Rishabh Pant poor present with the bat continued within the Indian Premier League, with the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) captain getting dismissed for a six-ball seven throughout their essential IPL 2025 match in opposition to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday. Pant was caught and bowled by Eshan Malinga, who deceived the previous with a sluggish yorker. The ball popped up within the air and Malinga made a stretching effort to seize it. Cameras noticed LSG proprietor Sanjiv Goenka leaving the stand following Pant’s dismissal.
Magnificent Malinga!
Athleticism on show from Eshan Malinga as he grabs a stunner to ship again Rishabh Pant! #LSG 133/2 after 13 overs.
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Sanjiv Goenka left the balcony out of anger after seeing 27 crores Rishabh Pant failing in again to again twelfth recreation!! pic.twitter.com/MpOLClJ5rP
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Magnificent Malinga! 🪽😮
Athleticism on show from Eshan Malinga as he grabs a stunner to ship again Rishabh Pant! #LSG 133/2 after 13 overs.
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Pant was roped in by LSG for Rs 27 crore on the mega public sale final yr. Nonetheless, he has endured a disappointing season, scoring simply 135 runs in 13 matches.
In the meantime, SRH captain Pat Cummins received the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to LSG on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
LSG, barely hanging by a thread, is likely one of the three remaining groups competing for the final playoff spot. Presently on a three-match shedding streak, Lucknow should win their remaining fixtures to maneuver to 16 factors and hope beneficial outcomes unfold in the remainder of the clashes. New Zealand tearaway Will O’Rourke was handed his maiden Lucknow cap, marking his debut within the cash-rich league.
Their opponents have failed to copy final yr’s success and are already out of the race for the playoffs. Sunrisers, final yr’s runners-up, did not hold momentum on their facet all through their rustic season.
After profitable the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins mentioned, “I’ll have a bowl, you by no means know fairly what to make of the wicket, so it is higher to chase. We have not performed to our potential, so we are attempting to hit our potential. We additionally had just a few accidents. The group has been nice, they’ve been sincere that they have not been at their finest. Travis Head misses out, and in addition Unadkat misses out for private causes.”
Lucknow Tremendous Giants skipper Rishabh Pant mentioned throughout the toss, “We do not thoughts, we’ve got acquired to do nicely. We’re taking a look at one match at a time and never placing undue stress on ourselves. I really feel that as a group, we’ve got regrouped nicely, and we’re in area as a group. We’ve just one change, Will O’Rourke is making his debut.”
(With IANS Inputs)
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