LSG vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: All eyes on Rishabh Pant as Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals begin new season

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals Live Score, IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant will be in focus as he gears up to face his former side Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 5 of IPL 2026 at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

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The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST. Pant, IPL's most expensive player, endured a disappointing IPL 2025 season, scoring just 269 runs from 14 matches. He did return to form though, but that was in LSG's final match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He slammed 118 runs from 61 balls in that match while batting at the No.3 batting position.

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Another significant team news for LSG is that pacer Mayank Yadav is fit to play. He had been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to a back injury, and will be raring to give his best in IPL 2026.

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Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, will miss Australia pacer Mitchell Starc for the first few matches due to an injury. In Starc's absence, either Lungi Ngidi or Dushmantha Chameera will replace the Australian in the playing XI. Apart from top-order batters KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka, Delhi Capitals boast of a strong middle-order comprising of David Miller, Tristan Stubbs and Axar Patel.

LSG vs DC probable XIs

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Rathi, Anrich Nortje

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav

LSG vs DC Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report

The pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is traditionally known to be assisting spinners. This means that spinners like Digvesh Singh Rathi, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will look to make the most use of the favourable conditions. Ideally, the team batting first should eye for a total of 170-180. Any total beyond 190 will be a massive advantage.

LSG vs DC Lucknow weather forecast

The good news for cricket fans is that there is only one percent chance of rain in Lucknow on Wednesday. In the night, the temperature is expected to be around 30°C during match hours.