New Delhi: Lucknow Supergiants captain Rishabh Pant Admitted that despite posting a huge total against him, his team fell short. Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, saying his struggling side now need “some good luck” to turn things around in IPL 2026.After an explosive knock from , LSG posted an imposing 228/5. Nicholas Puran, Mitchell Marsh, Aidan Markram and Himmat Singh. However, Mumbai comfortably chased down the target by six wickets thanks to a brilliant opening partnership of 143 runs between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton.Reflecting on the defeat, Pant felt that his team left the runs behind despite a flying start. “Definitely, the way we started, I think we should have scored more runs. But there are definitely some good signs,” Pant said after the match.The LSG captain believed that his team was at least 10-15 runs short, which was the best batting level.“Definitely, we were 10-15 runs short because it was definitely a 220-230 wicket. And the way we started, we got the better of them.”Pant, however, refused to blame the bowlers despite another disappointing result in Lucknow’s difficult season.“In a wicket like this, you can’t always blame the bowlers. They’re doing a great job for us. So definitely can’t say too much to them,” he added.Asked what LSG needed to revive their campaign, Pant gave a clear answer.“I think we need some good luck, man. That’s all I’m going to say.” He added with a smile: “Yeah, I think a lot of blessings are going to work around it. And it’s definitely going to take some more effort on our part.”The defeat leaves LSG at the bottom of the IPL 2026 table with just two wins from nine matches, while Mumbai remain mathematically alive in the play-off race.
