Rishabh Pant scored the second IPL cenutry of his career |courtesy - BCCI/IPL
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Rishabh Pant created history vs RCB
- Pant scored the second IPL century of his career
- Pant's both tons have come at number three
Rishabh Pant etched his name in the history books despite Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffering a six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their final game of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) in a high-scoring clash on Tuesday (May 27) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Pant put aside a horror run of form with the bat in the 2025 IPL and scored his second ton in the tournament while ending a seven-year wait to reach the milestone. Previously, Pant made a ton in the 2018 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) while playing for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley in Delhi.
Against RCB, Pant made an unbeaten knock of 119 in 61 balls, which included 11 boundaries and eight sixes at a strike-rate of 193.44.
Rishabh Pant Creates History
Pant's ton came after he promoted himself in the batting order and walked out to bat at number three. The Indian cricket star's maiden IPL ton had also come in the same position. As a result, Pant has become the first non-opener designated wicket-kepeer batter to score multiple tons while not opening the batting.
Non-Opener Designated Wicket-Keeper Batters To Score IPL Tons
| Player |
Teams |
Centuries |
| Rishabh Pant |
LSG, DC |
2 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
SRH |
1 |
| Wriddhiman Saha |
KXIP |
1 |
| Sanju Samson |
RR |
1 |
It is worth pointing out that this refers to players who were keeping wickets for their team in the match in which the century was not scored. Overall, Pant is the fourth designated glovesman to score multiple tons in the IPL after Quinton de Kock, Adam Gilchrist, and KL Rahul, who also have two tons each.
Overall, Pant is only the fifth non-opener to score multiple tons in the IPL after Ab de Villiers, Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen, and Suryakumar Yadav.
Non Openers To Score Multiple IPL Tons
| Player |
Teams (With Whom Centuries Made as Non-Opener) |
Centuries |
| Ab de Villiers |
Delhi Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
3 |
| Sanju Samson |
Rajasthan Royals |
3 |
| Rishabh Pant |
Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants |
2 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
Mumbai Indians |
2 |
Pant is third player after de Villiers to score a century to score a century while not opening the batting for two different teams. both de Villiers and Sanju Samson also scored one century for the Delhi-based franchise like Pant. All of them came while batting at number three for both players.
Pant finished his miserable 2025 IPL campaign with 269 runs in 13 innings at an average of 24.45 with a strike-rate of 133.16. He made one century and a half-century each this season.
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