3 Positives For LSG Despite Failing To Qualify For IPL 2025 Playoffs

Anurag Dasgupta

3 positives for LSG [Source: @iplt20.com]3 positives for LSG [Source: @iplt20.com]

With 27 crore splashed on Rishabh Pant and a host of hard-hitting batters, the Lucknow Super Giants were expected to have a stellar Indian Premier League season. However, that was not the case as the team failed to deliver the goods and eventually crashed out of the playoff race.

The team had several issues leading up to their performance. The dismal form of Rishabh Pant, pace bowlers not delivering when it mattered and many more. However, in a season which was not there's for the taking, the LSG side also had 3 positives and here's what they are.

1) Marsh-Markram opening combo

Heading into the season, there was some doubt on LSG's new opening pair of Aiden Markram and Mitch Marsh. The duo never lit the IPL on fire and it was a gamble to open with them. However, they silenced the critics and were LSG's biggest shining light.

Not only did they score truckloads of runs, but they did that with an excellent strike-rates as LSG found a ray of hope.

Criterion
Mitch Marsh
Aiden Markram
Matches1211
Runs453348
Strike rate155.14146.83
50s6
4

(Markram, Marsh stats in IPL 2025)

As the table suggests, the duo has scored truckloads of runs and have slammed a combined 9 half-centuries, showcasing their dominance.

2) The finding of Digvesh Rathi

Keeping his controversies aside, Digvesh Rathi has emerged as a jewel for a struggling LSG bowling attack. So much so that he is now ahead of Ravi Bishnoi in the pecking order. Time and again, he has proven to be a wicket-taker when others struggle for it.

Criterion
Data
Matches12
Dismissal14
Economy8.19

(Rathi stats in IPL 2025)

As the stats say, he has 14 wickets to his name and has taken them when the team needed it the most. From next season onwards, he will be their main spinners and the performances needs to go up.

3) The Ayush Badoni crunch knocks

Prior to the IPL 2025 season, Ayush Badoni had shown glimpses of his brilliance in the IP, but this season he took it to the next level with his level-headed finishing. This has been his best season so far with 329 runs and the strike rate has gone up as well (148.20). Throughout the campaign he has played some key finishing role and LSG have found their perfect long-term finishing option.