In the match against Chennai Super Kings at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, Lucknow Super Giants has set a target of 166 runs following which CSK chased it and handed LSG a surprising defeat. Rishabh Pant established an essential recovery role for LSG after constantly suffering form problems throughout the season. He produced an enduring 42-ball innings during which he achieved his first fifty of this season position—it became his second slowest delivery performance of his IPL history. The partnership between Mitchell Marsh (30 runs) and LSG achieved 166/7 as their batting total.
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Rishabh Pant After LSG’s Defeat
Rishabh Pant’s heroics went in vain and after the loss he reflected on all the things that went wrong for LSG against CSK.
“We feel we were 10-15 runs short, we kept losing wickets, whenever momentum was there we kept losing wickets and we couldn’t get a partnership. the wicket was nice to bat on, stopping a bit, we could have got ten runs more. Definitely feeling better about my batting with every game … getting into rhythm. There was lot of time I thought about bowling Bishnoi but I discussed with other players and thought let’s take it deeper …” Rishabh Pant in post-match presentation
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MS Dhoni Delivers For CSK
MS Dhoni delivered a classic finishing performance as he scored 26* off 11 balls with three boundaries and two sixes. The precise batting and strength of MS Dhoni completed the match for CSK with limited delivery time remaining.
