Defending 213 in the rain-curtailed 19-overs-a-side contest, LSG survived a late scare from RCB before restricting the visitors to 203\/6, with Pant\u2019s bowling changes and tactical calls proving decisive in the closing stages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cLucknow Super Giants started their bowling innings in incredible fashion. Mohammed Shami has been a master of picking up wickets in the first over this season, and he did it again against RCB,\u201d Tare told Jio Hotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tare highlighted how Pant handled a crucial phase of the innings when LSG were yet to use a fifth bowler by the end of the 12th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThen came a moment where Rishabh Pant\u2019s captaincy was tested. By the end of the 12th over, he still hadn\u2019t used his fifth bowler. That was a risky situation. He turned to Shahbaz Ahmed to fill that role, and that move paid off as Shahbaz picked up two wickets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPant has been feeling the heat as the captain of LSG this season, but against RCB, he rotated his bowlers smartly and got the best out of everyone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tare also praised Pant\u2019s decision to trust Digvesh Singh Rathi with the final over despite the spinner conceding heavily earlier in the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn a high-pressure final over, the captain\u2019s decision can make or break the game, and Rishabh Pant handing the ball to Digvesh Rathi for the final over was a risky move,\u201d Tare said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cRathi had gone for 41 runs in his first three overs and was clearly struggling for confidence. But Pant backed him, trusting that Rathi\u2019s googly could make the difference. And that\u2019s exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tare also reserved praise for young pacer Prince Yadav, who dismissed Virat Kohli with a superb delivery and also took three crucial wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cRathi had gone for 41 runs in his first three overs and was clearly struggling for confidence. But Pant backed him, trusting that Rathi\u2019s googly could make the difference. And that\u2019s exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, despite the win, LSG are still at the bottom of the points table with six points in ten matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n