Delhi Capitals survived a major scare against Lucknow Super Giants in a low-scoring thriller at the Ekana Cricket Stadium as they chase down 142 after being in trouble early in the second innings. From being in big trouble at 26/4, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs put up a 119-run partnership to guide the Capitals to a six-wicket win in Lucknow on Wednesday, April 1.
LSG were on top of the Capitals when Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan struck early on. Shami began the good work with the ball as he took a wicket off the first ball on his LSG debut, removing KL Rahul for a golden duck. Mohsin struck next when he dismissed the struggling Nitish Rana before Prince got two in two, nicking Pathum Nissanka behind and then cleaning Axar Patel up.ย
However, Rizvi and Stubbs stood tall. They first rebuilt the things for the Capitals with their measured batting and then amassed big runs. Rizvi, who was on two from the first 10 balls, finished on 70* from 47 deliveries, while Stubbs was good too in his 32-ball 39. The two took the team home in 17.1 overs which also boosted their Net run rate.
IPL 2026 points table after LSG vs DC game
All 10 teams have now played atleast one match in IPL 2026 with LSG and DC being the last two sides to feature in a game. DC’s win see them rise to the third spot in the points table as they have a strong NRR of +1.397. They are only behind Rajasthan Royals (+4.171) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (+2.907) in the standings.
Check the latest IPL points table here:
| Standings | Teams | Matches Played | Won | Loss | NR | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4.171 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.907 |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.397 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.687 |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.509 |
| 6 | Gujarat Titans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.509 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.687 |
| 8 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.397 |
| 9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.907 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kingsย | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.171 |