Rishabh Pant continues to fail, Ayush Badoni & Abdul Samad only positives

This was LSG’s first match at their home ground, having won and lost one away game each previously.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have lost their second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. After losing the toss to the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, LSG was put in to bat first and posted just 171. The target proved to be a walk in the park as Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer, who helped PBKS chase it down in just 16.2 overs.

LSG Player Rating vs PBKS

Rishabh Pant, 0/10: The wicketkeeper hasn’t been in good touch, and that continued in the PBKS match. Is it just that Pant’s in bad form, or is he feeling the price tag pressure?

Nicholas Pooran, 9/10: Took control after LSG lost three wickets in the powerplay. Was ready for another big knock but Yuzvendra Chahal got his wicket to disrupt things. 44 (30) is still pretty good.

Aiden Markram, 7/10: After two back-to-back failures, Markram played a handy cameo up top. LSG would have liked for him to continue. But 28 (18) is good, especially when you want to utilise the powerplay.

Mitchell Marsh, 1/10: A golden duck for the Australian opener. Not the best of shots, but Arshdeep Singh delivered a good ball as well.