Rishabh Pant calls ‘LSG a f******g good team’:Vaibhav Sooryavanshi debuts new inverted ‘V’ celebration

Rajasthan Royals handed Lucknow Super Giants their ninth loss in the IPL 2026 season to keep their playoff hopes alive. RR won the match by 7 wickets, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi picking up the Player of the Match award thanks to his 93 off just 38 balls. During the match, there were several noteworthy top moments, let’s take a quick look at them one by one. RR vs LSG, Match 64, Top Moments 1) Josh Inglis hits a 99-metre six LSG opener, opener Josh Inglis launched a colossal 99-metre six off Sushant Mishra. Punishing a short delivery, Inglis picked the length instantly, swivelled across, and smashed the ball high over deep backward square leg for a towering maximum. 2) Josh Inglis’ aggressive celebration after half-century In the seventh over, Josh Inglis brought up his third IPL half-century in emphatic fashion and celebrated aggressively. Yash Raj Punja attempted a wrong’un, but dropped it slightly short, allowing Inglis to back away and hammer the ball over cover for a boundary to reach the milestone. 3) Riyan Parag has a serious chat with Sushant Mishra During the play, Riyan Parag has a serious chat with Sushant Mishra. Meanwhile, Justin Langer too walks out with a stern look on his face. The Rajasthan Royals struggled against the explosive LSG in the first innings. 4) Camera caught Riyan Parag depressed on RR’s performance Rajasthan Royals couldn’t stop the carnage of Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis during the first innings. Meanwhile, a broadcasting camera caught Riyan Parag depressed on screen during the match. 5) Akash Singh’s ‘wicket on the mind’ celebration Akash Singh came up with a calmer celebration this time, pointing towards his left temple while raising his right arm after dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal. The wicket came off a full delivery outside off as Jaiswal attempted an ambitious drive, only to edge it behind. The breakthrough finally ended the dangerous opening partnership. 6) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi celebrates half-century with inverted V gesture After his half-century, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi does a celebration with his fingers – the inverted V with one finger across it. Only he will know what that signifies. The ball is short of length and outside off, the googly, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reverse-sweeps and Mayank at short third man dives to his right and keeps it to one. 7) Sanjiv Goenka gives a standing ovation to Sooryavanshi LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka gives a standing ovation to the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after he got out for 93 runs. He became the second player to hit the most sixes in a single season. He smashed 10 sixes against LSG. 8) Mohsin Khan missed a run-out with a throw During the second innings, chasing 221 runs, Mohasin Khan missed an easy run-out of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The 15-year-old later dismissed scoring 93 runs in 38 balls. 9) Rishabh Pant and Ian Bishop’s awkward chat at toss At the toss, Ian Bishop kept asking Rishabh Pant about Mohammed Shami’s absence, but the LSG captain revealed the other changes instead, failing to understand the West Indies legend’s question. 10) LSG a f*****g good team In another bizarre moment from Rishabh, the LSG captain dropped the F bomb on live TV, calling his Lucknow side a f*****g good team despite their 9th defeat.