IPL 2026, Match 5 - LSG vs DC: Toss Update and Playing XI

The LSG vs DC match has been set for the fifth game of the IPL 2026, which Lucknow is hosting on Wednesday night.

Sandipan Ghosh
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IPL 2026, Match 5 - LSG vs DC: Toss Update and Playing XI
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In the fifth game of the IPL 2026, the Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals (LSG vs DC) match is set to be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) on Wednesday night (April 1). Both teams are set for their first match of the season, while both teams have the goal to lift their first title. 

Lucknow Super Giants are among the two newest IPL teams. Making their debut in the 2022 edition, LSG reached the Eliminator in the 2022 and 2023 editions. However, in their last two season, they failed to reach the Playoffs by finishing in seventh position in each season. 

On the other hand, the IPL 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals have failed to reach the Playoffs in the last four seasons. In the 2025 edition, they were very close, as the franchise finished in the fifth position.  

In their seven overall meetings, LSG won three times, while DC won four matches. Although LSG won all their first three meetings, DC won all their last four encounters. 

See Also: Watch: Arjun Tendulkar opens up on life beyond cricket ahead of LSG vs DC IPL 2026 clash

IPL 2026, Match 5 - LSG vs DC: Toss Update

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and chose to field first. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant is ok with the toss result, as he is focusing on the game. 

IPL 2026, Match 5 - LSG vs DC: Playing XIs

LSG playing XI

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (Captain & wk), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav.

LSG Impact sub(s): Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi

DC playing XI

KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (Captain), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Nararajan, Mukesh Kumar.

DC Impact sub(s): Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair

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