Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants in Match 5 of IPL 2026. The match took place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. DC chased down a target of 142 in 17.1 overs and won by 6 wickets with 17 balls remaining.
Impact substitute Sameer Rizvi was the backbone of the chase, finishing unbeaten on 70 off 47 balls, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 148.93. He entered as an impact sub at 3.3 overs with DC in deep trouble at 26/4, steadied alongside Tristan Stubbs in an unbroken 119-run fifth-wicket stand, and guided DC home with ease in what was their IPL 2026 season opener.
For LSG, debutant Prince Yadav was the standout with 2/20 in 3 overs, removing both Pathum Nissanka and Axar Patel to trigger the early DC collapse. T Natarajan (3/29) and Lungi Ngidi (3/27) were the pick of the DC bowling attack in the first innings, combining to dismiss LSG for just 141 in 18.4 overs.
Match Summary: LSG vs DC, IPL 2026 Match 5
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| LSG Score | 141 all out (18.4 overs) |
| DC Score | 145/4 (17.1 overs) |
| Match Result | DC won by 6 wickets (17 balls remaining) |
| Best Batting (DC) | Sameer Rizvi – 70* off 47 balls |
| Best Bowling (DC) | T Natarajan – 3/29 in 4 overs |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
LSG Innings: 141 All Out in 18.4 Overs
Delhi Capitals elected to bowl first after winning the toss at Ekana, and they justified the call by keeping LSG under consistent pressure throughout their innings. Natarajan struck early and often, removing Ayush Badoni for a duck in the 6th over and later cleaning up Mohammed Shami and Mohsin Khan to finish with 3/29 in 4 overs.
Mitchell Marsh and Abdul Samad offered the most resistance for LSG. Marsh contributed 35 off 28 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes before Kuldeep Yadav had him caught by Stubbs in the 9th over with LSG at 71/5. Samad added a brisk 36 off 25 balls, 3 fours, and a six before becoming Natarajan’s second victim at 138/7 in the 17th over.
Ngidi cleaned up the tail in clinical fashion, dismissing Anrich Nortje and Mohsin Khan off consecutive deliveries to wrap up the innings for 141 in 18.4 overs. LSG’s top order failed to fire. Rishabh Pant was run out for 7, Markram fell to Axar for 11, and Pooran was bowled by Ngidi for 8 leaving the middle order too much to do. Impact sub Shahbaz Ahmed’s unbeaten 15 off 16 balls was too little, too late.
DC Chase: 145/4 in 17.1 Overs
DC’s reply began in the worst possible fashion. KL Rahul was gone first ball, caught off Shami for a duck. Nissanka lasted just 5 balls before Prince Yadav had him caught behind for 1. Nitish Rana fell to Mohsin Khan for 15 in the 3rd over, and Prince Yadav then bowled Axar Patel for a first-ball duck to leave DC reeling at 26/4 in 4.3 overs.
With the match delicately poised, Sameer Rizvi arrived as DC’s impact substitute and immediately changed the complexion of the chase. He was painstaking early 0 off 9 at one stage, 5 off 13, but picked his moments sharply once the spinners came on, punishing Shahbaz Ahmed and Aiden Markram’s single overs for 16 and 13 respectively.
Tristan Stubbs provided the ideal foil, playing a measured 39* off 32 balls with 3 fours and a six. The Rizvi-Stubbs fifth-wicket stand was unbroken at 119 runs off 81 balls and completely buried LSG’s bowling attack. Rizvi reached his fifty off 37 balls and never looked back, finishing on 70* to seal DC’s first win of IPL 2026. Nortje was expensive at 0/39 in 4 overs and went wicketless across the innings.
Key Highlight: Rizvi-Stubbs 119-Run Rescue Act
DC’s recovery from 26/4 was the defining moment of the match. Key numbers from the chase:
- Rizvi fifty: reached in 37 balls
- Sameer Rizvi: 70* off 47 balls, 5 fours, 4 sixes
- Rizvi-Stubbs 5th wicket stand: 119* runs off 81 balls (unbroken)
- DC at worst: 26/4 in 4.3 overs, needing 116 more
- Margin of victory: 6 wickets with 17 balls remaining
Prince Yadav’s two-wicket burst gave LSG genuine hope of defending 141, but the pitch offered little assistance once the powerplay was done. Rizvi’s composure after a scratchy start, combined with Stubbs’s anchor role, proved too much for an LSG attack that missed a genuine fifth bowling option. Natarajan’s 3/29 and Ngidi’s 3/27 in the first innings gave DC an upper hand from the start, and Rizvi’s unbeaten knock made sure they converted it into 2 points.
