In the 16th match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs. In this match, MI's young batsman Tilak Verma surprised everyone by retiring out after scoring 25 runs in 23 balls. However, this decision could not give MI a win, and the team fell 12 runs short of the target.

📊 History of retired out in IPL:

1️⃣ Ravichandran Ashwin (RR) - 2022 vs LSG | 29 runs (23 balls)

2️⃣ Atharva Tayade (PBKS) - 2023 vs DC | 55 runs (42 balls)
3️⃣ Sai Sudarshan (GT) - 2023 SF vs MI | 43 runs (31 balls)
4️⃣ Tilak Verma (MI) - 2025 vs LSG | 25 runs (23 balls) (New case)

❓ Why did Tilak Verma retire out?

MI needed quick runs, but Tilak had a strike rate of 108.69.

Hardik Pandya was sent in as an impact player, but he too could not save the match.

MI coach Jayawardene called it a "team need", but fans criticised it.

💬 Fans' anger:

On social media, fans called MI's decision "injustice to the youngsters". One user wrote, "If Rohit or Suryakumar played a slow innings, would they also have been retired out?"

📌 Conclusion:

Tilak Verma's retirement and MI's loss has once again sparked a debate on team strategy vs player confidence. Do you think Tilak was right to be removed? Let us know in the comments!