IPL 2025 did not start well for Lucknow Super Giants. They had to face a one-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in the first match of the season. In this match, Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant was a complete flop, who is also the most expensive player in the history of this league. Rishabh Pant failed to score runs as a batsman and many mistakes were also seen behind the wicket, which also became a major reason for LSG's defeat in this match.

Rishabh Pant earned 2 crores even after getting out on 0

In the mega auction of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants included Indian cricket superstar Rishabh Pant in their team at a record-breaking price of Rs 27 crore. But it could not benefit in the first match of the season. A team plays at least 14 matches in a season of IPL. If we consider this as the basis, then Pant's per-match fee is around Rs 2 crore. That is, despite being out on 0, Pant managed to earn 2 crores in the first match. During this time, he played a total of 6 balls, according to this, every ball played by Pant cost 30 crores rupees.

Did the Lucknow team lose because of Rishabh Pant?

Rishabh Pant not only flopped with the bat, but he also made many big mistakes in wicketkeeping. Pant missed the catch of Ashutosh Sharma on Shahbaz Ahmed's ball in the 15th over during Delhi's innings. After this, Ashutosh Sharma ended this match. If Pant had caught this catch, the result could have been different. Not only this, Pant also made a big mistake in the last over of the match. He missed the stumping of Mohit Sharma on Shahbaz Ahmed's ball. If Pant had done this stumping, LSG could have won the match, because then Delhi had the last wicket left.

What did captain Rishabh Pant say after the defeat?

Rishabh Pant said after this defeat, 'I think there were enough runs on the board. The batsmen batted well. We may have lost the rhythm in the middle, but I think it was a pretty good score on this wicket. Certainly, as a team we want to take positivity from every match and learn from it. The more we correct the basics, the better we will be. We need to correct the basics more often. We felt the pressure. This is the beginning of the tournament and we are settling down.'

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