In a thrilling IPL 2025 match, Rishabh Pant exemplified the spirit of the game when he saved Jitesh Sharma from a run out. This decision of Pant kept the spirit of cricket alive and won everyone's heart. In this match, RCB defeated LSG by 6 wickets to make it to Qualifier 1.
In a thrilling IPL 2025 match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 6 wickets to secure their place in Qualifier 1 of the playoffs. There was a bang batting everywhere in the match, but a decision of Rishabh Pant won everyone's heart.
Batting first, the Lucknow team scored 227 runs for 3 wickets. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant scored 118 runs in a strong style and remained unbeaten. He completed the century in just 54 balls. Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant innings of 67 runs with him. Thanks to both, the team's score reached 227.
In reply, RCB's start was also fast, Virat Kohli scored 54 runs in 30 balls. After this, Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal took the responsibility and batted hard to put the match in RCB's bag. Jitesh scored 85 runs in just 33 balls, while Mayank scored 41 runs in 23 balls. Together they shared an important partnership of 107 runs for the fifth wicket and finished the match 8 balls earlier.
The most special moment in the match came when the example of sportsmanship was presented. In the 17th over, Lucknow bowler Digesh Rathi ran out Jitesh Sharma at the non-striker's end. The third umpire noticed that Jitesh was out of the crease, but when the on-field umpire asked captain Pant if he wanted to continue the appeal, Pant withdrew the appeal. Due to this, Jitesh was declared not out.
Pant's decision was appreciated by everyone. Jitesh also thanked him and thanked him with a hug. This decision has shown that the soul of the game is more important than winning.
Now RCB will take on Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1, while the Eliminator match will be played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.