Lucknow Super Giants aur Delhi Capitals apni IPL 2026 campaigns shuru kar rahe hain, dono teams pichle season playoffs miss kar chuki thi. LSG ke paas Wanindu Hasaranga nahi hoga, jabki DC shuru karegi bina Mitchell Starc ke. Match Lucknow ke red-soil pitch par khela jayega, jahan DC ne apne dono pehle matches jeete the. Dono teams ne naye season ke liye apni line-ups ko restructure kiya hai.
Toss & Conditions
Ekana Stadium ka pitch no. 4 use hoga. Is surface par pichle IPL me first-innings ka average score 187 tha, jo 2024 ke 203 se thoda kam hai, matlab pitch high-scoring hai aur run banana consistent hai.
Head-to-Head
Delhi Capitals ne Lucknow Super Giants ke khilaf pichle teenon matches jeete hain.
Lucknow Super Giants
Yeh Lucknow Super Giants ka season ka pehla match hai. Unke pichle teen matches (dusre tournaments me) me unhone ek jeeta aur do haare the.
Delhi Capitals
Yeh Delhi Capitals ka season ka pehla match hai. Unke pichle teen matches (dusre tournaments me) me unhone ek jeeta aur do haare the.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Wanindu Hasaranga LSG ke liye available nahi hai kyunki wo abhi Sri Lanka Cricket se fitness clearance ka wait kar raha hai.
- Mitchell Starc DC ke liye season ke shuruaati matches miss karega shoulder aur elbow injury ke kaaran.
- LSG ke head coach Justin Langer ne confirm kiya hai ki Mayank Yadav fit hai aur season start karega.
- DC ne LSG ke khilaf head-to-head 4-0 se lead li hui hai, jisme Lucknow me do jeet bhi shamil hain.
- Kuldeep Yadav ne Rishabh Pant ko T20s me teen baar out kiya hai, sirf 25 balls me 23 runs diye hain.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key stats Delhi Capitals ke favor me 4-1 ja rahe hain, jahan unke paas Elo rating, head-to-head record, aur mid aur death overs economy me advantage hai, jabki LSG sirf powerplay economy me aage hai. Model predictions mixed hain, averages ke hisaab se dono teams lagbhag barabar hain — 51% LSG ke liye aur 49% DC ke liye. Bookmakers thoda DC ko favor kar rahe hain 53% (odds 1.83) par, jabki LSG 47% (odds 2.00) par hai. Final result decide karne me DC ki superior death bowling aur unka recent head-to-head dominance important factor ho sakta hai.

