Rishabh Pant smashes 100 in final IPL 2025 league match; fans say, 'RCB even brought LSG captain back to form'
Many took to X (formerly Twitter) to comment on how Rishabh Pant！who had frequently been dismissed for single-digit scores this season！went on to score a century, punishing every RCB bowler in the process.
This was a must-win game for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and facing Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) shouldn't have been a daunting task. A win would have secured them a spot in Qualifier 1, helping them avoid facing Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Eliminator.
However, without Josh Hazlewood, RCB's bowling attack looked weakened, allowing LSG to post a 200+ total at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. To make matters worse, they even helped an out-of-form Rishabh Pant score a comfortable century.
Fans troll RCB
Many took to X (formerly Twitter) to comment on how Pant！who had frequently been dismissed for single-digit scores this season！went on to score a century, punishing every RCB bowler in the process. LSG went on to post 227 for 2 wickets with Pant smashing 118 for 61 including 11 fours and 8 sixes.
One said, "Pant decided to get his form back in a game that's almost a must win for RCB."
Pant decided to get his form back in a game that's almost a must win for RCB ?
！ Kishore (@kishoreofficial) May 27, 2025
Another said, "RCB did the unthinkable, unachievable. They brought Rishabh Pant back to form".
RCB did the unthinkable, unachievable. They brought Rishabh Pant back to form.
！ onlydahi (@eyetestfpl_) May 27, 2025
One wrote, "RCB's bowling is so cooked that even not in form pant scored a century against them!"
RCB¨s bowling is so cooked that even not in form pant scored a century against them! #RCBvsLSG #RishabhPant #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/H87yru4zRv
！ Vanthiya Thevan Iyer (@Vanthiyahere) May 27, 2025
Another wrote, "A player like Rishabh Pant, who is completely out of form, is smashing our bowlers with ease. This just shows how poorly RCB¨s bowling unit is performing."
A player like Rishabh Pant, who is completely out of form, is smashing our bowlers with ease. This just shows how poorly RCB¨s bowling unit is performing.#RCB #LSGvRCB
！ Ell Cee ? (@EllCeeeeee) May 27, 2025
RCB vs LSG: Teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma
Impact Subs: Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, William ORourke
Impact Subs: Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Chaudhary
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