Even after scoring a century, Pant was unable to take the team to a win
Tuesday, Lucknow plays their final IPL match. Rishabh Pant was unable to take the team to win despite scoring a century against Bangalore. The captain of Lucknow was also penalized by the board following the game. He is not single-handedly punished, the whole Lucknow team has been punished.
Pant's Repeated Fines for Slow Over-Rate
Pant was also fined for his slow over-rate in the IPL on Tuesday. He was fined Rs 30 lakh. The remaining cricketers in the first XI, including the impact players, were fined Rs 12 lakh or 50 percent of their match fee, whichever is lower. This is the third time Pant has been fined for his slow over-rate this year's IPL.
Delhi Capitals' Disappointing Season
Even after finishing seventh in the IPL, Pant will return stronger, states team mentor Zaheer Khan. Similar to Pant, Zaheer also acknowledged that their season was so poor due to injuries. As Zaheer described, "When the IPL begins, all teams aim to reach the playoffs. To do that, you need to plan a lot. We attempted to do the best to deal with the issues that we were facing from the start of the season. We lost a lot of bowlers due to injury. But we attempted not to dwell on that."
