Ngidi, Natarajan Shine as DC Limits LSG to 141 in IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals produced a disciplined bowling display to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 141 in 18.4 overs. The match took place at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 1. The performance featured key strikes from Ngidi and Natarajan.

Rishabh Pant opened the innings after promoting himself up the order. His stay was cut short by a bizarre run-out after a fielding touch sent the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end.

Bowling highlights

Mukesh Kumar set the tone with an accurate new-ball spell in the powerplay. He used swing and seam to trouble the batters and kept a tight economy through his three overs.

Axar Patel produced a wicket by introducing himself into the attack for the right-handers. His skiddy, angled delivery sailed into Aiden Markram and removed him for 11.

Lungi Ngidi bamboozled Nicholas Pooran with a well-disguised slower ball. Ngidi finished with three wickets and played a major role in choking LSG’s middle order.

T. Natarajan matched Ngidi’s haul, returning figures that included the important scalp of Abdul Samad. Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets and helped seal the lower-order collapse.

Batting brief

Mitchell Marsh top-scored for LSG with 35 from 28 balls. He struck a six over square leg, but departed trying to counter a wrong’un.

Abdul Samad offered resistance with 36 runs, forming a 34-run stand with debutant Mukul Choudhary. Choudhary showed intent before falling to a well-disguised googly.

The tail offered little. After Samad’s dismissal, the remaining batters added only three runs between them.

Match summary

The display underlined why Ngidi and Natarajan were crucial in this contest. DC managed the chase conditions well and put pressure on LSG throughout. Fans will recall this game in IPL 2026 for its quality seam bowling.

Report filed for Filmogaz.com from Lucknow.