Rishabh Pant stunned after fluke dismissal at non strikers' end against DC Watch

Rishbah Pant’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) campaign got off to a fluke start on Wednesday (April 1) after he was dismissed against the Delhi Capitals. Playing in the first match of the season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Pant’s dismissal became a huge talking point for the manner in which he was dismissed at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Netizens did not hold back after the dismissal as LSG were later bowled out for 141, their lowest total in the first innings of an IPL match.

Pant’s fluke dismissal

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On the first ball of the fourth over, Pant was batting at the non-strikers' end when the incident occurred. A straight drive from Mitchell Marsh made its way to the stumps at non-strikers' end while taking a glance at bowler Mukesh Kumar’s hand. With Pant slow to react at the non-strikers' end, he failed to keep his bat in the crease and was subsequently dismissed. The third umpire was called into action to confirm the dismissal, where Pant was clearly out of the crease.

What happened in DC innings?

LSG were bowled out for 141 runs after a poor start to their innings, having lost wickets at regular intervals. Asked to bat first, LSG captain Rishabh Pant came to open the batting alongside Mitch Marsh at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The duo started well and was looking good, but an unlucky dismissal of Pant started the flurry of wickets for the hosts.

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While Aiden Markram hit a six and a four, Axar Patel bowled him. T Natarajan got rid of Ayush Badoni cheaply. Nicholas Pooran couldn't score in double digits and holed out to Lungi Ngidi. Marsh's fighting knock of 35 runs off 28 balls, with the help of three sixes and a couple of fours, was ended by Kuldeep Yadav. He also dismissed Mukul Choudhary with a soft caught and bowled dismissal.

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Abdul Samad made 36 runs off 25 balls and added 33 runs for the seventh wicket with Shahbaz Ahmed, who remained unbeaten on 15 runs off 16 balls. Lungi Ngidi got the wickets of tailenders to restrict the LSG's innings to 141 runs.

Ngidi and Natarajan took three wickets each, whereas Kuldeep Yadav grabbed a couple of wickets. Captain Axar Patel also got one wicket of Markram.

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