LSG, Mayank Yadav is fully fit and ready to lead the pace attack alongside Mohammad Shami, Avesh Khan, and Anrich
Nortje. Wanindu Hasaranga is unavailable due to fitness issues and was replaced by Gudakesh Motie. The Super Giants are likely to go with three pacers while Digvesh Rathi may well be their solitary spinner with Shahbaz Ahmed providing more all-round options.
DC may hand debut to Auqib Nabi, who has been a revelation in recent months. With Mitchell Starc unavailable, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi is likely to play as well. South Africa's Tristan Stubbs and David Miller may also play, while Sri Lanka batter Pathum Nissanka can open the batting with KL Rahul.
LSG and DC IPL 2026 Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (C), Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Arjun Tendulkar, Mayank Yadav, Gudakesh Motie, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Abdul Samad.
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (C), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, David Miller, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, T Natarajan.
LSG vs DC Predicted Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Rathi
LSG Impact Options - Arjun Tendulkar/Arshin Kulkarni/Akash Singh/Prince Yadav
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Auqib Nabi
DC Impact Options - Mukesh Kumar/Prithvi Shaw/T Natarajan/Sameer Rizvi
