Rishbah Pant’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) campaign got off to a fluke start on Wednesday (April 1) after he was dismissed against the Delhi Capitals. Playing in the first match of the season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Pant’s dismissal became a huge talking point for the manner in which he was dismissed at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Netizens did not hold back after the dismissal as LSG were later bowled out for 141, their lowest total in the first innings of an IPL match.

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<h2>Pant’s fluke dismissal</h2>On the first ball of the fourth over, Pant was batting at the non-strikers' end when the incident occurred. A straight drive from Mitchell Marsh made its way to the stumps at non-strikers' end while taking a glance at bowler Mukesh Kumar’s hand. With Pant slow to react at the non-strikers' end, he failed to keep his bat in the crease and was subsequently dismissed. The third umpire was called into action to confirm the dismissal, where Pant was clearly out of the crease.<h2>What happened in DC innings?</h2>LSG were bowled out for 141 runs after a poor start to their innings, having lost wickets at regular intervals. &nbsp;Asked to bat first, LSG captain Rishabh Pant came to open the batting alongside Mitch Marsh at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The duo started well and was looking good, but an unlucky dismissal of Pant started the flurry of wickets for the hosts.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;While Aiden Markram hit a six and a four, Axar Patel bowled him. T Natarajan got rid of Ayush Badoni cheaply. Nicholas Pooran couldn't score in double digits and holed out to Lungi Ngidi. Marsh's fighting knock of 35 runs off 28 balls, with the help of three sixes and a couple of fours, was ended by Kuldeep Yadav. He also dismissed Mukul Choudhary with a soft caught and bowled dismissal.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;Abdul Samad made 36 runs off 25 balls and added 33 runs for the seventh wicket with Shahbaz Ahmed, who remained unbeaten on 15 runs off 16 balls. Lungi Ngidi got the wickets of tailenders to restrict the LSG's innings to 141 runs.&nbsp;Ngidi and Natarajan took three wickets each, whereas Kuldeep Yadav grabbed a couple of wickets. Captain Axar Patel also got one wicket of Markram.

Playing in the first match of the season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Rishabh Pant’s dismissal became a huge talking point for the manner in which he was dismissed at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Rishbah Pant’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) campaign got off to a fluke start on Wednesday (April 1) after he was dismissed against the Delhi Capitals. Playing in the first match of the season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Pant’s dismissal became a huge talking point for the manner in which he was dismissed at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Netizens did not hold back after the dismissal as LSG were later bowled out for 141, their lowest total in the first innings of an IPL match.

Playing in the first match of the season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Rishabh Pant’s dismissal became a huge talking point for the manner in which he was dismissed at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

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Delhi Capitals (DC) brought down the curtains on their Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) league-stage campaign on Tuesday (May 14) as they now wait for other results to clinch a place in the Playoffs. With 14 points from 14 matches, DC beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 19 runs in the final league game at Arun Jaitley Stadium. So here are the equations for DC to qualify for the Playoffs with them no longer in action.&nbsp;

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<h2>DC’s Playoff qualification scenario</h2>

DC’s fate is no longer in their hands&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;need at least one if&nbsp;not two&nbsp;teams&nbsp;to finish on 14 points with a worse net run rate (NRR).

DC ended their league-stage campaign with 14 points and&nbsp;with NRR&nbsp;of -0.377.&nbsp;On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday&nbsp;which&nbsp;will eliminate&nbsp;the latter from the Playoff race.&nbsp;

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Also, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), already eliminated, should beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their final two fixtures while hoping their NRR drops below DC’s.

These equations will see RCB finish on 12 points, SRH on 14 points (negative NRR assumed) and DC on 14 points while also assuming Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) get beaten by Mumbai Indians on Friday.

In this&nbsp;case, DC finish in the top four&nbsp;but&nbsp;if SRH’s defeats are not by a&nbsp;big&nbsp;margin, they will finish above DC on NRR despite defeats.&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>CSK beat RCB</li>
	<li>SRH lose both their matches by big margin and take hit on NRR</li>
	<li>LSG lose to MI on Friday (even a win by small margin for LSG helps DC)</li>
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<h2>What could prevent DC’s qualification for Playoffs?</h2>

A win for RCB against CSK will see DC’s Playoff hopes end as both RCB and CSK&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;case&nbsp;will end with 14 points and better NRR. As mentioned, if SRH win&nbsp;either of their&nbsp;matches&nbsp;DC get eliminated&nbsp;with&nbsp;Pat Cummins’s men reaching 16 points and one of RCB or CSK with better NRR will occupy the fourth spot. LSG’s win over MI is unlikely to affect DC’s chances as they will have to win by a&nbsp;big&nbsp;margin of 500 runs, a practically impossible scenario.

Delhi Capitals (DC) brought down the curtains on their Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) league-stage campaign on Tuesday (May 14) as they now wait for other results to clinch a place in the Playoffs.

