Pant'astic! LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka In Awe Of Rishabh Pant

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 10:06 IST

Sanjiv Goenka was a arrogant antheral aft Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant samashed an unbeaten 118 disconnected 61 balls.

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Rishabh Pant, who had been struggling with his signifier aft being acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a grounds INR 27 crore, delivered his champion show successful the last lucifer of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Pant scored an unbeaten hundred, propelling LSG to a full of 227/3 successful 20 overs astatine the Ekana Stadium successful Lucknow connected Tuesday.

Throughout the season, Pant had faced difficulties, managing lone 1 half-century portion being shuffled up and down the batting order. However, helium recovered his bushed successful the past match, delivering a stunning show of power-hitting. His unbeaten 118 disconnected 61 balls marked his 2nd period successful IPL past and helped LSG acceptable the highest people ever astatine the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The erstwhile highest pursuit astatine the venue was 206, which RCB would request to surpass to triumph the match.

Pant’s show drew praise from LSG brag Sanjiv Goenka.

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Mitchell Marsh besides continued his fantabulous form, scoring 67 disconnected 37 balls, contributing to LSG’s monolithic total.

RCB, needing a triumph to unafraid a top-two decorativeness and a spot successful Qualifier 1, faltered with their squad selection, leaving skipper Rajat Patidar connected the bench. Asked to bat first, LSG had a shaky commencement with debutant Matthew Breetzke (14 disconnected 12) falling aboriginal aft being struck connected the caput by Nuwan Thushara and getting bowled. However, Pant and Marsh’s concern of 142 runs for the 2nd wicket pushed LSG towards a immense total.

RCB’s bowlers struggled against Pant and Marsh, with their fielding appearing lacklustre. Pant started aggressively, hitting Yash Dayal for 18 runs successful the 4th over. He continued to dominate, bringing up his half-century successful 29 balls with a flurry of boundaries.

Marsh, the apical scorer for LSG this season, besides played brilliantly, reaching his half-century successful 31 balls and surpassing the 600-run people for the season. Their concern of 150 runs came disconnected 85 balls.

RCB skipper Jitesh Sharma brought Bhuvneshwar Kumar backmost into the onslaught to power the tally flow. However, Marsh deed Kumar for consecutive sixes earlier edging down to beryllium dismissed for 67 disconnected 37 balls, which included 4 fours and 5 sixes.

Pant continued to excel, reaching his period disconnected 54 balls and finishing with 118 not out. He deed 11 boundaries and 8 sixes, playing freely arsenic LSG were already retired of the tournament, playing for pride.

Nicholas Pooran added 13 disconnected 10 balls earlier getting retired successful the last over, mounting RCB the biggest pursuit astatine the venue.

Despite Pant’s singular innings, Jitesh Sharma’s sensational unbeaten 85 led RCB to a thrilling six-wicket victory, securing their spot successful IPL Qualifier 1.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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