Why Is Mitchell Starc Not in Delhi Capitals Playing XI Tonight for LSG vs DC IPL 2026 Game?

Why is Mitchell Starc not in Delhi Capitals playing XI tonight for LSG vs DC IPL 2026 game? The Australia fast bowler has not joined the squad yet because of an injury.

Why is Mitchell Starc not in Delhi Capitals playing XI tonight for LSG vs DC IPL 2026 game?

Since the toss, one question on everyone’s mind is: Why is Mitchell Starc not in Delhi Capitals playing XI tonight for LSG vs DC IPL 2026 game? He is currently dealing with shoulder and elbow injury, the extent of which were unknown during the Australian summer. Because of this, he is still recovering and will miss the first few matches of the tournament.

There was a lot of speculation about his absence, but the pacer later cleared everything through his social media.

LSG vs DC Playing XIs

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav

LSG Impact Subs: Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

DC Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair

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Mitchell Starc Absence Forces Delhi Capitals to Rethink Overseas Pace Options

With Mitchell Starc not available, Delhi Capitals will need to make some changes to their playing XI, as he was expected to be one of their main overseas fast bowlers.

In his absence, Delhi still have good backup options like Lungi Ngidi and Dushmantha Chameera. Ngidi is coming in with great form after the recent T20 World Cup 2026, while Chameera has also performed well.

However, the team will be hoping that Starc recovers soon and joins the squad as early as possible.

In IPL 2025, Mitchell Starc took 14 wickets in 10 innings and had an economy rate of 10.16. Before that, he played for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and was one of their best players in the playoffs, playing an important role in helping them win the title.

Overall, Starc has taken 65 wickets in 49 IPL innings and has an economy rate of 8.61.

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