Pant flops again with another single-digit score, LSG owner Goenka walks out

Rishabh Pantrsquos struggles with the bat showed no signs of abating as the Lucknow Super Giants captain endured yet another failure in the IPL 2025 season During LSGrsquos crucial fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday Pant was dismissed for a mere seven runs off six deliveries falling victim to a brilliantly disguised slower yorker from young pacer Eshan MalingaAttempting to work the delivery Pant only succeeded in mistiming it The ball looped tamely into the air and Malinga displaying exceptional athleticism in his followthrough dived to his left and completed a sharp low catch The dismissal left LSG reeling at 124 for two just when they had been cruisingMagnificent Malinga Athleticism on display from Eshan Malinga as he grabs a stunner to send back Rishabh Pant LSG 1332 after 13 oversUpdates httpstcoGNnZh90u7TTATAIPL LSGvSRH SunRisers pictwittercom5rSouA8Kw0mdash IndianPremierLeague IPL May 19 2025Sanjiv Goenka left the balcony out of anger after seeing 27 crores Rishabh Pant failing in back to back 12th game pictwittercomMpOLClJ5rPmdash Rajiv Rajiv1841 May 19 2025In the aftermath television cameras caught franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka leaving his seat in the stands almost immediately an image that swiftly went viral and underscored the mounting disappointment surrounding Pantrsquos formPant who was acquired by LSG for a staggering Rs 27 crore in last yearrsquos mega auction has failed to live up to expectations So far the lefthanded batter has amassed only 135 runs from 13 matches at a paltry average of 1227 making him the weakest link in the teamrsquos otherwise powerpacked batting unitEarlier in the match LSG had won the toss and elected to bat Their openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram came out firing compiling a ferocious 115run stand in just 103 overs Marsh was particularly dominant smashing 65 off 39 balls before falling to debutant Harsh DubeySensing an opportunity to cash in on the explosive start Pant promoted himself to the No 3 position However his attempt to find form under pressure backfired yet again With the stage perfectly set for him to anchor the innings and accelerate Pantrsquos inability to deliver was glaringThe timing of his dismissal could not have been worse for LSG who are in a mustwin situation to stay alive in the playoff race With the openers laying a solid foundation Pantrsquos failure added pressure on the middle orderAs the captain trudged back to the pavilion it was left to Nicholas Pooran to revive LSGrsquos innings and push the total toward respectability For Pant however the dismissal deepens an already frustrating season and raises further questions about his role and impact in LSGrsquos campaignatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params