India, May 5 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant's woeful run in the ongoing IPL 2025 continued on Sunday. He was dismissed for just 18 runs off 17 balls against the Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. LSG lost the game by 37 runs, and their chances of making the playoffs took a huge hit.

Contrary to the previous game, Pant batted at No. 4 for Lucknow, but his fortunes remained unchanged as he was dismissed in a rather comical fashion. Looking to take on Azmatullah Omarzai in the eighth over of the chase, the wicketkeeper-batter danced down the track to execute the lofted shot, but he lost his grip on his bat, which flew towards the square-leg region. Conversely, the ball went straight t...