LSG vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals win toss opt to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants

FOUR! Rishabh Pant gets going early with a confident shot. He finds the gap nicely and picks up the first boundary for Lucknow Super Giants. Positive start for LSG in the chase.

LSG: 5/0 (0.3 overs)

Rishabh Pant: 4 (2)
Mitchell Marsh: 1 (1)

Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh are out in the middle to begin the innings for Lucknow Super Giants.Mukesh Kumar will take the new ball for Delhi Capitals as the action gets underway.

The weather in Lucknow looks clear for this match with no signs of rain. The temperature is expected to stay between 36°C and 23°C during the game, which means it will be a bit hot but manageable for players.

Humidity will be around 30 percent and wind speed will be very low, so conditions should remain steady. Fans can expect a full 40-over contest without any interruptions, making the toss even more important.

Delhi Capitals Playing XI: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

Impact subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, 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 win the toss and opt to bowl first in match 5 of IPL 2026. Lucknow Super Giants bring hand a debut to Anrich Nortje. Both sides have gone with a similar combination, picking three overseas batters and one overseas bowler. It shows both sides are backing their batting depth while keeping a solid pace option.

The pitch insights were shared by Kevin Pietersen suggests, the pitch in Lucknow looks good for batting with decent bounce and carry. The square boundaries are a bit longer, while the straight boundary is slightly bigger, so shot selection will matter.

It is a red soil surface and since it was relaid before the World Cup 2023, scoring has improved a lot. Earlier teams scored around 7 runs per over, now it is closer to 9.

Chasing looks like the better option here as teams batting second won most games last season. Winning the toss and bowling first could be the way to go.

Both Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals look well balanced on paper with a mix of power hitters and quality bowlers. Here’s how the two teams could line up:

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI: Mitchell Marsh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Rathi, Anrich Nortje, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav

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

The rivalry between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals has been quite interesting so far. While LSG started strong, DC have taken control in recent meetings.

• Total matches: 7
• DC: 4
• LSG won: 3
• LSG won first 3 matches (2022–2023)
• DC have won last 4 matches in a row
• Last meeting: DC won by 8 wickets

Rishabh Pant, the most expensive player in IPL history, grabbed headlines with a massive INR 27 crore deal in the IPL 2025 auction. But things did not go as planned. The Lucknow Super Giants captain had a very ordinary season, scoring just 269 runs in 14 matches at an average of 24.45.

But, a late spark came in previous season against RCB where Pant smashed a stunning hundred, reminding everyone of his true class. With a similar batting setup and slight bowling boost this season, this becomes a massive opportunity for Pant to step up and lead from the front.