Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant finally found his rhythm in the last group-stage match and hit an impactful half-century in just 29 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the IPL 2025 match 70 in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Match Blog)
This is his second 50-plus score of the season. He made 63 runs at the same venue against Chennai Super Kings on April 14.
Before this match, Pant struggled for runs, which resulted in his side's early elimination from the race for the playoffs. He had 151 runs in 13 matches before this fixture.
He came to bat at number three above the in-form Nicholas Pooran and added more than 100 runs for the second wicket with Mitch Marsh. Matthew Breetze, who was playing his first match of the season, came to open the innings and made just 14 runs off 12 balls.
Earlier, RCB won the toss and elected to field first in a must-win game.
Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William O'Rourke
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary
