Rishabh Pant’s poor performance in the IPL 2025 season continued as he was dismissed for a duck against his former team, Delhi Capitals, while playing for Lucknow Super Giants. Pant’s decision to bat at No. 7 raised eyebrows, especially considering his usual position higher up the order. The dismissal came on the final ball of the innings when Pant attempted a switch hit but was bowled by Mukesh Kumar.
Despite facing criticism on social media for his performance, a dugout picture revealed that Pant had a hand injury, which may have affected his batting. Lucknow Super Giants struggled with the bat, managing their lowest team total of the tournament thanks to impressive bowling performances from Delhi’s pace trio of Mukesh Kumar, Mitchell Starc, and Dushmantha Chameera.
Fans accused Pant of hiding behind younger, uncapped players, but the injury revelation provided some context to his performance. Overall, it was a disappointing outing for Pant and Lucknow Super Giants in the match against Delhi Capitals.
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