Delhi Capitals (DC) brought down the curtains on their Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) league-stage campaign on Tuesday (May 14) as they now wait for other results to clinch a place in the Playoffs. With 14 points from 14 matches, DC beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 19 runs in the final league game at Arun Jaitley Stadium. So here are the equations for DC to qualify for the Playoffs with them no longer in action. 𝐖rapping up our final 🏠 game in style 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xJaYZIt8JA — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 14, 2024 × DC’s Playoff qualification scenario DC’s fate is no longer in their hands and will need at least one if not two teams to finish on 14 points with a worse net run rate (NRR). DC ended their league-stage campaign with 14 points and with NRR of -0.377. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday which will eliminate the latter from the Playoff race. ALSO READ | 2024 T20 World Cup: India get second semi-final on June 27 with no reserve day | Read Why Also, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), already eliminated, should beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their final two fixtures while hoping their NRR drops below DC’s. These equations will see RCB finish on 12 points, SRH on 14 points (negative NRR assumed) and DC on 14 points while also assuming Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) get beaten by Mumbai Indians on Friday. In this case, DC finish in the top four but if SRH’s defeats are not by a big margin, they will finish above DC on NRR despite defeats. CSK beat RCB SRH lose both their matches by big margin and take hit on NRR LSG lose to MI on Friday (even a win by small margin for LSG helps DC) What could prevent DC’s qualification for Playoffs? A win for RCB against CSK will see DC’s Playoff hopes end as both RCB and CSK in that case will end with 14 points and better NRR. As mentioned, if SRH win either of their matches DC get eliminated with Pat Cummins’s men reaching 16 points and one of RCB or CSK with better NRR will occupy the fourth spot. LSG’s win over MI is unlikely to affect DC’s chances as they will have to win by a big margin of 500 runs, a practically impossible scenario.

IPL Playoff Scenario: How can DC qualify after beating LSG in last league-stage match? Here are details

Unheralded Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan put up an exceptional bowling performance as Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs on Sunday, thereby taking a giant stride towards qualifying for the IPL play-offs.

It was skipper KL Rahul's 77 off 51 balls and newly promoted Deepak Hooda's 52 off 34 balls that propelled LSG to an imposing 195 for 3 despite stuttering towards the end of the innings.

In reply, Mohsin (4/16 in 4 overs) got breakthroughs exactly when things seemed to spiral out of control as Delhi Capitals finally managed 189 for 7 in the end.

LSG now have 14 points from 10 games and another win out of the remaining four games would seal a play-off spot for them considering 16 being the magic number in most years.

For DC, things get really tough from hereon as 8 points from nine games mean that they might have to win four out of their remaining five games which looks to be an uphill task with this bowling attack which has been defensive on most occasions.

At least two among Rishabh Pant (42 off 24 balls), Mitchell Marsh (37 off 20 balls) and Rovman Powell (35 off 21 balls) needed to score in excess of 60 to make a match of it.

But Mohsin, who produced disconcerting bounce with his mostly back of the length balls, occasionally slipped in a fuller blockhole delivery as his victims included all the big names like David Warner (3), Pant, Powell and Shardul Thakur.

The way he set up Pant showed Mohsin's cricketing smarts as he bowled short and wide making the DC skipper desperate to reach for the deliveries.

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With not much success coming his way, Pant pre-empted another short delivery which would have enabled him to play the pull-shot but to his utter dismay found one dipping into blockhole and he yorked himself.

Once Pant was out, it was left to Powell but he was also snuffed out with a short delivery which he couldn't clear ending Delhi's hopes of a win even as Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav did try their best.

Earlier, Rahul once again anchored the innings with a well-crafted 77 in company of an imperious Deepak Hooda but LSG didn't seize the initiative completely, despite managing a challenging 195 for 3.

The last five overs yielded 50 runs despite the platform set by the duo, largely due to Marcus Stoinis (17 no off 16 balls) not being able to connect the big shots.

Rahul and Hooda (52 of 34 balls) added 95 runs for the second wicket but more importantly nullified the DC spin threat, taking the duo of Kuldeep Yadav (0/29 in 3 overs), Lalit Yadav (0/16 in 1 over) and partially Axar (0/25 in 4 overs) to the task.

While Rahul, in his 51-ball knock had four fours and five sixes, Hooda had six boundaries, mostly peppering the off-side cordon and a huge six over deep mid-wicket in what was his third half-ton of the season.

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While Shardul (3/40 in 4 overs) had best figures for DC, he didn't actually pose any threat to the batters and it didn't help matters that Chetan Sakariya (0/44 in 4 overs) sprayed it all over and was taken to the cleaners, especially by the LSG captain.

Rahul didn't always look smooth during the initial part when he tried to play himself in but once he was able to execute the big hits, he indeed looked a different player.

It was the fourth over from off-spinner Lalit, which opened the floodgates. Rahul played an inside out chip over cover for a six and then lobbed one over '45' for a boundary and then Quinton de Kock smashed one through covers in an over that yielded 16 runs.

