India, May 19 -- The short IPL break didn't help Rishabh Pant to regain his form as the Lucknow Super Giants skipper flopped again against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. The wicketkeeper batter was dismissed for just 7 in the all-important do-or-die clash in Lucknow. He looked in a bit of a rush and stayed in the middle for just six balls before hitting it straight to Eshan Malinga, who held onto a tricky catch to send the left-handed batter back in the pavilion. It was another failure for Pant with the bat, who signed for a whopping INR 27 crore.

Pant has scored 128 runs in 12 matches at an underwhelming strike rate of 99.22, as the wicketkeeper batter has been facing scrutiny.

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka also got miffed with Pant's cheap ...