Lucknow Super Giants will commence their IPL 2026 campaign at their home, Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, against the Delhi Capitals on April 1.
LSG intra-squad practice match LIVE: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play their first intra-squad practice match later today at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Other franchises like the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings have already held a couple of warm-up games. LSG had already started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 pre-season camp a week back, but waited for all players to join before holding their first intra-squad practice match.
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Anrich Nortje✈️, Mohsin Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwari
LSG schedule for IPL 2026 (Phase 1)
Date
Teams
Venue
Time
1st April, 2026
LSG vs DC
Lucknow
7.30 PM IST
5th April, 2026
SRH vs LSG
Hyderabad
3.30 PM IST
9th April, 2026
KKR vs LSG
Kolkata
7.30 PM IST
12th April, 2026
LSG vs GT
Lucknow
3.30 PM IST
LSG intra-squad practice match LIVE
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LSG practice match live: LSG A win
24/03/2026 22:05
And the match comes to an end here. LSG A have won convincingly by 20 runs and Himmat Singh remains unbeaten on 42 from 15 deliveries. This after he scored 74 in the first innings. So, he is a serious contender for a place in the XI.
LSG practice match live: Day belongs to Himmat
24/03/2026 21:51
Himmat Singh has had the best day possible. Like in the first innings, he has been dealing in boundaries in the second as well. He has raced to 29 from 9 only.
LSG practice match live: LSG B still far
24/03/2026 21:44
It has been a decent chase from LSG B with all batters contributing. But then the target is still too steep for them as score moves to 173/5.
LSG practice match live: Eyes on Shahbaz Ahmed
24/03/2026 21:04
Shahbaz Ahmed is one player, who LSG need to keep an eye on. He can be a finisher for them, or be an anchor if needed. Rathi comes back for another over.
LSG practice match live: Digvesh Rathi into the attack
24/03/2026 20:55
Mystery spinner Digvesh Rathi introduced. And he manages to get the wicket of Mukul for 5. He continues to bat though, LSG move to 92/3 in 7 overs.
LSG practice match live: Arjun continues
24/03/2026 20:49
Arjun Tendulkar has somehow managed to bowl well so far. Mayank gets a six on his bowling. PP comes to an end, and it is 77/2.
LSG practice match live: OUT
24/03/2026 20:41
Prince Yadav has a wicket in his very first over. Ayush Badoni falls and LSG B will struggle for sure now. It is 62/1 in 4.3 overs.
LSG practice match live: Arjun gets an over
24/03/2026 20:38
Arjun Tendulkar starts his spell and it is a decent one for sure. Against the run of play, he gives only 6 runs. LSG B 57/0 in 4 overs.
LSG practice match live: Ayush continues from where he left
24/03/2026 20:31
Ayush Badoni continuing from where he left and has raced to 23 from 9 deliveries only. LSG B 51/0 in 3 overs.
LSG practice match live: Siddharth starts from other end
24/03/2026 20:24
Badoni has started off in a blistering fashion. They look on course to getting to the target. Another over comes to an end, LSG B 25/0 in 2 overs.
LSG practice match live: Shami starts
24/03/2026 20:19
Shami starts the proceedings for LSG A, while Ayush and Akshat come out to bat. It is a great over to start with as LSG B 6/0 in 1 over.
LSG practice match live: LSG A innings comes to an end
24/03/2026 19:57
20 overs done and LSG A have done an exceptional job of scoring 241/5. Mitch Marsh, Ayush Badoni and Himmat Singh, all score fifties and have shown that they will be the batters to depend on, when IPL 2026 starts.
LSG practice match live: Mayank has a wicket
24/03/2026 19:45
In what has been a poor day for Mayank, he finally manages to get a wicket. Himmat is caught behind after playing a brillianty knock. The wicket should give some confidence to Mayank.
LSG practice match live: Marsh retired out
24/03/2026 19:30
After scoring 71, Marsh has retired out here. Meanwhile, Himmat has gotten to his fifty and Abdul Samad is the new man to the crease.
LSG practice match live: Takeaways so far
24/03/2026 19:20
1. Mitchell Marsh & Badoni have hit form 2. Mayank Yadav is rusty 3. Management doesn't seem to trust Arjun Tendulkar with bowling 4. Avesh Khan most likely part of XI
LSG practice match live: 50 for Marsh
24/03/2026 19:06
Marsh pulls Mayank for a big six, and that brings up his fifty in 31 deliveries. He is having a bad day here. 10 runs have come from 2 deliveries only.
LSG practice match live: Mayank Yadav back
24/03/2026 18:59
There you go, Badoni is out after scoring a fifty, and Mayank comes back into the attack; Mitch Marsh is contuing to hammer the bowlers. Still poor, Mayank.
LSG practice match live: 50 for Badoni
24/03/2026 18:51
There you go. Badoni brings up a 24-ball fifty. He has shown great prowess in playing the short ball. Making a stake in the top order for sure.
LSG practice match live: M Siddharth now
24/03/2026 18:45
Spinner Siddharth comes into the attack, and against the run of play. he comes with a miserly over. LSG A still very-well placed.
LSG practice match live: Badoni in red-hot form
24/03/2026 18:32
Mayank Yadav comes into the attack, and is hit for back-to-back boundaries here. He needs to find his rhythm. He ends with two more boundaries here.
LSG practice match live: Avesh Khan into the attack
24/03/2026 18:25
Until now it has been an even contest between the bat and the ball. But Marsh and Badoni are starting to forge a partnership here. Only three runs come from the over.
LSG practice match live: OUT
24/03/2026 18:16
Naman Tiwari, look like he had wicket of Ayush Badoni. But the batter seems to be continuing, since it is just a practice match.
LSG practice match live: Marsh & Breetzke to open
24/03/2026 18:07
Akash opens the bowling for his side, while Mitch Marsh and Matthew Breetzke open the batting here. And Breetkze is out in the first over itself. Caught behind. Ayush Badoni is the new man in.
Skipper Rishabh Pant will have to fire right from the very start, and hopefully he can come up a good peformance in the practice match as well. One hopes to see him play against Mayank.
LSG practice match live: 15 mins left
24/03/2026 17:43
Hold your horses. Only 15 minutes are left for the match to start. This will be a litmus test for Mayank Yadav, who is coming back after a long injury layoff.
Hello and welcome to the LSG practice match, where an two teams will be fielded from withing the squad. This will be to test the players in match-like sitaution, which will perhaps help the team decide the playing XI.
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