Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant`s lean patch with the bat extended further as he failed to deliver once again in his side`s IPL 2025 fixture against Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. Chasing a target of 181, Pant was promoted to open the innings in the absence of Mitchell Marsh, who missed the game due to a family emergency.

However, the decision to send Pant up the order did little to change his fortunes. Coming into the match with just 19 runs from four innings this season, the wicketkeeper-batter could only manage 21 runs off 18 balls before being dismissed by Prasidh Krishna, caught at third man by Washington Sundar. It marked his fifth outing as an IPL opener, with his last such appearance dating back to 2016 for Delhi against RCB.