Rajasthan Royals' excellent performance continues in IPL 2024. In the first match, this team had defeated Lucknow Super Giants in a one-sided manner and also defeated Delhi Capitals. In this match, Rajasthan Royals, batting first, scored 185 runs, in response to which Delhi team could score only 173 runs in 20 overs. Although there were many reasons for the defeat of Delhi team, captain Rishabh Pant was also responsible for this defeat. When Delhi needed to score runs at a high run rate, Rishabh Pant was able to score runs at a strike rate of only 107 and when he was out, he did something which could get him punished in the IPL.
What did Pant say after losing the match?
After the match, Rishabh Pant said that he was very disappointed with the result. However, he said that we can learn from this defeat. Pant said that the bowlers performed well. Marsh and Warne gave a good start but we lost wickets in the middle overs and then we scored a lot of runs. Hopefully we will perform better in the next match.
What did Rishabh Pant do?
Pant tried to cut the ball but the ball took the edge of the bat and fell into the hands of wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. After this, Pant angrily went towards the pavilion and went outside the boundary line and hit the bat on the side curtain. This video of Pant is going viral on social media. Pant did this because he was very disappointed with his dismissal. He knew that to help Delhi win, he would have to hold on to the wicket but it could not happen. Delhi also suffered a loss and the team lost the match by 12 runs.