Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will kickstart their campaign in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) today (April 1) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in a clash that will see two teams that failed to make the playoffs last year hope for a change in fortunes. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will face their former sides once again following their exit ahead of the 2026 IPL Mega Auction.
LSG has come into the season with major reinforcements after signing Mohammed Shami and Arjun Tendulkar on a trade deal. They also secured the services of Wanindu Hasaranga (injured), Anrich Nortje, and Josh Inglis (unavailable due to personal reasons).
As far as DC is concerned, they are one of the strongest squads in the competition despite Mitchell Starc not being fit and Ben Duckett pulling out of the competition. The Capitals have signed Pathum Nissanka, David Miller, and Lungi Ngidi ahead of the 19th edition.
LSG VS DC IPL – All You Need To Know
Match Time: 7:30 PM IST
Toss Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium
predictions:DC is the favorites for this game.
Head to Head: The two teams have played each other seven times. DC has won four games, while LSG has three victories. At Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, the visiting team has won twice, while the hosts have won one game in three matches.
Highest Run-Getter: KL Rahul – 210 runs in five games
Highest Wicket-Taker: Ravi Bishnoi – 10 wickets. Among active players who will play today’s fixture, Kuldeep Yadav (9) leads the list.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/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 Squad: KL Rahul(w), 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.
