IPyal: In IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants had to face defeat in the very first match. Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow by 6 wickets. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants team could not even play the full 20 overs and were reduced to 141 runs in 18.4 overs. Abdul Samad scored the highest 36 runs for Lucknow. At the same time, opener Mitchell Marsh contributed 35 runs. T Natarajan and Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets each for Delhi. Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets while captain Akshar Patel got 1 wicket. In response to Lucknow’s score, Delhi easily achieved the target of 142 runs by losing 4 wickets on the first ball of the 18th over.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (captain), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/captain), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Norkhia, Prince Yadav.
Delhi tasted victory in the very first match
Delhi Capitals have started their campaign with a win. Delhi has defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets in their own home. Sameer Rizvi was the hero of Delhi’s victory. Rizvi scored an unbeaten half-century. He played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs on 47 balls. In this innings, 5 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat.
100 run partnership between Rizvi and Stubbs
Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs together have taken Delhi closer to victory. During this time, there was a partnership of 100 runs between the two for the 5th wicket. Rizvi is playing on 63 runs and Stubbs on 32 runs.
Sameer Rizvi completes fifty
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals team has got a target of 142 runs, while chasing which they have seen a brilliant half-century from the bat of Sameer Rizvi, which he completed in 38 balls. At the end of 14 overs, Delhi Capitals had scored 106 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Now they need 36 runs in 36 balls to win.
Delhi Capitals scored 87 runs in 12 overs
Delhi Capitals team, chasing the target of 142 runs in the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants, has scored 87 runs at the loss of 4 wickets after the end of 12 overs of play. Sameer Rizvi is playing with 34 runs and Tristan Stubbs is playing with 22 runs. Now Delhi Capitals have to score 55 more runs in 48 balls to win.
50 run partnership between Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs
In 10 overs, Delhi Capitals have put 77 runs on the scoreboard after losing 4 wickets. There has been a half-century partnership between Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs. Delhi now needs 65 runs in 10 overs to win.
Delhi got its third blow
Delhi’s top order has faltered. Pathum Nishanka has returned to the pavilion after getting out cheaply. Delhi has lost 3 wickets at the score of 25 runs. Prince Yadav made Nishanka his victim.
KL Rahul out on a duck
Mohammed Shami has shown the way to the pavilion to opener KL Rahul on the very first ball of the innings. KL could not even open his account.
Delhi got the target of 142 runs
Lucknow team is all out for 141 runs. Lungi Ngidi wrapped up Lucknow’s innings by taking 2 wickets in the 19th over. Lungi took 3 wickets in his name. T Natarajan also took 3 wickets in his account.
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