LSG Vs DC, IPL 2026: Stubbs, Rizvi Help Delhi Capitals Beat Lucknow Super Giants BY 6 Wickets
Sameer Rizvi gave ample display of his talent, coming in as an 'Impact Substitute', as Delhi Capitals cantered home by six wickets against Lucknow Super Giants despite initial stutters to make a winning start in the IPL on Wednesday. Chasing a lowly target of 142, DC were reduced to 26 for 4 within first five overs but Rizvi (70 not out off 47 balls), substituting T Natarajan, conjured an unbroken 119-run stand for the fifth wicket with the seasoned Tristan Stubbs (39 not out off 32 balls) to ensure full points in just 17.1 overs. Rizvi showed exemplary maturity as he first saw off a spell from Mohammed Shami (1/28 in 4 overs), Mohsin Khan (1/19 in 4 overs) and Prince Yadav (2/20 in 3 overs). In all, he hit five fours and four sixes to make a chase look ridiculously easy on a seamer-friendly track.
Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel celebrates the dismissal of Lucknow Super Giants' Aiden Markram during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran is bowled out by Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh, right, walks off the field after losing his wicket as teammate Mukul Choudhary walks in to bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Vipraj Nigam, left, gestures as Lucknow Super Giants' Mukul Choudhary falls on the ground during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Abdul Samad attempts to play a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav, left, takes the catch off his own bowling to dismiss Lucknow Super Giants' Mukul Choudhary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Shahbaz Ahmed, left, bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi, center, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Lucknow Super Giants' Anrich Nortje during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Mohammed Shami, center without cap, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Nitish Rana attempts to play a rising delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Fans display placards before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav, right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' Pathum Nissanka during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Mohsin Khan celebrates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' Nitish Rana during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav, left, celebrates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Prince Yadav, left, speaks to teammate Mohammed Shami during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Lucknow Super Giants' Anrich Nortje bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi, right, and batting partner Tristan Stubbs encourage each other during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Fans cheer during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India,. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel, right, speaks as Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant, left, looks on after the toss ahead of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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