India, May 4 -- The downward spiral continues for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The team might have played a game after one week, but the result remains the same. The Rishabh Pant-led side continues to languish at the bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. Mumbai Indians made light work of the 229 run chase as Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton played knocks of 84 and 83 respectively to take the hosts over the line with wickets in hand and balls to spare.

After the loss, Pant painted a dejected picture, and he struggled to find the words to describe LSG's defeat against the Mumbai Indians. With this defeat, Lucknow are all but out of the playoff race. Even if the team win their remaining five fixtures, they will only reach...