IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant records duck on LSG debut
What's the story
Rishabh Pant's highly-anticipated debut as the skipper of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2025 went awry. Facing his former side, Delhi Capitals, at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Pant was dismissed for a six-ball duck. The 27-year-old Indian cricketer misjudged a delivery from fellow India teammate Kuldeep Yadav and ended up gifting his wicket to long-off. Here are the key stats.
Kuldeep
Kuldeep gets Pant again
As mentioned, Pant fell to Kuldeep in the 14th over. He had joined Nicholas Pooran when DC were cruising on 133/2 in 11.4 overs. According to ESPNcricinfo, this was the third instance of Kuldeep dismissing Pant in three IPL innings. Pant has a strike-rate of 92.00 against the wrist-spinner in the tournament. His tally includes 13 dot balls.
Player acquisition
Most expensive player in IPL history
Lucknow Super Giants bagged Pant's services for a whopping ₹27 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction last year. The massive bid made Pant the most expensive player in IPL history. Before this, he had made his mark with Delhi Capitals since his IPL debut in 2016. He is still the highest run-scorer for the Capitals, with 3,284 runs.