Mukul Choudhary of Lucknow Super Giants tries unsuccessfully to drive Donovan Ferreira of Rajasthan Royals (AP Photo) In a match where Lucknow Super Giants largely controlled possession, a moment of chaos on the field involving Rishabh Pant stood out as a costly mistake.The incident occurred during Mayank Yadav when Ravindra Jadeja poked a slower delivery over square leg to call for a quick single. What followed was complete confusion. Jadeja was pushing for the second run before suddenly sending his partner Donovan Ferreira back and leaving him stranded at mid-off.It should have been a straight forward run. However, Nicholas Pooran’s throw was wide of the mark, forcing Pant to move towards the ball. The LSG captain initially managed to free the stumps but lost control in the confusion that followed. Pant fumbled while collecting the ball cleanly and missed the follow-up attempt, giving Ferreira plenty of time to recover and dive back into his crease.
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Venugopal Rao explains where Delhi Capitals lost the game when they were chasing a big numberAt one point the batter was nowhere near the crease or even in the frame, yet Rajasthan survived a scare due to the chaos in the field. It was a missed opportunity that could have changed the course of the innings.The moment quickly went viral and fans flooded social media with reactions. Summing up the disbelief, one fan wrote: “Rishabh Pant 1st bowled the stumps, the batter wasn’t even in the frame but still they didn’t make him run out. PSL stuff in the IPL”.This failure stood out even more because it came amid an otherwise disciplined bowling effort by Lucknow, who had earlier restricted Rajasthan Royals to 159 for 6.While Pant had earlier impressed with his glove, including sharp catches, this moment of misunderstanding and error of execution turned into one of the most talked about incidents of the match – a reminder of how quickly things can slip in T20 cricket.
