Lucknow Super Giants will take on Delhi Capitals in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Delhi Capitals failed to qualify for playoffs in the previous edition but had a good first half of the season. They will be keen to do better in this upcoming season.

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant will lead the side for Lucknow Super Giants. They have a very strong top order and will be keen to have a better season having failed to qualify last year. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Match Details

Series

Indian Premier League 2026

Match

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals

Toss

To be updated

Venue

Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Match Timings

7:30 PM IST, 1st April

Live Streaming

JioHotstar

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Stats

Player

Team

IPL Performance

 

KL Rahul

 

Delhi Capitals

 

5222 runs

 

Rishabh Pant

 

Lucknow Super Giants

 

3553 runs

 

Kuldeep Yadav

 

Delhi Capitals

 

102 wickets

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Anrich Nortje, Mohammad Shami, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Dream11 Captaincy Picks

KL Rahul has scored 5222 runs in his IPL career. He will be a LSG vs DC Dream11 captaincy pick.

Axar Patel has a good record in this format and will give points with both his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this LSG vs DC Dream11 match.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Match winner

Lucknow Super Giants look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and LSG are expected to win this match.