India, May 23 -- Lucknow Super Giants sank to their tenth loss of the season to bring an end to a disappointing year in IPL 2026, as Punjab Kings beat them by 7 wickets with ease to bring that same sinking feeling back to the Ekana Stadium. 197 didn't prove to be enough as a Shreyas Iyer century ended the year on a sour note for Rishabh Pant's team.

Having said earlier in the day how he felt the need for the team to 'apologise' to their fans to make up for the lost expectations, it was a bitter end for Pant as he spoke to the broadcasters to reflect on a disappointing year.

"Initial thoughts are that it was a tough one. You have to bite the bullet regardless of anything, so we are going to keep our head high. There has been a lot of lea...