Watch: Prince Yadav’s double-wicket over dents Delhi in LSG vs DC IPL 2026 clash

When the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were packed up for 141 runs in less than their allotted 20 overs, thanks to the three-wicket hauls from Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi during their opening clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, many reckoned it would be an easy contest for the visitors.

But the Delhi Capitals didn’t make a great start and lost their way in the middle with four wickets down inside the powerplay. It started with KL Rahul going after a wide first delivery and finding the fielder to be back in the pavilion for a golden duck. And then came Prince Yadav in the fifth over.  

Prince Yadav turns game with crucial double-wicket over

After bowling two wides in the first two legal deliveries of the fifth over, Prince Yadav, who was struggling to find his line and length at the start, ended up getting the two wickets of Axar Patel and Pathum Nissanka during the fifth over.

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On the second delivery of the over, it was a good length delivery just outside the off stump as Nissanka backed himself on the slog and got a thick top-edge that went straight up and behind the wicket-keeper, where Rishabh Pant grabbed a fine catch to send the batter back into the pavilion.

The next delivery was wide. But on the very next ball, Prince sent back Axar Patel for a golden duck. It was a fuller length delivery as the ball shaped back into the southpaw, who was undone for pace as he looked to flick and got beaten on the inside edge. The ball ricocheted off the pad and crashed into the middle stump. 

Delhi Capitals suffer setback as momentum shifts to LSG

Delhi Capitals struggled to start on a good note. Around the two wickets in the same over and the dismissal of Rahul, Nitish Rana was also hit by the aggressive delivery of Mohsin Khan. The left-handed batter got an outside edge into the hands of Abdul Samad at the slip region.

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They made their way to 53/4 in their eight overs with Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi trying their best to make the chase stable and get their way back into the clash.

Brief Scores: DC 84/4 (Sameer Rizvi 33*, Prince Yadav 2/14) vs LSG 141 (Abdul Samad 36, Lungi Ngidi 3/27) 

Fans react to Yadav’s game-changing spell in IPL 2026

Here is how the fans have reacted to the game-changing spell of Prince Yadav in IPL 2026-