RISHABH PANT (BCCI/IPL Photo) New Delhi: Roar inside Bharat Ratna Shri Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow was deafening when Rishabh Pant went out to open shifts for Super Giants against Gujarat Titans on Saturday. Accompanied by Aiden Markram, Pant’s return to the top of the order was welcomed by a stormy applause and singing, because the fans welcomed a bold thrust with open arms. This meant a significant moment on the way of Pant T20.
Before this match, he opened only 21 times across the formats and scored 644 runs with an impressive strike of 162.21 and on average 32.2, with his name of the five fifties and centuries.
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In the IPL, however, Pant rarely acted as an opener – in his debut season in 2016 in his debut season.
His returns as an OPPL 2016 opener were mixed bags: 69 out of 40, 2 out of 8, 32 out of 26 and 1 out of 2.
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Since then, Pant has established himself firmly in the middle order, where he played most of his knocks on the match. His return to the top now, after almost nine years, reflects a strategic shift from franchise Lucknow and the intention to maximize his explosive launch in PowerPlay.
The last open trousers in the T20 match were for India against New Zealand in Napier in 2022. He scored 11 runs because the match was ended with a tie (DLS method).
Pants as an opener in T20s (before today)
Inns: 21
Running: 644
AVG: 32.2
SR: 162.21
50/100: 5/1
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