Delhi Capitals won toss, opted to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants
Both teams pick three foreign batters and one overseas bowler in playing XI
Mayanka Yadav, Prithvi Shaw missing from respective line-ups
LSG Vs DC Toss Update, IPL 2026: Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals Bowling First In Lucknow - Check Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants did not go for tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav, who has recovered from a lengthy injury layoff. Delhi Capitals decided against including the much-talked-about Prithvi Shaw, meanwhile
Summary
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in the fifth match of Indian Premier League 2026, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday (April 1). Both teams have gone with three foreign batters and one overseas bowler in their respective playing XIs.
DC went with David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Tristan Stubbs and Lungi Ngidi, while LSG picked Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and Anrich Nortje. The hosts did not go for tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav, who has recovered from a lengthy injury layoff. The Capitals decided against including the much-talked-about Prithvi Shaw, meanwhile.
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LSG Vs DC, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav
Impact subs: Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Impact subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair
Both teams seek to bounce back from below-par campaigns in IPL 2025, where they finished outside the top four.
Where is the LSG Vs DC, IPL 2026 match being telecast and live streamed?
The LSG Vs DC, IPL 2026 match is being telecast on the Star Sports Network and live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India.
Who are the captains of Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026?
Axar Patel is captaining Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant is leading Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.
What are the squads of Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals?
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mohammed Shami, Matthew Breetzke, Josh Inglis, Himmat Singh, Mukul Choudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, Arjun Sachin Tendulkar, Manimaran Siddharth, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Sameer Rizvi, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi Dar, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal
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