Match Story of RPS vs GL IPL 2016
The batting might of Gujarat Lions once again emerged to the fore and the Rising Pune Supergiants faced the heat for the second time this season after the site visitors chased down RPS' 195/3 on the last ball in a thrilling end.
The home team would have felt comfortable at the half-way stage after Charlie Smith 101 (54b, 8x4, 5x6) had powered Pune to the second-highest total this season with his maiden T20 hundred.
That was the other instance that a batsman scoring a century against Gujarat Elephants ended up on the losing side. Earlier, Noble Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli's magnificent effort experienced ended in disappointment after RCB did not defend one hundred and eighty.
Openers Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum were once again the power in back of Gujarat's successful run-chase. The two blasted 72 in the Powerplay overs. McCullum slammed three boundaries and a six in the next over bowled by Albie Morkel that went for 24 runs. In the next, Smith hit two boundaries as Ashok Dinda's second over fetched 12-15 runs. McCullum was away in the ninth over when the wily Rajat Bhatia ended the fantastic 103-run stand.
In no mood to relent, Johnson, who had hit two boundaries off R Ashwin's first over, hit him for 2 more in his comeback over. Thisara Perera got the other big wicket in the eleventh over with a yorker. The Lions' still needed 80 from nine overs, but a fine 51-run stand between Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik made certain the momentum was not lost despite both the openers being in the dugout.
The match went for a close surface finish with Karthik's dismissal in the 17th over and with Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja getting away in the penultimate over, the home team rebounded back.
Needing nine in the final over, the Lions' slipped further after losing Raina and Kishan off successive deliveries. That they, however had James Faulkner, an experienced in crunch situations.
The birthday boy required a pair of the fifth ball and with just one run required, hit the ball beyond the mid-on fielder as the Lions' dugout erupted in joy.
Earlier, Smith became the seventh Australian to have a century in the IPL. Coming in at Not any. 3, Smith guided his team to a large score. With Faf du Plessis ruled out of the tournament, the home team experimented by mailing Saurabh Tiwary to open up with Rahane. The move did not use Tiwary being run-out in the third over courtesy a flying effort from Raina. It was Tiwary, who chose a cheeky run unfortunately he found brief of his crease as Raina ran hard and dived to dislodge the stumps.
The Rahane-Smith couple that had added 56 for the second wicket against Kolkata Knight Cyclists in the previous home game, again got heading and shared the first ever 100-run indicate RPS.
The visitors and especially youngster Shivil Kaushik will rue the missed opportunity in the 10th over when Smith was playing baseball on 40. Making his IPL debut, Kaushik, who bowls left-arm chinaman and is yet to feature in any form of competitive cricket, had Jones chopping the ball again onto the stumps. In what may have been his maiden IPL wicket, the umpires called it a no-ball after Kaushik was found to acquire overstepped just marginally. Not the one to miss out on the chance, Smith smashed the free-hit ball for a six and that further demoralized the youngster.
The strong partnership was damaged soon after Rahane completed his fifty in 43 balls. Like Tiwary, Rahane too was run-out when Bravo collected the ball off his own soccer ball and threw it in return at the non-striker's result in the fourteenth over. Dhoni walked away to bat and this individual targeted Ravindra Jadeja's last over, hitting him for two successive sixes. Both the added 64 runs for the third wicket in just 35 balls before Smith was out in the final over. Johnson got to his hundred years in vogue with a four on the second ball after starting the over on 97. He was out the next ball when Bravo bowled an excellent yorker, but Dhoni finished the innings on a high with a cracking boundary.
Match Result
Rising Pune Supergiants195/3 (Steve Smith 101, Ajinkya Rahane 53, MS Dhoni 30 not out, Dwayne Bravo 1/40) lost to Gujarat Lions 196/7(Dwayne Smith 63, Brendon McCullum 43, Suresh Raina 34, Rajat Bhatia 1/26) by 3 wickets.
