LSG vs DC IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will kick off their 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season against Axar Patel’s side Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Both Lucknow Supergiants and Delhi Capitals performed poorly in IPL 2025 and missed out on qualifying for the playoffs. Delhi sit narrowly in fifth place, just one point away from the top four, while Lucknow is seventh with six wins from 14 league games.
LSG have a strong top line-up with Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh, coupled with a strong pace attack in the likes of Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Yadav and Avesh Khan, who are all capable of sustaining high pace.
In comparison, Delhi Capitals appear more stable overall, with a solid top order led by KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw and Pathum Nissanka. Their middle order includes experienced names like David Miller, Tristan Stubbs and Nitish Rana. However, their pace unit looks a bit fragile in the absence of Mitchell Starc, although Lungi Ngidi and Kyle Jamieson remain solid options in this format.
site:Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
time: 7:30 pm (US Standard Time)
LSG vs DC Squad
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Josh Inglis (WK), Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwari, Mitchell Marsh, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed and Arshin Kulkarni
delhi capitals: Axar Patel (C), KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Rana, Abhishek Porel (WK), Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Karan Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Triprana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraji Nigam, Mukesh Kumar, David Miller, Ben Duckett, Auqib Nabi, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parikh, Prithvi Shaw and Kyle Jamieson.
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LSG vs DC predicted starting lineup
Lucknow Supergiants Predicted Lineup: 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 predicted XI: Pathum Nissankar, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraji Nigam, Ochibnabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi
LSG VS DC head-to-head
LSG vs DC last seven games
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DC win, 8 wickets, Lucknow, 2025
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DC wins, 1 wicket, Vizag, 2025
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DC wins, 19 games, Delhi, 2024
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DC win, 6 wickets, Lucknow, 2024
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LSG wins, 50 games, Lucknow, 2023
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LSG win, 6 points, Wankhede, 2022
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LSG win, 6 wickets, DY Patil, 2022
LSG and DC Promotion Report
Pitch 4 is likely to be used for today’s match at Ekana Stadium. The average first innings score here last season was 187, down slightly from 203 in 2024. The weather in Lucknow is expected to be sunny with an evening temperature of around 28°C and no rain is expected.
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LSG vs DC match weather forecast
It is expected to be cloudy and sunny during the day, with a maximum temperature of about 36°C. It will be partly cloudy at night, with the temperature dropping to around 23°C. It is expected to be hot at night during the game and no rain is expected. Temperatures at the time of tossing are likely to be around 33°C, and may have dropped to around 28°C by 11pm.
LSG vs DC match predictions
Lucknow is playing at home and has a balanced side and a strong set of Indian bowling line-ups who have the upper hand on the usually spicy Lucknow circuit. For Delhi Capitals, their bowling appears to be slightly weaker as they face one of the strongest batting line-ups in this tournament.
See Also: DC vs LSG Live Score
