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NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant admitted his side fell short despite posting a huge total against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, saying his struggling team now needs “some good luck” to turn things around in IPL 2026.LSG posted an imposing 228/5 after explosive knocks from Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh. However, Mumbai chased down the target comfortably with six wickets in hand, thanks to a stunning 143-run opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton.Reflecting on the defeat, Pant felt his team left runs behind despite a flying start. “Definitely, the way we started, I think we should have gotten more runs. But definitely some good signs,” Pant said after the match.The LSG skipper believed his side was at least 10-15 runs short on what was an excellent batting surface.“Definitely, we were short 10-15 runs because it was a 220-230 wicket for sure. And the way we started, we had that edge over them,” he said.Pant, however, refused to blame the bowlers despite another disappointing result in a difficult season for Lucknow.“In a wicket like this, you can’t blame bowlers all the time. They’ve been doing a fantastic job for us. So definitely can’t say much to them,” he added.When asked what LSG need to revive their campaign, Pant gave a candid response.“I think we need some good luck, man. That’s the only thing I’m going to say.” He added with a smile: “Yeah, I think a lot of blessing is going to work around it. And it’s going to take some more effort from us, for sure.”The loss leaves LSG at the bottom of the IPL 2026 table with just two wins from nine matches, while Mumbai remain mathematically alive in the playoff race.
