India, May 27 -- Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant may have had a horrid IPL 2025 season, but he saved his best for the final league game. On Tuesday, in front of the home crowd at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Pant pulled off a somersault to celebrate his stunning century, off just 55 balls, as the hosts set a colossal target of 278 runs against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have a top-finish at stake after having qualified for the playoffs earlier this month.

RCB dearly missed Josh Hazlewood in the match as the bowling attack looked completely haywire, allowing the pair of Pant and Mitchell Marsh to settle and then dictate the terms. The second-wicket pair added 152 runs in just 73 balls to decimate the RCB attack, en ro...