Our Tigers Aim For A Roaring Start to IPL 2026

Our Tigers Aim For A Roaring Start to IPL 2026

A new season dawns on us but once more as we gear up to tackle the Lucknow Super Giants in our first match of IPL 2026. The high-octane conflict begins at 7:30 PM on the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Whenever the 2 sides have collided, the followers have been handled by many edge-of-the-seat thrillers crammed with last-over finishes. Delhi Capitals enter the opening matchday with a revitalized, highly effective squad who’re hungry to raise their much-awaited maiden IPL title.

Ashutosh’s clutch end and Mukesh’s splendid spell helped DC do a double on their counterparts final season. The Capitals have confronted LSG 7 instances within the IPL up to now, and have been the favourite, successful 4 of these matches.

DC’s skipper, Axar Patel, might be again in purple & blue after a shocking season final yr. He comes into the IPL off the again of a superb T20 World Cup Victory as India’s Vice-Captain, prepared to showcase his skillset for Delhi as soon as once more. Given Ekana’s nature of manufacturing sluggish, turning tracks, his left-arm spin might be very important to our success with the ball.

Kuldeep may very well be a decisive participant as nicely, notably in situations which might be anticipated to help spin. Kuldeep’s variations and disappointment make him a continuing wicket-taking menace, able to breaking partnerships simply because the opposition appears to construct momentum. On a floor like Lucknow, the place batters typically have to take dangers to rating, Kuldeep’s knack for forcing errors might tilt the sport in DC’s favor.

Back in Delhi and again on the high of the order, KL might be trying to construct on their chic IPL kind in one other season. His type of batting makes him notably well-suited for the situations in Lucknow. Apart from KL, all eyes might be on Dilli’s batting order, which is stacked with some high quality gamers.

DELHI CAPITALS FULL SQUAD

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

WHERE AND WHEN TO WATCH

Catch all of the motion LIVE on the Star Sports Network, or stream the match LIVE on JioHotstar from 7:30 PM onwards.