LSG vs DC Match Results: In the fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the match was played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC). In this match held at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets. LSG batted first and set a target of 142 runs, which DC achieved in 17.1 overs. DC's Sameer Rizvi, who played a strong inning of 70 runs in 47 balls, was chosen 'Man of the Match'.

Sameer Rizvi-Stubbs became the heroes of victory

Sameer Rizvi, who came to bat in the middle order, had an important contribution in Delhi's victory. He played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs in 47 balls, in which he hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. Along with him, Stubbs also played a brilliant inning and scored an unbeaten 39 runs in 32 balls. He hit 3 fours and 1 six. Together they brought the team out of a difficult situation.

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Delhi's strong comeback after bad start

DC had a very bad start during the run chase. KL Rahul was out on the very first ball without opening the account. Whereas, Nitish Rana scored 15 runs, Pathum Nissanka scored 1 run and Akshar Patel scored 0 runs. In this way, the team was under immense pressure after falling 4 wickets for 26 runs. But after this, Sameer Rizvi and Stubbs completely turned the match around by making an unbeaten partnership of 119 runs for the fourth wicket.

Lucknow Super Giants' batting remained weak

LSG, who came to bat first after losing the toss, also did not have a good start. Captain Rishabh Pant was out cheaply after scoring 7 runs. After him, Ayush Badoni was left on 0, Aiden Markram on 11 and Nicholas Pooran on 8 runs. Mitchell Marsh added 35 runs and Mukul Chaudhary added 14 runs. The team kept losing wickets continuously and could not score big. In the end Abdul Samad scored 36 runs in 25 balls, which included 3 fours and 1 six. But even his contribution could not take the team to a big score.

Delhi's bowling was excellent

DC bowlers performed brilliantly. Lungi Ngidi-Nataraj took 3-3 wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets. Due to this, LSG was limited to 142 runs only. Talking about head to head record, so far 8 matches have been played between LSG and DC in IPL, out of which DC has won 5 while LSG has won 3. With this victory, Delhi has further strengthened its dominance.