Just when it seemed De Kock was finding his feet, he played a suicidal shot. He mistimed a short and wide delivery off Shardul to give Lalit a simple catch at the extra cover. What was exemplary on the day was Rahul and Hooda's footwork as they didn't let Kuldeep settle to a particular length.

Rahul hit an off-drive and Hooda followed it up with a cover-drive in the very first over which prompted the left-arm wrist spinner to lessen pace on his deliveries.

Once, Hooda offered a return catch to Thakur, Rahul was at his innovative best, playing the reverse lap-scoop over short third man off Mustafizur Rahaman.

He was finally caught by Lalit at deep point as he timed his jump to perfection off a Thakur delivery.&nbsp;

Unheralded Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan put up an exceptional bowling performance as Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs on Sunday, thereby taking a giant stride towards qualifying for the IPL play-offs.

Unheralded Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan put up an exceptional bowling performance as Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs on Sunday, thereby taking a giant stride towards qualifying for the IPL play-offs. It was skipper KL Rahul's 77 off 51 balls and newly promoted Deepak Hooda's 52 off 34 balls that propelled LSG to an imposing 195 for 3 despite stuttering towards the end of the innings. In reply, Mohsin (4/16 in 4 overs) got breakthroughs exactly when things seemed to spiral out of control as Delhi Capitals finally managed 189 for 7 in the end. LSG now have 14 points from 10 games and another win out of the remaining four games would seal a play-off spot for them considering 16 being the magic number in most years. For DC, things get really tough from hereon as 8 points from nine games mean that they might have to win four out of their remaining five games which looks to be an uphill task with this bowling attack which has been defensive on most occasions. At least two among Rishabh Pant (42 off 24 balls), Mitchell Marsh (37 off 20 balls) and Rovman Powell (35 off 21 balls) needed to score in excess of 60 to make a match of it. But Mohsin, who produced disconcerting bounce with his mostly back of the length balls, occasionally slipped in a fuller blockhole delivery as his victims included all the big names like David Warner (3), Pant, Powell and Shardul Thakur. The way he set up Pant showed Mohsin's cricketing smarts as he bowled short and wide making the DC skipper desperate to reach for the deliveries. Also Read: 'You will definitely see me in yellow jersey': MS Dhoni opens up on CSK future after return as captain With not much success coming his way, Pant pre-empted another short delivery which would have enabled him to play the pull-shot but to his utter dismay found one dipping into blockhole and he yorked himself. Once Pant was out, it was left to Powell but he was also snuffed out with a short delivery which he couldn't clear ending Delhi's hopes of a win even as Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav did try their best. Earlier, Rahul once again anchored the innings with a well-crafted 77 in company of an imperious Deepak Hooda but LSG didn't seize the initiative completely, despite managing a challenging 195 for 3. The last five overs yielded 50 runs despite the platform set by the duo, largely due to Marcus Stoinis (17 no off 16 balls) not being able to connect the big shots. Rahul and Hooda (52 of 34 balls) added 95 runs for the second wicket but more importantly nullified the DC spin threat, taking the duo of Kuldeep Yadav (0/29 in 3 overs), Lalit Yadav (0/16 in 1 over) and partially Axar (0/25 in 4 overs) to the task. While Rahul, in his 51-ball knock had four fours and five sixes, Hooda had six boundaries, mostly peppering the off-side cordon and a huge six over deep mid-wicket in what was his third half-ton of the season. Also Read: LSG skipper KL Rahul joins Dhawan, Raina in elite list after completing 400 runs in IPL 2022 While Shardul (3/40 in 4 overs) had best figures for DC, he didn't actually pose any threat to the batters and it didn't help matters that Chetan Sakariya (0/44 in 4 overs) sprayed it all over and was taken to the cleaners, especially by the LSG captain. Rahul didn't always look smooth during the initial part when he tried to play himself in but once he was able to execute the big hits, he indeed looked a different player. It was the fourth over from off-spinner Lalit, which opened the floodgates. Rahul played an inside out chip over cover for a six and then lobbed one over '45' for a boundary and then Quinton de Kock smashed one through covers in an over that yielded 16 runs. Just when it seemed De Kock was finding his feet, he played a suicidal shot. He mistimed a short and wide delivery off Shardul to give Lalit a simple catch at the extra cover. What was exemplary on the day was Rahul and Hooda's footwork as they didn't let Kuldeep settle to a particular length. Rahul hit an off-drive and Hooda followed it up with a cover-drive in the very first over which prompted the left-arm wrist spinner to lessen pace on his deliveries. Once, Hooda offered a return catch to Thakur, Rahul was at his innovative best, playing the reverse lap-scoop over short third man off Mustafizur Rahaman. He was finally caught by Lalit at deep point as he timed his jump to perfection off a Thakur delivery.

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