New Delhi: Lucknow Supergiants captain Rishabh Pant It got off to a disappointing start to their inaugural season as Lucknow Supergiants took on Delhi Capitals in their first IPL 2026 clash on Wednesday, with a freak run-out cutting their innings short.The incident came to light in the third over when Mukesh Kumar bowled a full ball Mitchell Marsh Hit hard by the bowler. Mukesh got a finger on the ball in his follow through, inadvertently deflecting it towards the stumps at the non-striker’s end.
Pant, who had backed up too far, was caught short of his crease and had no chance of recovery. Visibly frustrated, he left without waiting for confirmation from the third umpire after scoring 7 runs off 9 balls.See:Pant’s early dismissal dealt a blow to LSG’s strategy, as the team opted to promote him at the top in a bold strategy. Wicket also justified the decision to bowl first after Delhi. Akshar Patel Wins the toss expecting help from the fresh surface.Earlier, Axar explained the call citing possible help for the bowlers in the powerplay despite the data favoring the teams batting first. Delhi fielded a balanced XI featuring the likes of KL Rahul, David Miller and Kuldeep Yadav, while LSG relied on a strong overseas core including Marsh, Nicolas Pooran and Enrich Noortje.Adding to the talking points, Arjun Tendulkar has been absent from both the playing XI and the bench despite being a part of LSG’s squad this season.With Pant’s early reaction to the gamble, the contest soon tilted in Delhi’s favor in the opening exchanges.
LSG vs DC Playing XI
Lucknow Supergiants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (W/C), Ayush Baduni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohsin KhanMohammad Shami, Enrich Noertje, Prince YadavLucknow Supergiants Impact Subs: Digvesh Rathi, Aveesh Khan, Himat Singh, Shehbaz Ahmed, Akshit RaghuvanshiDelhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (W), Patham Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh KumarDelhi Capitals Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Aqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chimera, Karuna Nair
