Akash Singh made an immediate impact in his first match of the IPL 2026 season with a strong spell in the powerplay against Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow on Friday.The left-arm pacer removed openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson early to put CSK under pressure. He later dismissed Urvil Patel to complete a three-wicket spell.Akash bowled with pace and discipline, consistently hitting a hard length that made scoring difficult for CSK’s top order.After every wicket, the Lucknow Super Giants pacer celebrated by posting a note that read ‘#Akki on fire – Akash knows how to take wickets in T20’. The celebration quickly went viral on social media.LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka also praised the young pacer at X.“Akash three vital wickets tonight. Well done. The note says it all, you showed exactly how to take those wickets in T20. Keep it up Akki. Proud of you,” Goenka wrote on X.Akash bowled four straight overs and maintained control throughout his spell. His hard length bowling also played a part in Samson’s dismissal when the batsman tried to pull a rising delivery but failed to time the shot well enough. The catch was taken by Mukul Choudhary near the square arm boundary.After losing early wickets due to LSG’s short-ball strategy, Chennai recovered through Kartik Sharma who scored 71.Kartik and Dewald Brevis added 70 runs for the fourth wicket after CSK slumped to 52 for three in 7.2 overs.CSK ended up posting 187 for five.
