IPL 2026 LSG vs DC: Check probable playing 11 and head-to-head record for today’s match

Rishabh Pant will be under the spotlight in IPL 2026 as he captains Lucknow Super Giants in their opening clash against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. For Pant, this season is crucial as he looks to make a strong impact both as a leader and a player.

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, will aim to find consistency after a mixed performance last season. KL Rahul is expected to open the innings, while players like Prithvi Shaw remain in contention for a spot in the playing XI.

Delhi’s bowling attack continues to be one of their key strengths, particularly their spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, who are expected to play a crucial role.

Head-to-Head Record

• Total matches played: 7
• Lucknow Super Giants: 3
• Delhi Capitals: 4

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI

Mitchell Marsh*, Aiden Markram*, Nicholas Pooran*, Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Rathi
Impact Sub: Anrich Nortje*

Delhi Capitals Predicted XI

KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka*, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs*, Axar Patel (capt), David Miller*, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera*, Kuldeep Yadav
Impact Sub: T Natarajan

Lucknow Super Giants Full Squad

Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Arjun Sachin Tendulkar, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Mukul Choudhary.

Delhi Capitals Full Squad

Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, David Miller, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, T Natarajan, Madhav Tiwari, Karun Nair, Sahil Parakh.