Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|20-04-2026
Pant hit a long six with one handImage Credit source: PTI
Whenever Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant comes on the field with the bat, a big innings and explosive batting is expected from him. He has not been very successful in doing this so far in IPL 2026. In such a situation, questions are constantly being raised on him. But Pant showed his stormy style against Punjab Kings, where he could not play a big innings but he hit some explosive shots. In this, he hit a shot with one hand, on which the ball fell straight outside the boundary.
In the match played on Sunday 19th April in New Chandigarh punjab kings The batsmen batted furiously and scored a staggering score of 254 runs. Now, to win while chasing such a big score, Lucknow Super Giants needed stormy innings from their batsmen. For that, Ayush Badoni and Mitchell Marsh tried to do something similar and they got success to some extent but Badoni did not stay at the crease for long.
hit a six with just one hand
In such a situation, captain Rishabh Pant came out to bat, for whom this innings was important. He could not contribute much to the team in the previous innings and hence there was pressure on him too.
But Pant hit a six on his very second ball. This sixer of his came in the over of Marco Janson. Pant had shown his attitude with this shot. But he hit the most interesting shot on the next ball, when using his steps against Yanson, he hit a long six over the straight boundary. This shot surprised everyone because his shot came with one hand.Vintage Rishabh Pant making it look completely effortless 🔥
🎥 Make sure you wait for that trademark one-handed maximum at the end! 🤌
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Pant out after a fast start
Pant's one-handed strength surprised everyone. He did not stop here and after this he kept the team's hopes alive by hitting two more sixes. But when he seemed to be in full swing and it seemed that this time he would play a big innings and take the team closer to victory, then his wicket fell.
While trying to play Arshdeep Singh's ball towards third man, Pant was caught by the wicketkeeper. Pant scored 43 runs in just 23 balls, which included 4 sixes and 1 four. With Pant's dismissal, Lucknow's hopes of victory were also dashed.
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