Rishabh Pant's Horror Day In Lucknow As Capitals Get A Double Over Super Giants

Rishabh Pant had a forgettable day on the field as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets to get a double on them at the Ekana Stadium.
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The LSG skipper came to bat at number seven, sending finisher Abdul Samad, David Miller and Ayush Badoni, ahead of him despite having multiple chances to come in. He was brutally trolled for it on social media.
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The left-hander finally came to bat in the last over and got to face just two balls. The first he played out as a dot and played on the second to his stumps off his pads against Mukesh Kumar.
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In nine matches, he has now scored just 106 runs with an average of 13.25 and a strike rate of 96.36.
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Earlier, DC skipper Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first. (AP Photo)

Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh got LSG off to an excellent start, scoring 87 runs. (AP Photo)

But as soon as Dushamntha Chameera got the first scalp of Makram, Mukesh Kumar went on a wicket-taking spree, with four for 33 that kept LSG down to 159/6. (AP Photo)

Im reply, although DC lost Karun Nair early, Abhishek Porel made sure the team got off to a good start with a 36-ball 51. (AP Photo)

Aiden Markram took him out, too, but then KL Rahul and Axar Patel saw off the last third of runs with their brilliant unbeaten partnership. Rahul scored 57 (42) and Axar 34 (20) to seal an eight-wicket win in the 18th over. (AP Photo)