LSG vs CSK: Rishabh Pant told after the match why Ravi Bishnoi was not given the fourth over. While Bishnoi, who came as an impact player, was bowling fatal against Chennai Super Kings. He took 2 wickets for 18 runs in his 3 overs. Lucknow Super Giants lost this match by 5 wickets, chasing 167 runs, MS Dhoni & Team won in 19.3 overs.
In this match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Rishabh Pant scored 63 runs in 49 balls. Mitchell Marsh scored 30, Ayush Badoni scored 22 and Abdul Samad scored 20 runs. Lucknow Super Giants, batting first, set a target of 167 runs to win in front of Chennai Super Kings. CSK, chasing the target, was given a good start by their opening pair (Shik Rashid and Rachin Ravindra). Both scored 52 runs in 29 balls for the first wicket. Ravi Bishnoi put Ravindra Jadeja (7) out after Rahul Tripathi (9) and put pressure on Chennai.
Rishabh Pant’s poor captaincy
Ravi Bishnoi took 2 important wickets and made a match for Lucknow Super Giants. Aidan Markram also gave just 25 runs in his 4 overs and took 1 wicket. Pant got the entire 4 overs from Markram but not from Bishnoi, who took 2 wickets. While he put his third over, after that 7 overs were left. Rishabh Pant told after the match that he thought of giving Bishnoi the fourth over but why not give it.
Rishabh Pant said after the match, "We feel that we were able to score 10-15 runs, we kept losing wickets continuously, whenever we lost wickets and we could not share. The wicket was good for batting, we could have scored 10 more runs. Surely I feel better about my batting with every match. I am coming in the rhythm I thought about giving Ravi Bishnoi the fourth over several times, but I discussed with other players and made the idea that the matches are taken a little more deep."