Man of the Match: Dwayne Smith for his 63 off 37 balls
The home team would have felt comfortable at the half-way stage after Charlie Smith 101 (54b, 8x4, 5x6) had powered Pune to the second-highest total this season with his maiden T20 hundred.That was the other instance that a batsman scoring a century against Gujarat Elephants ended up on the losing side. Earlier, Noble Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli's magnificent effort experienced ended in disappointment after RCB did not defend one hundred and eighty.
Openers Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum were once again the power in back of Gujarat's successful run-chase. The two blasted 72 in the Powerplay overs. McCullum slammed three boundaries and a six in the next over bowled by Albie Morkel that went for 24 runs. In the next, Smith hit two boundaries as Ashok Dinda's second over fetched 12-15 runs. McCullum was away in the ninth over when the wily Rajat Bhatia ended the fantastic 103-run stand.
In no mood to relent, Johnson, who had hit two boundaries off R Ashwin's first over, hit him for 2 more in his comeback over. Thisara Perera got the other big wicket in the eleventh over with a yorker. The Lions' still needed 80 from nine overs, but a fine 51-run stand between Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik made certain the momentum was not lost despite both the openers being in the dugout.
The match went for a close surface finish with Karthik's dismissal in the 17th over and with Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja getting away in the penultimate over, the home team rebounded back.
Needing nine in the final over, the Lions' slipped further after losing Raina and Kishan off successive deliveries. That they, however had James Faulkner, an experienced in crunch situations.
The birthday boy required a pair of the fifth ball and with just one run required, hit the ball beyond the mid-on fielder as the Lions' dugout erupted in joy.
Earlier, Smith became the seventh Australian to have a century in the IPL. Coming in at Not any. 3, Smith guided his team to a large score. With Faf du Plessis ruled out of the tournament, the home team experimented by mailing Saurabh Tiwary to open up with Rahane. The move did not use Tiwary being run-out in the third over courtesy a flying effort from Raina. It was Tiwary, who chose a cheeky run unfortunately he found brief of his crease as Raina ran hard and dived to dislodge the stumps.
The Rahane-Smith couple that had added 56 for the second wicket against Kolkata Knight Cyclists in the previous home game, again got heading and shared the first ever 100-run indicate RPS.
The visitors and especially youngster Shivil Kaushik will rue the missed opportunity in the 10th over when Smith was playing baseball on 40. Making his IPL debut, Kaushik, who bowls left-arm chinaman and is yet to feature in any form of competitive cricket, had Jones chopping the ball again onto the stumps. In what may have been his maiden IPL wicket, the umpires called it a no-ball after Kaushik was found to acquire overstepped just marginally. Not the one to miss out on the chance, Smith smashed the free-hit ball for a six and that further demoralized the youngster.
The strong partnership was damaged soon after Rahane completed his fifty in 43 balls. Like Tiwary, Rahane too was run-out when Bravo collected the ball off his own soccer ball and threw it in return at the non-striker's result in the fourteenth over. Dhoni walked away to bat and this individual targeted Ravindra Jadeja's last over, hitting him for two successive sixes. Both the added 64 runs for the third wicket in just 35 balls before Smith was out in the final over. Johnson got to his hundred years in vogue with a four on the second ball after starting the over on 97. He was out the next ball when Bravo bowled an excellent yorker, but Dhoni finished the innings on a high with a cracking boundary.
Match Result
Rising Pune Supergiants195/3 (Steve Smith 101, Ajinkya Rahane 53, MS Dhoni 30 not out, Dwayne Bravo 1/40) lost to Gujarat Lions 196/7(Dwayne Smith 63, Brendon McCullum 43, Suresh Raina 34, Rajat Bhatia 1/26) by 3 wickets.
Man of the Match: Dwayne Smith for his 63 off 37 balls
Match Story of RPS vs GL IPL 2016
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