Rishabh Pant was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for 27 crores with high hopes. For LSG to go far in IPL 2025, Pant has to fire with the bat.
Top 3 innings of Rishabh Pant against Mumbai Indians (MI):
1. 56 off 38 in the IPL 2020 Final
Delhi Capitals (DC) were batting first and were under immense pressure after losing three quick wickets. Pant came in and put up a 96-run stand with Shreyas Iyer, who was also brilliant from the other end. They helped DC reach 156/7 at the end of 20 overs. Pant’s innings of 56 off 38 balls included four boundaries and two over-boundaries, with a strike rate of 147.37.
2. 64 off 44 in IPL 2018
In the fifth over of the match against Mumbai Indians, Delhi were 38/2 when Pant came to bat and began to counter-attack. He first built a partnership with Shreyas Iyer, adding 37 runs off 27 balls. Then, Pant and Vijay Shankar stitched together a 64-run stand off 47 balls. These two partnerships gave Delhi some stability, and they went on to score 174/4 in 20 overs. Pant scored 64 off 44 balls, with four fours and four sixes, at a strike rate of 145.45.
3. 78* off 27 in IPL 2019
Colin Ingram and Shikhar Dhawan put on 83 runs together. Pant came in, kept the momentum going, and scored a blistering 78* off 27 balls, which included seven fours and seven sixes. His strike rate was a mammoth 288.88. He took DC’s total to 213/6 and was adjudged Player of the Match.