Nicholas Pooran was clean bowled by Lungi Ngidi’s dangerous ball, the stumps flew away.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 1, 2026

LSG vs DC: Delhi fast bowler Lungi Ngidi bowled Lucknow’s explosive batsman Nicholas Pooran on such a ball with his brilliant bowling.

LSG vs DC: In the match played between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, a moment was seen which surprised everyone. Delhi’s fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, with his brilliant bowling, bowled Lucknow’s explosive batsman Nicholas Puran with such a ball that the fans were stunned. In this match, Puran was out after scoring just 8 runs.

Puran was bowled by Ngidi’s ball.

Actually, this incident happened during Lucknow’s innings at a time when the team was under pressure and they needed to score runs fast. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi came to bowl the 9th over for Delhi and made Puran his victim on the fifth ball of this over. In this over, Ngidi bowled a clever slower delivery, which Puran could not read at all. He moved forward for a big shot, but completely missed the speed and line of the ball and hit the bat on his own leg. The result was that the ball went straight and hit the stumps and Puran was bowled. Puran could not do anything special in this match and was out after scoring only 8 runs.

AN ABSOLUTE PEACH BY LUNGI NGIDI. 🔥
– What a way to outfox Pooran! pic.twitter.com/AP74zPHlLB
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 1, 2026

Also read: LSG vs DC: Rishabh Pant flopped in the very first match, run out against Delhi, fans heartbroken

Great performance by the bowlers

This wicket of his proved to be a big blow for Lucknow Super Giants, because Puran is considered to be the most reliable finisher of the team. Due to his early dismissal, the middle order of the team came under complete pressure. The bowlers of Delhi Capitals bowled brilliantly in this match and restricted the Lucknow team to just 141 runs.

3 wickets against Lucknow

Let us tell you, Lungi Ngidi bowled brilliantly while debuting for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants. In his very first match for Delhi, he prevented the Lucknow team from scoring a big score by taking 3 wickets. In this match, he scored 27 runs in 3.4 overs and took 3 wickets.