‘Local boy’ Rizvi takes Capitals home

It took the Uttar Pradesh-born Sameer Rizvi’s familiarity with the conditions at the Ekana Cricket Stadium for Delhi Capitals to tide over an early crisis and post a six-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League opener here on Wednesday (April 1, 2026).

Rizvi got off the mark with a hurried single off his ninth ball. The Capitals had lost four wickets in the PowerPlay, and a 142-run target didn’t warrant recklessness. In an era of frenetic hitting, the 22-year-old Rizvi displayed maturity. He betrayed his Gen Z traits only in the eighth over when he ramped the pacy Anrich Nortje for a six over third-man.

source:thehindu.com