Delhi: The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lost by 5 wickets against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. One decision in this match was the most discussed that Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant did not get Ravi Bishnoi’s fourth over, while MS Dhoni was present at the crease.
Bishnoi quietly accepted the decision
After the match, Lounau’s spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi told the media that he had come for bowling twice, but Pant had made some more plans. He said, “I went to the wicket twice, but perhaps there was some other plan in Pant’s mind. The captain can see more clear from behind the wicket and the same situation could be better. There was nothing that there was no talk about my over. Just the captain felt better, he took the same decision.”
What did Pant say after the match?
After the match, Rishabh Pant clarified the issue and said that he wanted to save Bishnoi for the last over, but the match of the match did not allow him to do that. Pant said, “We discussed a lot, but it was not possible to take Bishnoi to the end. 0 So the last over Avesh Khan had to be given.”
Dhoni again showed old glimpse
In this match, Chennai captain MS Dhoni once again reminded him of his old style. He scored an unbeaten 26 in 11 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six. With the help of this innings, Chennai achieved the target in the last over.
Fast bowlers failed
Lucknow fast bowlers did not prove to be effective in this match. Shardul Thakur scored 56 runs in his four overs. Avesh Khan gave 32 runs in 3.3 overs and took one wicket, while Akash Deep got only one over in which he gave 13 runs.
On the contrary, spin bowlers performed better. Digvesh Singh Rathi dismissed Vijay Shankar for just 23 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Aidan Markram also took the crucial wicket of Rachin Ravindra for 25 runs in 4 overs.
Third defeat of Lucknow
This is the third defeat of Lucknow in this season. However, the team still remains fourth in the points table. His next match will be against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on 19 April.
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