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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant admitted his side could have added a few more runs in the death overs and highlighted the lack of experience in pressure situations after LSG suffered a five-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash in Jaipur on Tuesday night.
Despite posting a formidable 220/5 after strong knocks from Mitchell Marsh (96) and Josh Inglis (60), LSG were unable to defend the total as RR completed a successful chase, powered by a blistering innings from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who smashed 93 runs.
Reflecting on the match, Pant credited RR pacer Jofra Archer for a strong final over and felt LSG missed the chance to push their total further.
“In the middle overs, the way Archer bowled the last over was really good. Here we could have scored five or 10 more runs, but we couldn’t in the last over,” Pant said after the match.
Pant also spoke about the challenges faced by the bowling unit on a batting-friendly pitch and explained the tactical decision to delay using Shahbaz Ahmed against RR’s left-handed batters.
“You always want to back your bowlers, but it’s hard. On a wicket like this, it’s hard, and too many suggestions also don’t work. Experience is something you’ll always miss; it takes years to get that. It always keeps you out for sure in a pressure situation. The left-handers (to not bowl Shahbaz earlier), so we bowled Rathi, and we didn’t want to expose Shahbaz,” he added.
Despite the defeat, Pant backed his side and expressed pride in the team’s overall effort during the season.
“I’m proud of the team regardless. It doesn’t take away the fact that we’re a good team,” he said. -TIN Bureau