• Rishabh Pant’s IPL 2025 campaign for the Lucknow Super Giants has been nothing short of disastrous.

  • Pant’s torrid run with the bat in continued as he was dismissed for a mere 4 runs against Mumbai Indians.

“Absolute garbage”: Fans show no mercy to Rishabh Pant as his batting form falls deeper into crisis | MI vs LSG, IPL 2025
Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka (Image Source: X)

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In a pivotal moment during Match 45 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Mumbai Indians‘ England all-rounder, Will Jacks, delivered a match-defining over, claiming two key wickets that dismantled the Lucknow Super Giants‘ top order and swung the momentum decisively in MI’s favour.

Will Jacks’ double strike: Fall of Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant

After the powerplay, Jacks was introduced into the attack, and he wasted no time in making an impact. His very first delivery had Nicholas Pooran miscuing a loopy ball that flew straight to long-off, where the ever-reliable Suryakumar Yadav completed a running catch with ease. The wicket was a significant blow to LSG’s chase, as Pooran, who had been one of their in-form batters, failed to get going.

Just two balls later, Jacks struck again, this time removing Rishabh Pant for a paltry score of 4. Pant, struggling throughout the season, attempted a reverse sweep but only succeeded in guiding the ball tamely to short third man, where Karn Sharma was waiting to take a simple catch. With two big wickets falling in quick succession, the atmosphere at Wankhede shifted entirely, and the game was now firmly in Mumbai’s control. Jacks had created the breakthrough LSG had feared, and MI capitalized on the opportunities his strikes provided.

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Pant’s nightmare season for Lucknow Super Giants: Struggling to find Form in IPL 2025

Pant’s IPL 2025 campaign has been nothing short of disastrous, and the frustrations of both his team and the fans continue to mount with each passing match. The wicketkeeper-batter’s latest failure came in the seventh over, when he fell for just 4 runs from 2 balls, marking his sixth single-digit score of the season. Despite being one of the most explosive players in limited-overs cricket, Pant’s struggles with form this season have been baffling.

His inability to contribute consistently has hurt LSG, who have relied on him as a key player in the middle order. To make matters worse, Pant’s aggregate of just 110 runs in 10 matches at a woeful average of 12.22 underscores his ongoing decline. In his 8 innings so far in IPL 2025, Pant has failed to make any substantial impact, and his lack of contributions is becoming increasingly detrimental to LSG’s chances of progressing in the tournament.

This dismal run has sparked outrage among Lucknow’s supporters, who took to X (formerly Twitter) in large numbers to express their frustrations. With the IPL 2025 season reaching its crucial stages, many are calling for a change in the batting order or a potential break from the starting XI for Pant, who is now seen as a liability rather than an asset. His lack of form has led to questions about his future with the franchise.

Here’s how fans reacted:

https://twiter.com/I_m_dhruv_/status/1916475672215912890

Also READ: MI vs LSG: Mayank Yadav’s comeback! Here’s the price at which Lucknow Super Giants retained him for IPL 2025

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