Drop catches cost LSG: Rishabh Pant points to fielding lapses after CSK chase down 204
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said fielding mistakes hurt his side as they lost to Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in an IPL 2026 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. CSK chased 204 in a close finish, with the game going into the final over. LSG dropped key chances during the chase, including two drops of Prashant Veer on nine and one of Urvil Patel when he was on 62.
Pant said these moments affected the outcome, even though his team showed effort to stay in the contest. “Definitely. I think it was a great game.
Everything was coming out nicely. We knew we were going to put enough pressure on in the power play because when you practice like that, that's the kind of cricket you look forward to. " “But at the same time, I feel like there was enough time.
In T20 cricket, the fielding standards have to be up there. Too many catches were dropped, and as you said, it's difficult to put it on just one thing. But a lot of character shown to come back from there was really good (on Urvil's knock),” Pant said after the match ended.
Pant also spoke about Urvil Patel’s 13-ball fifty, which matched the impact of Josh Inglis’s earlier 85 for LSG in the powerplay. “That's the only thing. Urvil played a fantastic, unbelievable knock like Inglis for us.