Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were defeated by Delhi Capitals (DC) in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League 2026. The team was playing on its home ground, yet Delhi Capitals defeated them. Rishabh Pant, who is captaining LSG, came to open the match against Delhi Capitals on the evening of April 1, which remained a topic of discussion. After this match, some pictures are going viral on social media in which team owner Sanjeev Goenka is seen arguing with captain Rishabh Pant. During this, disappointment is visible on Pant’s face.
It is being claimed in the reports that there is a heated argument between the two and from the facial expression of Sanjiv Goenka it seems that he is very angry with the performance of the team. Amidst this controversy, once again the debate between KL Rahul and Sanjeev Goenka became a topic of discussion. People are comparing the debate between Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka with the debate with Rahul.
After the match, a photo of Sanjeev Goenka and Rishabh Pant is also going viral, in which he is not looking happy at all even while talking to Pant. During the conversation, a lot of disappointment was visible on Rishabh Pant’s face. Although, it has not been confirmed that Goenka has reprimanded Pant but the viral pictures on social media have heated up the market of speculation.
Cricket fans on social media are condemning Sanjeev Goenka for his behaviour. Pant’s fans have put Goenka on social media. People say that winning and losing is a part of the game but it is not right to treat the captain like this on the ground in front of the fans.
What happened between Sanjeev Goenka and captain Pant on the ground after the match has not been confirmed yet. However, after the defeat, Sanjeev Goenka has definitely reacted regarding this match on his ax handle. He wrote, ‘There is still a long season left and moments like these are part of building something meaningful. I have full confidence in our captain and team that they will come back strongly. Thank you to our fans for their support in the match today, we will come back even stronger.
Lucknow’s batting was very poor in this match, due to which the team was all out for 141 runs. Captain Rishabh Pant himself came to open but he too could not do anything amazing. Delhi team achieved this target in just 17.1 overs. After this defeat, Captain Pant explained the reason for the defeat and said that his team lost because of extra runs. Lucknow bowlers gave away 16 wides and 4 leg byes i.e. a total of 20 extra runs.
