Delhi: In the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffered defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC). The match was played on Monday (March 24) in Visakhapatnam. The LSG defended the target of 210 runs and put DC in trouble at 113/6, but then Ashutosh Sharma’s brilliant innings of 66 off 31 balls gave him victory with three balls remaining. After this match, the team owner Sanjeev Goenka was seen talking to captain Rishabh Pant.

Pant’s poor performance

This match was not good for Rishabh Pant. Pant, who made her debut for LSG as captain, was completely unsuccessful with the bat and was dismissed without opening 6 balls. His performance in wicketkeeping was also simple, and questions were also raised on the decisions of captaincy.

When Delhi needed 22 runs off 12 balls, Pant gave the ball to young bowler Prince Yadav in place of veteran Shardul Thakur. Prince robbed 16 runs, making Delhi’s victory easier. In the last over, he bowled with Shahbaz Ahmed in place of Shardul, but this bet also reversed. These decisions were shocking because Shardul was the most successful bowler for LSG. He took 2 wickets for just 19 runs in 2 overs.

Pant lost a chance to stumping

If Pant had not lost an easy chance of stumping in the last over, perhaps the result would have been something else. On the brilliant bowling of Shahbaz Ahmed, Delhi’s last batsman Mohit Sharma completely dodged, but the ball changed the direction from his pad and Pant failed to catch him.

After the match, the new LSG captain accepted his mistake, saying, “Sometimes luck also plays a role. If the ball does not appear from his pad, it could have been stumping. But, such things are happening in cricket, we have to play better cricket.”

Team owner’s response

After the defeat, Sanjeev Goenka interacted with Pant and head coach Justin Langer. This conversation was not like a sharp debate with KL Rahul in the last season, but it was clear that Pant needs to improve his captaincy and performance. However, fans are accepting it as a conversation with KL Rahul last year.

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