Rishabh Pant’s forced smile fails to hide his hurt, LSG captain leaves it to the gods after suffering 6th straight loss

After the loss, Pant painted a dejected picture, and he struggled to find the words to describe LSG's defeat against the Mumbai Indians. With this defeat, Lucknow are all but out of the playoff race. Even if the team win their remaining five fixtures, they will only reach a maximum of 14 points.

Pant refused to blame his bowlers for the loss, saying they have done an excellent job for the side in the past few games, so it would be unfair to throw them under the bus after one match.

Lucknow might have posted 228 runs on the board, but at one stage, the team were poised to score in excess of 250. However, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh's wickets in the same over brought the Mumbai Indians back into the contest. Pant yet again struggled to play a substantial knock, returning with just 15 runs in 10 matches, taking his total tally to 204 runs in nine matches in the IPL 2026 season.

“The way we started. We should have got some more runs. You know, definitely some good signs. The boys played freely, but they bowled well. They are used to these conditions for sure,” said Pant.

“We need some good luck, man. That's all I can say,” said Pant.

“It is going to take some more effort from us for sure,” he added.

With this defeat, LSG remain stuck at the bottom of the points table and the team will next take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Ekana on Thursday, May 7.

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