Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi run between the wickets. (NOT a photo) NEW DELHI: Day five of the Indian Premier League 2026 produced another thrilling contest as Delhi Capitals recorded a remarkable six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants to recover from a dramatic top-order collapse in Lucknow on Wednesday.Chasing a modest 142, Delhi were in deep trouble at 26/4 in five overs after the early strikes of Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav. Shami struck on the very first ball, dismissing KL Rahul for a duck, while Prince removed Pathum Nissanko and Axar Patel in quick succession.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!However, shock substitute Sameer Rizvi turned the match on its head with an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls. Alongside Tristan Stubbs (39 not out), he stitched an unbroken 119-run stand to guide Delhi home with 17 balls to spare.“I think the way Sameer naturally plays against spin made my job easier,” Stubbs said after the game, highlighting a calm approach during the rebuild.Rizvi reached his fifty with a boundary and sealed the win in style with a six, completing a match-winning knock that included five fours and four sixes.Ngidi, Natarajan lead Delhi’s bowling attackEarlier, he bowled Lungi Ngidi who picked up three wickets to help Lucknow win for 141 in 18.4 overs. T Natarajan also claimed three scalps while Kuldeep Yadav came through with crucial breakthroughs.LSG captain Rishabh Pant endured a tough outing as he was run out for seven while Mitchell Marsh (35) and Abdul Samad (36) put up brief resistance. Goals fell at regular intervals, preventing the hosts from gaining momentum.“You know, the one positive thing is that the guys fought hard,” Pant said as he reflected on the narrow defeat.All eyes on the KKR vs SRH clashAttention now shifts to Day 6 where Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens. Both sides will be desperate to open their accounts after losing their respective season openers, making for a high-stakes clash as IPL 2026 gathers steam.
