A surprising moment happened in the 40th match of IPL 2025 when Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant came out to bat only in the last over (20th) of the innings against Delhi Capitals (DC).
Out for 0 in Just 2 Balls After Batting at No. 7 – Rishabh Pant Made A Big Blunder
Rishabh Pant, who is the most expensive player in IPL history at ₹27 crore, made a surprising decision during the IPL 2025 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. Although he usually bats at number 4, the LSG captain came out to bat at number 7 and that too in the final over of the match. He faced just two balls and was dismissed without scoring.
Rishabh Pant seemed to be in a cheerful mood before the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals began. He was even seen joking around during the toss.
But as the game went on, things didn’t go his way, and he started getting upset. Pant, who usually bats at number 4, didn’t come out at his usual spot. Instead, Abdul Samad, who has been playing well lately, was sent in ahead of him.
Even when the number 5 and 6 positions came, Pant stayed in the dugout while David Miller and impact player Ayush Badoni went in to bat. This seemed to frustrate Pant, and he was seen having intense conversations with Zaheer Khan.
Pant finally came in to bat on the fourth ball of the final over (20th over) after Badoni got out. This was the first time in nine years, since his T20 debut, that Pant batted at number 7. The only other time he played at that position was back in IPL 2016, when he scored 4 not out off 3 balls against Punjab Kings.
In the game against Delhi Capitals, Rishabh Pant got out for a duck in just two balls, trying a reverse shot on the last ball of the innings. He looked upset while walking off, and team owner Sanjiv Goenka gave an angry smile from the stands. So far in IPL 2025, Pant has scored only 106 runs at an average of 13.25 and a strike rate of 96.36.
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Watch the viral video:
BOWLED HIM! 🎯💥#MukeshKumar knocks over the #LucknowSuperGiants skipper #RishabhPant & leads the #DelhiCapitals charge for revenge!
A fiery spell – 4️⃣ wickets for just 33 runs! 💪
Watch the LIVE action ➡ https://t.co/nyTn7oL9yY#IPLRevengeWeek 👉 #LSGvDC | LIVE NOW on Star… pic.twitter.com/r0oqyi5WXT
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 22, 2025
Fans Blastn Pant After His Quick Dismissal
Check out the reactions of fans:
Like this tweet if you think Rishabh Pant is the worse T2O batter in history of cricket!! pic.twitter.com/PorhRZQeLZ
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) April 22, 2025
"Rishabh Pant better than Rutu
Rishabh Pant is bigger brand value he is Dhoni's successor, he should play for CSK" pic.twitter.com/3p45vesOL9— Beast (@Beast__07_) April 22, 2025
What kind of Revenge Rishabh pant has taken from his ex team 😭
0(2) & 0(6) pic.twitter.com/RN77RO1udH
— 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙪 (@KLfied_) April 22, 2025
Rishabh Pant against DC this season:
0(6)
0(2)DC might've left him but he never left DC ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/d10XfsuXcS
— Absol (@AlasFinished) April 22, 2025
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Rishabh Pant 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/xaMUvyGpRQ
— Beast (@Beast__07_) April 22, 2025
Rishabh Pant Pushing lower order batsmans before himself pic.twitter.com/bH3o8lB3Lh
— Davide (@Bruxismgums) April 22, 2025
Rishabh Pant the biggest liability in cricket pic.twitter.com/AZSgYQdTKT
— Chinmay Shah (@chinmayshah28) April 22, 2025
Even sanjeev goenka cant decide how to react after watching rishabh pant show 😭 pic.twitter.com/2CNrbuad45
— SumitMSDian™ (@UMITGmer151174) April 22, 2025
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