Lucknow Super Giants take on Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 Match 66 at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, with first ball at 3:30 PM IST.
The Ekana Stadium surface is slowest surface in the IPL, scores rarely cross 170. Par score is 160 first-innings par, and spin all-rounders win the fantasy contest. LSG have leaned on Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant for top-order runs through this stretch of the season; their bowling stack rests on Mayank Yadav swinging the new ball. DC counter with KL Rahul anchoring and Mukesh Kumar as the breakthrough bowler.
Captain stack: Nicholas Pooran as captain (highest ceiling on the card), KL Rahul vice-captain (consistent floor), Mitchell Marsh as the differential 3rd pick.
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With 26 fixtures still to play before the IPL 2026 playoffs cut on 19 May, every match shifts the points-table maths. Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals both have implications on the playoff race — Lucknow Super Giants are tracking the seeding race more aggressively, and the result here can flip a top-4 vs eliminator outcome by net run-rate alone.
For Dream11 lineup construction the key inputs are the venue (above), the toss decision (chasing teams have been winning roughly 60% of night games at Ekana Stadium this season), and the lineup confirmation 30 minutes before first ball. Lock your team after the toss when possible.