Sameer Rizvi’s innings of 70 off 47 balls and 119-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs in just 76 balls lifted Delhi Capitals out of trouble and sealed a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday. Chasing the target of 142, Rizvi and Stubbs first took on DC’s poor batting lineup and eventually took the team to the target with 17 balls to spare.

DC thus got off to a winning start, the first match for both sides this season. As it happened LSG vs DC, IPL 2026 DC, chasing the target of 142 runs, had a very bad start and experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami dismissed KL Rahul on the very first ball of the innings. In his golden duck, Rahul hit the inside-out cover drive straight into the hands of the fielder at the wrong time.

DC’s collapse continued in the powerplay, with Nitish Rana falling to Mohsin Khan in the fourth over and then Prince Yadav dismissing opener Pathum Nissanka and DC skipper Akshar Patel in the fifth over. At that point DC found themselves tottering at 26/4.