India, April 9 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant sparked a sense of deja vu during Tuesday's IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Fans on social media were quick to spot the "master plan" that helped his team script a second consecutive win this season.

Nicholas Pooran's carnage at the Eden Gardens helped Lucknow set a daunting target of 239 runs as the West Indies batter smashed an unbeaten 87 off 36. But the target just seemed enough for Kolkata, who found themselves cruising through at their home ground, riding on a fiery 73-run stand for the third wicket between Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer.

After 12 overs, Kolkata stood at 149 for two, leaving them with 90 to score from the remaining 48 balls. Lucknow were ...