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IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals beat LSG by 6 wickets; Sameer Rizvi shines with the bat

Updated On: 01 April, 2026 11:32 PM IST | Atharva Upasani

Delhi Capitals started off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win away against the Lucknow Super Giants. The Axar Patel-led outfit survived an early scare before chasing LSG's total of 142 runs with 6 wickets in hand. (Pic: AFP)

Delhi Capitals started off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win away against the Lucknow Super Giants. The Axar Patel-led outfit survived an early scare before chasing LSG's total of 142 runs with 6 wickets in hand. (Pic: AFP)

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Delhi Capitals started off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win away against the Lucknow Super Giants. The Axar Patel-led outfit survived an early scare before chasing LSG's total of 142 runs with 6 wickets in hand. (Pic: AFP)
<p>Delhi Capitals started off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win away against the Lucknow Super Giants. DC chased LSG's total of 142 runs with 6 wickets in hand and 3 overs to spare. (Pic: PTI)</p>

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Delhi Capitals started off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win away against the Lucknow Super Giants. DC chased LSG's total of 142 runs with 6 wickets in hand and 3 overs to spare. (Pic: PTI)

<p>Sameer Rizvi starred with the bat for DC as he scored an unbeaten 70 runs of 47 balls to guide his team home. He was well supported by Tristian Stubbs, who scored 39 runs off 32 balls and helped DC recover from an early collapse.(Pic: PTI)</p>

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Sameer Rizvi starred with the bat for DC as he scored an unbeaten 70 runs of 47 balls to guide his team home. He was well supported by Tristian Stubbs, who scored 39 runs off 32 balls and helped DC recover from an early collapse.(Pic: PTI)

<p>KL Rahul departed on the first ball of the innings as he was caught on the boundary on Mohammed Shami's bowling. Wickets continued to tumble for Delhi as they lost Nitish Rana and Pathum Nissanka in quick succession (Pic: PTI)</p>

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KL Rahul departed on the first ball of the innings as he was caught on the boundary on Mohammed Shami's bowling. Wickets continued to tumble for Delhi as they lost Nitish Rana and Pathum Nissanka in quick succession (Pic: PTI)

<p>Mohammed Shami got KL Rahul's wicket on the first ball of the innings as he made a strong debut for his new franchise. (Pic: PTI)</p>

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Mohammed Shami got KL Rahul's wicket on the first ball of the innings as he made a strong debut for his new franchise. (Pic: PTI)

<p>Abdul Samad played a fighting knock of 36 runs in 25 balls to propel his team towards a competitive total of 141 runs in the first innings. (Pic: AFP)</p>

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Abdul Samad played a fighting knock of 36 runs in 25 balls to propel his team towards a competitive total of 141 runs in the first innings. (Pic: AFP)

<p>DC's Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan claimed 3 wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav also returned with the figures of 2 wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. Skipper Axar Patel chipped in with 1 wicket (Pic: PTI)</p>

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DC's Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan claimed 3 wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav also returned with the figures of 2 wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. Skipper Axar Patel chipped in with 1 wicket (Pic: PTI)

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