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Rishabh Pant has a message for Lucknow Super Giants’ fans after the franchise finished their IPL campaign with a defeat on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 118 off 61. (BCCI Photo)
Rishabh Pant has concluded his IPL 2025 season on a high note. After struggling throughout the season, the Lucknow Super Giants captain finally scored a century in the last league match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Pant’s explosive, unbeaten 118 off just 61 balls helped LSG post a huge total of 227/3. RCB chased down the target in style, winning the high-scoring game by six wickets and securing the second spot in the points table.
Following the match, Pant shared a heartfelt message on social media, addressing the LSG fans.
“A season of ups and downs. There are tons of learnings to take back home. Thank you, LSG family, for all the love and support. See you soon,” the Indian wicketkeeper-batter wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Despite some impressive wins early in the tournament, LSG finished seventh in the standings. In a season plagued by inconsistencies and injuries to key bowlers, they managed six wins from 14 games.
Pant, signed by the Lucknow-based franchise for Rs 27 crore, didn’t quite live up to his price tag. He scored 269 runs at a below-par average of 24.45, including one fifty and a hundred.
After his stunning performance against RCB, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka posted a one-word reaction, calling his innings ‘Pant’astic’.
Pant acknowledged that LSG needs to improve.
“You’ve got to play 40 overs of good cricket. Twenty overs will not save you in a T20 game, and that’s been our story. There were a lot of injury concerns before the tournament, which hurt us throughout the season,” he said in a chat with the broadcasters.
Pant also mentioned that he plans to “switch off” from cricket for a few days before focusing on his next assignment.
The wicketkeeper-batter is part of India’s highly anticipated England tour, where they will play five Test matches.
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