Lucknow Super Giants had a disappointing campaign last year, finishing in seventh position in the standings with six wins and eight defeats. With the BCCI announcing the full list of fixtures for IPL 2026 on Thursday, LSG face Delhi Capitals in Lucknow in their campaign opener on April 1.
In the mini auction, the franchise purchased Josh Inglis ( ₹8.6 crore), Mukul Choudhary ( ₹2.6 crore), Akshat Raghuwanshi ( ₹2.2 crore), Anrich Nortje ( ₹2 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga ( ₹2 crore) and Naman Tiwari ( ₹1 crore).
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Meanwhile, Akash Deep, David Miller, Aryan Juyal, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shamar Joseph and Will O'Rourke were released. All-rounder Shardul Thakur was traded to MI for ₹2 crore, with Arjun Tendulkar joining Lucknow from the opposite end for ₹30 lakh. On the other hand, Mohammad Shami was traded in from SRH.
Last season, Rishabh Pant's batting was a concern, and their bowling returns were poor as well. Pant has been retained, along with Ayush Badoni, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Avesh Khan, Akash Singh, Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth, Abdul Samad, and Mayank Yadav. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh, West Indies’ flamboyant batter Nicholas Pooran, South Africa’s T20I skipper Aiden Markram and Matthew Breetzke have also been retained.
LSG's IPL 2026 schedule
{{/usCountry}}Last season, Rishabh Pant's batting was a concern, and their bowling returns were poor as well. Pant has been retained, along with Ayush Badoni, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Avesh Khan, Akash Singh, Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth, Abdul Samad, and Mayank Yadav. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh, West Indies’ flamboyant batter Nicholas Pooran, South Africa’s T20I skipper Aiden Markram and Matthew Breetzke have also been retained.
LSG's IPL 2026 schedule
{{/usCountry}}Lucknow will host DC at home in their first game of the season, at the Ekana Stadium. Then they will travel to Hyderabad for their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, followed by a trip to the Eden Gardens for a clash against Kolkata Knight Riders. On April 15, they face RCB in a must-watch fixture, followed by their game in New Chandigarh against PBKS. They wrap up their league campaign against the same opponent on May 23 in Lucknow.
LSG's full IPL 2026 schedule:
LSG vs DC, Lucknow - April 1 - 7:30 PM
SRH vs LSG, Hyderabad - April 5 - 3:30 PM
KKR vs LSG, Kolkata - April 9 - 7:30 PM
LSG vs GT, Lucknow - April 12 - 3:30 PM
RCB vs LSG, Bengaluru - April 15 - 7:30 PM
PBKS vs LSG, New Chandigarh - April 19 - 7:30 PM
LSG vs RR, Lucknow - April 22 - 7:30 PM
LSG vs KKR, Lucknow - April 26 - 7:30 PM
MI vs LSG, Mumbai - May 4 - 7:30 PM
LSG vs RCB, Lucknow - May 7 - 7:30 PM
CSK vs LSG, Chennai - May 10 - 3:30 PM
LSG vs CSK, Lucknow - May 15 - 7:30 PM
RR vs LSG, Jaipur - May 19 - 7:30 PM
LSG vs PBKS, Lucknow - May 23 - 7:30 PM