01 Apr, 20:36 (IST)

OUT! A soft dismissal yet again, and Mukul Choudhary should be livid with himself. Kuldeep Yadav bowled a wrong-un, which the batter failed to read, and handed a simple catch and bowled. LSG have managed to get past the 100-run mark, which at one point seemed tough. Mukul Choudhary and Abdul Samad added 34 off 23.

01 Apr, 20:21 (IST)

OUT! Another wicket falls for LSG, and well-set Mitchell Marsh has to walk back. Marsh again went for the big shot, but a slower ball by Kuldeep Yadav saw the batter mistime the ball, which only found height, and landed in the safe hands of Tristan Stubbs. 

01 Apr, 20:13 (IST)

OUT!  Lungi Ngidi bowls a cutter, and Nicholas Pooran falls to get bat to ball, only to see his stumps rattled. Pooran wanted to flick the ball, but the off-cutter sneaks under the bat and hits the stumps. 

01 Apr, 20:00 (IST)

OUT! Ayush Badoni has to walk back for a duck. Badoni went for the expansive drive, but T Natarajan bowled quite smartly and kept the ball away from the batter, which also found a bit of movement off the pitch. 

01 Apr, 19:57 (IST)

OUT! Axar Patel gets his man as Aiden Markram. Markram, after hitting a six, gets himself bowled. Markram tried to cut the ball, but the slider came into the batter's body and crashed into the middle stump. Ayush Badoni is out in the middle. 

01 Apr, 19:43 (IST)

OUT! Rishabh Pant is out, and this is an unfortunate dismissal for the LSG captain, who is run out at the non-strikers' end after Mukesh Kumar got a finger tip on the ball, which crashed into the stumps. Pant backed up too much, as a Mitchell Marsh straight drive became too hot to handle for his team. 

01 Apr, 19:31 (IST)

A surprise was pulled out by LSG, Rishabh Pant opening the innings with Mitchell Marsh, instead of Aiden Markram. Pant and Marsh will look to give LSG a steady start and get those nervous energies out of the system. DC will bank on Lungi Ngidi to trouble LSG openers. 

01 Apr, 19:15 (IST)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Substitutes: Digvesh Rathi ,Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi Delhi Capitals (DC) Substitutes: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair

01 Apr, 19:07 (IST)

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav

01 Apr, 19:05 (IST)

Delhi Capitals XI: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

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The fifth match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) is soon to get underway at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, as the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) host the Delhi Capitals (DC). Both teams are seeking their first points of the season, with Rishabh Pant leading LSG against his former franchise DC for the first-time this season.  With the Ekana surface showing signs of early grip and turn, the encounter is shaping up to be a tactical battle between the two North Indian franchises. You can follow LSG vs DC IPL 2026 live scorecard here.

Pitch Conditions and Venue Insights

The Ekana Cricket Stadium has a reputation for being a challenging surface for batsmen, often favouring spin and slower bowlers. However, recent pitch maintenance has aimed to provide a more balanced contest between bat and ball.

Metrological reports for Lucknow indicate a warm evening with temperatures expected to hover around 32°C. Humidity levels are projected to rise as the night progresses, meaning the "dew factor" could play a vital role during the second innings. Historically, captains winning the toss at this venue have preferred to bowl first to take advantage of the easier batting conditions later in the evening. Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2026 Live Streaming Online and Free Telecast.

Lucknow’s bowling attack, led by the pace of Mayank Yadav and the experience of Ravi Bishnoi, will look to exploit the early grip available on the Lucknow deck. Their batting order relies heavily on the explosive middle-order pairing of Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis.

The Delhi Capitals have bolstered their line-up with a mix of international experience and domestic talent. The duel between DC’s top-order batsmen and LSG’s new-ball bowlers is expected to set the tone for the match. Scouts have noted that the battle in the middle overs, particularly against the wrist-spinners, will likely determine the final total.