3 reasons why LSG could not make it to the IPL 2025 playoffs

The Lucknow Super Giants have suffered a crushing defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last encounter of the Indian Premier League 2025. LSG now has been knocked out of the tournament. They have made it to the knockouts in 2022 and 2023 but failed to repeat the success in 2024 and this year as well.

The side was one of the formidable teams after the IPL’s mega-auction, and many have hoped this team would win the title after they parted ways with KL Rahul. Given below are the three reasons why they got knocked out of the IPL 2025 playoffs.

1. Rishabh Pant’s flop show

LSG star batter Rishabh Pant just managed to hit a half-century in the last 12 matches. Pant managed to score just 135 runs in the 11 innings of the game with a poor strike rate of 100. This horrendous batting performance was one of the reasons they were knocked out. Pant has been the match winner for DC over the years, but he failed to perform well for LSG this time.

2. Poor batting performances of the middle and lower order

LSG has seen the middle order and lower batting order collapse in most of the matches. LSG opening batters scored big hits in the power plays along with Nicholas Pooran. On the other hand, the middle- and lower-order batters failed to take a stand for their side. Players like Abdul Samad and David Miller also failed to perform the role of the finisher, making them lose many matches.

3. Inconsistent bowling performance

LSG star bowler Digvesh Rathi was one of the best bowlers on his side. He picked up 14 wickets, but apart from that, no bowlers were able to get the wickets, including all-rounders. Notably, this franchise had the worst economy rate in the power plays and the fourth-worst in the last four overs of the IPL 2025. Bishnoi failed to live up to expectations and was ultimately dropped, while Mayank Yadav got injured after playing just three matches. In addition, their key pacer Mohsin Khan was injured.

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