2026 Lucknow Super Giants season
Indian Premier League cricket team
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The 2026 season was the 5th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Lucknow Super Giants. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2026 IPL.
| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Justin Langer | ||
| Captain | Rishabh Pant | ||
| Ground(s) | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | ||
| League stage | 10th place (Eliminated) | ||
| Most runs | Mitchell Marsh (563)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Prince Yadav (16)[2] | ||
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Lucknow Super Giants were the first team to be eliminated from the 2026 playoffs race, with their elimination being confirmed from Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 2-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians on 10 May, 2026 in Raipur. They won only four of their fourteen games of the league stage.
League Stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.783 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Gujarat Titans (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.695 | |
| 3 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.524 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.189 | |
| 5 | A | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.309 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.651 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.147 | |
| 8 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.345 | |
| 9 | B | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.584 | |
| 10 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.740 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Wickets taken per fair deliveries; 5) drawing lots[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Wickets taken per fair deliveries; 5) drawing lots[4]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
League progression
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 141 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 145/4 (17.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Pathum Nissanka (Delhi Capitals) made his IPL debut.[5]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 156/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 160/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy scored the highest fifth-wicket partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad (116).[6]
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 181/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 182/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 164/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Titans 165/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 146 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H) 149/5 (15.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) took his 100th wicket in IPL.[7]
Punjab Kings (H) 254/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 200/5 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 159/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 119 (18 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 155/8 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Lucknow Super Giants 1/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 4/0 (0.1 overs)
Lucknow Super Giants 228/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians (H) 229/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Akshat Raghuwanshi (Lucknow Super Giants) made his IPL debut.[8]
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 209/3 (19 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 203/6 (19 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru were set a revised target of 213 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
Lucknow Super Giants 203/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings (H) 208/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.[9]
Chennai Super Kings 187/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 188/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 220/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals (H) 225/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sushant Mishra (Rajasthan Royals) made his IPL debut.[10]
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 196/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 200/3 (18 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings) scored his 7,000th run in T20s and his maiden century in IPL.[11][12]
- Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match.[13]
Statistics
| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 563 | Mitchell Marsh |
| 312 | Rishabh Pant |
| 266 | Josh Inglis |
| 234 | Nicholas Pooran |
| 231 | Aiden Markram |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 16 | Prince Yadav |
| 12 | Mohammad Shami |
| 11 | Mohsin Khan |
| 6 | Manimaran Siddharth |
| Avesh Khan |