In IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants lost at home in the match held on Wednesday. Rajasthan Royals, batting first, had scored 159 runs, in reply the entire LSG team was all out for 119 runs. When Rishabh Pant was asked where according to him the team lagged behind? So he said, ‘I don’t have an answer to that.’ He blamed the defeat on poor batting. After the same match, a photo of him with Sanjeev Goenka also went viral.

Sanjeev Goenka seems very emotional about cricket. Tears were seen in his eyes after the victory and the disappointment of defeat was also clearly visible on his face. Surely he would be disappointed with the defeat on Wednesday too, but there was a smile on his face during the meeting with Rishabh Pant.

Sanjeev Goenka hugged Pant

There is an image on social media about Sanjeev Goenka that he remains angry. Some pictures with KL Rahul in 2024 and Rishabh Pant last year raised such questions, but on Wednesday a different picture emerged.

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After the defeat, Rishabh Pant hugged Sanjeev Goenka, during this there was a smile on Goenka’s face as if he was encouraging the captain that victory or defeat is a part of the match, you should not take defeat as your responsibility.

Rishabh Pant hugging Sanjiv Goenka. pic.twitter.com/2FLvsKfi51

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Pant was out after playing irresponsible shots

Rishabh Pant’s irresponsible attitude was seen while batting in the match against Rajasthan Royals. Rishabh Pant had come after Badoni was run out in the very first over, the target was not very big (160) so he could have taken time but Pant went ahead and started playing shots from the first ball. While trying to play a similar big shot on his third ball, Pant was out on zero, which created pressure on the team and then it did not reduce.

Before the start of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka has sent a strong message to his team. He has made it clear that if the team has to be ‘respected’ then merely reaching the playoffs is not enough. Goenka said in a sharp manner that the success of the team is judged not only on the basis of consistency but also on the trophy.

While discussing a show on Geostar, Sanjiv Goenka said that no sports team gets enough respect until it wins the trophy. He said that LSG team has reached the playoffs twice, but it is not enough. Goenka said that sometimes the team loses and sometimes wins, but Lucknow has to win its first trophy.

He highlighted some points from the last season, which proved to be very good decisions from the point of view of Lucknow Super Giants. He said that most of the main bowlers of the team were injured, despite this the Lucknow team won four out of the first 6 matches of the season. The decision to get Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh to open was also a good one, which later proved to be the best season for both of them.

Goenka believes that this time Lucknow Super Giants have everything that a champion team needs. According to him, many players had performed well individually in IPL 2025, but this time everyone will have to play unitedly.

Lucknow Super Giants will be captained by Rishabh Pant, who has to play his first match with Delhi Capitals on 1st April. Have to play with Sunrisers Hyderabad on 5th April, Kolkata Knight Riders on 9th April and then Gujarat Titans on 12th April. BCCI has not yet released the complete schedule of IPL 2026.

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Sanjiv Goenka on Lsh Elimination Playoff On Monday, with the defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants have been ruled out of the IPL 2025 playoffs. SRH won by 6 wickets over Lucknow thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s stormy Fifty and then Henrik Klassen’s brilliant performance. Lucknow could not save the target of 206 runs. He currently has 2 matches left in the league stage, which will be insufficient to take him to the playoffs. Now LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka has reacted to his team being out of the playoffs.

Giving a passionate message on social media, Sanjeev Goenka wrote, “The second phase of the season was difficult for us, but a lot of during this time will increase our courage. Passes, efforts and moments of success encourage us to further. 2 matches are still left, let’s finish the season with good memories while playing with Gaurav.”

Five defeats in 6 matches

The second phase of IPL 2025 for Lucknow Super Giants was really difficult. LSG had won four wins in the first 6 matches in the season, but he got only one win in the next 6 matches. Lucknow has lost the last four matches and is yet to play one match with Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

LSG’s playoff record in IPL history

Lucknow Super Giants entered the Indian Premier League in the year 2022. In 2022 and 2023, Lucknow traveled to the playoffs, but both times he lost in the eliminator match. LSG has failed to go into the playoffs even after the tireless efforts from the last two seasons. Let us tell you that in IPL 2025, Lucknow team captain Rishabh Pant has failed badly, who has scored only 135 runs in 12 matches.

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Lsg team owner sanjeev goenka: In the playoffs of IPL 2025, three teams have been confirmed (IPL 2025 Playoff Qualified Teams). Four teams have been eliminated, so there is a collision between 3 teams for the fourth place in the playoffs. There are also Lucknow Super Giants in these three teams. LSG team owner Sanjeev Goenka came into the discussion last season when his video of KL Rahul went viral. Prior to IPL 2025, Lucknow team released KL Rahul and bought Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore. The current figures are testifying that Goenka has a very heavy deal of Rs 27 crore.

Sanjeev Goenka got a deal of 27 crore

In the mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore and also made him the captain of the team. On the other hand, former LSG captain is KL Rahul, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore. Pant is ahead of Rahul in the case of IPL salary, but when it comes to performance in IPL 2025, Rahul is ahead of his compatriot cricketer. These figures will prove that the release of KL Rahul was one of the worst decisions of the Lucknow team.

In IPL 2025, Rishabh Pant has been able to score only 128 runs in 11 matches so far. His average is only 12.80 and has been able to put only one fifty throughout the season. On the other hand, KL Rahul has been in the race for Orange Cap for a long time. Rahul has so far scored 493 runs in 11 matches at an excellent average of 61.63. Rahul has scored a century and 3 fifty so far in the current season. His highest score in IPL 2025 is 112 runs.

Lucknow-Delhi’s condition in IPL 2025

So far, three teams have qualified for the playoffs and there is only one slot left in the playoff schedule. There is a fight between Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants for the fourth place. Talking about Delhi, she will win both the rest of her matches and qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, LSG will have to win the rest of its matches and also expect that the results of other matches are beneficial for him.

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