India, May 15 -- Akash Singh, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer, played his first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Friday as he was named in the playing XI for the fixture against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Ekana. The left-arm pacer left an immediate impact as he dismissed openers, Ruturaj Gaikwad (13) and Sanju Samson (20), and No.3 batter Urvil Patel to leave the visitors reeling. However, the biggest talking point came when he came out with a chit after dismissing all three batters.

Akash, 24, first struck on the fifth delivery of the fourth over as he sent the CSK captain Ruturaj back to the hut. The pacer bowled a back-of-length delivery, and it hurried Gaikwad, who went for a pull shot. However, ...