Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Captain Rishabh Pant was again cheaply released against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow. Pant went out to open shifts along with Aiden Markram with Mitchell Marsh, who was not available for accessories due to the bad health of his daughter because Lucknow came out to chase the goal 181.
Bracking dough was not in the best forms in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025), when only 19 runs out of four shifts scored. His bad form continued when he was released at 21 (18) and was caught on the third man Washington Sundar.
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It was the fifth in his career IPL that Pant was opening up with his last performance at the top of the Order coming to Delhi against Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB) in 2016. He looked at the folds that he looked cautious, scored only two of the first seven balls.
After the impact, he was attended by physios when he looked in discomfort. However, he survived his shifts and survived a drop from Jos Buttler in the next Mohammed Siraj. During his stay in the middle, he won four boundaries. However, he never looked comfortable at the fold and was eventually released while trying to go big against Prasidh Krishn and grabbed.
As a result, his bad form continued when he could not meet his high standards again. He added 65 runs for the first goal with Aiden Markram from 37 balls. After his release, Aiden Markram (58 out of 31) and Nicholas Pooran added 58 runs for the second goal to take LSG to the top of victory.
Previously, Sai Sudharsan (56 out of 37) and Subman Gill (60 out of 38) got Gujarat for a great start in the first shifts and added 120 runs for the first goal of 121 balls. However, despite their good start, they were limited to 180/6 in their 20 breaks.
Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
12 April 2025
