In today’s match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians who are currently on rank 6th (MI) and 7th (LSG) on the table of IPL 2025.Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant’s batting woes in IPL 2025 persisted as he was sent back to the pavilion after giving 2 runs off 6 balls against Mumbai Indians (MI) in today’s game. Pant was dismissed by Hardik Pandya, who achieved a strike rate of only 33.33, again continuing his dismal streak in the competition.
Pant, who has yielded only 17 runs in three games with a sub-par strike rate of 73.91, has come under increasing scrutiny following LSG’s huge ₹27 crore bid for him during the auction. His performance today did little to boost confidence and added to questions about his batting.
Although Pant’s batting is still a talking point, the game was overshadowed by Hardik Pandya’s incredible bowling spell. The all-rounder tore LSG’s batting unit apart with a five-wicket haul, picking up the vital wickets of Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, and Akash Deep. His exceptional performance proved to be a turning point for MI to take the lead in the match.
With Pant not being able to get into rhythm and Pandya serving up a match-winning spell, LSG will need to reconsider their plans if they are to recover in the tournament. Fans as well as team management will be keen to know if Pant can get his touch back before things go too wrong.