{"id":14257,"date":"2026-04-27T12:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14257"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:10:34","slug":"130553164-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14257","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Will Mitchell Starc replace Lungi Ngidi in DC&#8217;s match against RCB? | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130553474,imgsize-56452,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bhnj-5.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Will Mitchell Starc replace Lungi Ngidi in DC's match against RCB?\" title=\"Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi\">Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Delhi Capitals did not have much time to recover after their heavy defeat to Punjab Kings as they prepare to face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their next IPL 2026 match on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Delhi lost by six wickets to Punjab Kings despite scoring 264, as PBKS completed the highest successful run chase in IPL history. The result has left DC under pressure in the playoff race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>They are currently sixth on the points table, and another defeat could make their road to the playoffs much harder.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>So far this season, Delhi\u2019s batting has been strong, but their bowling has been inconsistent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The top order, led by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kl-rahul\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">KL Rahul<\/a>, has given the team quick starts in many matches. Nitish Rana and David Miller have also helped keep the scoring rate up in the middle overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>But the bigger concern is with the bowling unit, especially after failing to defend 264 against Punjab Kings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Delhi are expected to make changes in their bowling attack for the match against RCB.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is unlikely to play after the head injury he suffered in the previous game against Punjab Kings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Ngidi was taken off the field in an ambulance after falling badly while trying to take a catch. He is now stable and has been discharged from the hospital.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><strong><\/p>\n<p><h4>Will Starc play today?<br \/><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Another setback for Delhi is the absence of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mitchell-starc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mitchell Starc<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Starc has already joined the Delhi Capitals squad, but he is not available for selection yet and will only be available from the start of May.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Among the reserves, Kyle Jamieson and Dushmantha Chameera remain the like-for-like replacement options for Lungi Ngidi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Delhi now enter an important stage of the season where they cannot afford more mistakes. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, this is also a big chance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>RCB will look to settle scores from the reverse fixture and strengthen their position in the race for a top-two finish.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-will-mitchell-starc-replace-lungi-ngidi-in-dcs-match-against-rcb\/articleshow\/130553164.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi Delhi Capitals did not have much time to recover after their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17738,4412,21211,32159,19199,2870],"class_list":["post-14257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-delhi-capitals","tag-ipl-2026","tag-kl-rahul","tag-mitchell-starc","tag-punjab-kings","tag-royal-challengers-bengaluru"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}