The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League witnessed its first controversy during the fifth match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 1, 2026. What was supposed to be an exciting contest between the two teams was briefly overshadowed by chaos in the stands, even as the match continued on the field.
While the players were focused on the game, things took a bad turn among some spectators in the middle tier of the stadium. According to people present and videos widely shared on social media, the trouble started after a heated argument over a DRS decision. What began as a verbal fight quickly got out of hand.
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Clips from the stadium showed fans from both sides getting into a physical fight, throwing punches and pushing each other. The situation created panic around them, with nearby spectators, including families, trying to move away to stay safe. Security staff and local police stepped in to control the situation. They separated the people involved and removed a few individuals from the stadium. The clip of the incident went viral on social media. Here is the video.
LSG vs DC match report
Sameer Rizvi played a superb unbeaten knock to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026 match. Rizvi walked in to bat when Delhi were in trouble at 21 for 2 in the fourth over. From that point, he took charge of the innings and paced his knock beautifully. He remained unbeaten on 70 off 47 balls, hitting five fours and four sixes, and made sure Delhi crossed the target of 142 with 17 balls still left.
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Delhi Capitals finished the chase at 145 for 4 in 17.1 overs. Tristan Stubbs also played a key role, staying not out on 39 from 32 balls and building a solid partnership with Rizvi to take the team home.
Earlier, Delhi’s bowlers put in a strong performance to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 141 in 18.4 overs. Fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan were the standout performers, picking up three wickets each and keeping the pressure on throughout.
For Lucknow, Abdul Samad was the top scorer with 36 runs off 25 balls, while Mitchell Marsh added 35 from 28 balls after the team was asked to bat first.
Among the bowlers, Natarajan finished with figures of 3 for 29, while Ngidi returned 3 for 27. Kuldeep Yadav also made an impact with two wickets.