The season is going from bad to worse for Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he was dismissed after just scoring seven runs off six balls. LSG lost to SRH, which meant that they became the fifth team to be eliminated from IPL 2025.
SRH chased down 206 runs to win against LSG in less than 20 overs. The batting might of Hyderabad, led by Abhishek Sharma, was on display once again as they chased down the score with six wickets to spare.
Abhishek Sharma was named the Player of the Match for his knock of 59 runs off 20 balls. He hit four fours and as many as six sixes in his innings as he scored at a strike rate of 295.
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Watch - Rishabh Pant's Dismissal Against SRH
Pant once again found himself getting dismissed in an unlucky fashion as he chipped one straight to Ehsan Maliga. The southpaw has disappointed time and again this series, getting out in weird fashion.
After his knock against SRH, Rishabh Pant has now scored just 135 runs from 12 games at an average of 12.27 and a strike rate of just 100. He has a best score of 63 runs in the season and has hit 12 fours and just six sixes. This remains his worst season in the IPL since he made his debut in IPL 2018, where he scored 198 runs in 10 matches.
The reaction of LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka after Pant's dismissal against SRH went viral on social media. He was seen stepping away from the gallery in sheer disappointment after the LSG skipper was dismissed. Goenka had a few animated interactions with Pant previously after LSG lost a series of games earlier this season. Notably, LSG invested 27 crores to rope Pant in the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player of the IPL ever.
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LSG Fifth Team To Get Eliminated From IPL 2025
After the loss to SRH, LSG has two more games remaining in IPL 2025. They play against GT on May 22 and RCB on May 27. Having already been eliminated from the season, they would like to end their season on a high.
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