India, April 23 -- When Nicholas Pooran was dismissed in the 12th over against Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants' score was 99 for 2. Everyone expected LSG captain Rishabh Pant to walk out but instead, it was Abdul Samad. Even the right and left-hand combination didn't support this logic, as Pooran's replacement should have been a left-hander. The surprises didn't end there. Samad and Mitchell Marsh were dismissed in the next over by Mukesh Kumar as DC made a strong comeback but astonishingly, there was still no sign of Rishabh Pant. LSG chose to send David Miller and Ayush Badoni ahead of the dazzling left-hander, who hadn't been in the best form in this IPL.

The LSG captain finally walked out to bat at No.7 with two balls left in th...