The fifth match of IPL is between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. It is going to take place on 1st April 2026 at Bharat Ratna Sri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. It is the home ground of LSG.
In recent times, Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report shows it is becoming better for batting but previously it was considered to be a slow pitch for batting hence it was bowler friendly track where the bowlers got help from the pitch specially the spin bowling.
In terms of team combination Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran in batting are likely to have a significant role in determining the outcome of tomorrow’s match, while the bowling combination is still substandard. Apart from that, the form of Captain Rishabh Pant will be a source of worry.
On the other hand, DC have a more settled squad but the absence of Mitchell Starc will be a concern for the powerplay bowling, moreover Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Captain Axar Patel and Auqib Nabi Dar will handle the bowling unit.
Lucknow Super Giants playing 11 (probable):
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Rishabh Pant (C), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Anrich Nortje
Impact players:Mohsin Khan / Himmat Singh
Delhi Capitals playing 11 (probable):
Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair / Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Auqib Nabi Dar
Impact players:T Natarajan / Ashutosh Sharma
Both team will compete to win there first match of IPL 2026.The match will stream on Jio Hotstar App and Star Sports Network.
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