Watch: Hemang Badani’s sprint scripts Delhi Capitals’ win in LSG vs DC IPL 2026 clash
The head coach of the Delhi Capitals (DC), Hemang Badani, made a sprint from the dressing room to the dug-out to make a bold move and scripted the victory for the Delhi Capitals against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.
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When the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) got bundled out for 141 runs before their allotted 20 overs against the Delhi Capitals during their opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, the Capitals were expected to make an easy chase.
However, the surface wasn’t an easy one for the visitors to start the chase on a high note. They lost their opener, KL Rahul, on the opening game of the chase and found themselves struggling with four down inside the first five overs of the second innings. The DC camp looked a bit concerned.
Hemang Badani sprints from DC dug-out to make bold move
In the run chase of 142, DC found themselves limping at 26/4. That was the time when David Miller was all set to make his debut with the bat when their head coach, Hemang Badani, came running down the stairs from the dressing room to the dug-out and told the veteran Protea batter to wait.
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Instead of putting Miller into the middle, Badani and the DC management decided to use Sameer Rizvi as the impact player, followed by Tristan Stubbs at number six. The move paid off as the latter absorbed the pressure against the aggressive pace unit of the Super Giants and calmed down the situation.
Stubbs and Rizvi ended up contributing an unbeaten 119-run stand for the fifth wicket to complete the six-wicket victory in 17.1 overs and started their campaign on a winning note.
Sameer Rizvi’s impact knocks shoulders DC to memorable win
Rizvi used the pace of the fast bowlers beautifully in guiding the big shots around the park. His upper-cuts for boundaries and sixes were amazing to enjoy over the wicket-keeper’s head. He was equally good at pulling the short deliveries and remained unbeaten on 70 runs in 47 balls with the help of five boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of nearly 150.
He was calmed down beautifully by Tristan Stubbs, who remained undefeated on 39 runs in 32 deliveries at a strike rate of 122, thanks to three boundaries and one six.
Fans’ reaction to Badani’s sprint for DC in IPL 2026 clash vs LSG
Here is how the fans have reacted to the sprint of Hemang Badani during the chase against LSG in IPL 2026-
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