Rising Pune Supergiant

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Roped in as a late replacement for injured Ravichandran Ashwin, Sundar has emerged as one of the finds of IPL 10.

May 18, 2017, 19:53 PM IST

WATCH: Comical Gary Ballance tumble manages to share limelight with MS Dhoni special on hectic IPL day

Dhoni, a demi-god in his own rights, played a 26-ball 40-run knock to help Rising Pune Supergiant post a fighting total of 162 runs at Mumbai's historic Wankhede Stadium, where he famously sealed the 2011 ICC World Cup final against Sri Lanka with a six. But that tumble Ballance took made sure that cricket fans in another hemisphere get their fair share of entertainment.

May 17, 2017, 17:32 PM IST

WATCH: Ajinkya Rahane wins hearts with exquisite effort and fairplay while attempting a catch off Mitchell McClenaghan's hit

Rahane not just produced a fine display of his fielding but also showed true sportsmanship by signaling to the umpire that it was indeed a six as he had failed to take a clean catch.

May 17, 2017, 17:22 PM IST

IPL 2017: Manoj Tiwary credits MS Dhoni for decisive shift in momentum against MI in Qualifier 1

Dhoni smashed five sixes in his 40-run knock that propelled Supergiant to 162 four four. Supergiant reached the final with a 20-run win.

May 17, 2017, 16:17 PM IST

IPL 2017, MI vs RPS: Don't think last two overs cost us the game, feels Parthiv Patel

"These kinds of things can happen in this format when someone like (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni is batting. Obviously we were in control, but I won't say it (loss) was just because of those two overs," said wicket-keeper Patel in the post-match media conference at the Wankhede Stadium.

May 17, 2017, 16:13 PM IST

IPL 2017, MI vs RPS: Harsh Goenka lauds MS Dhoni's 'explosive' knock against Mumbai Indians

MS Dhoni smashed 26-bal 40 to help his side post a competitive total of 162 on board against Mumbai Indians.

May 17, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

IPL 2017: Rohit Sharma calls MI's 20-run loss against Pune as team's 'worst' performance of the season

Chasing a target of 163, the Rohit Sharma-led side could only manage 142/9 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs.

May 17, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

MI vs RPS: Rising Pune Supergiant skipper Steve Smith praises 'magnificent' MS Dhoni after reaching IPL 2017 final

Steve Smith hailed former skipper MS Dhoni for playing a sensational cameo in the death overs as a result of which Pune scored 41 runs in the last two overs.

May 17, 2017, 09:54 AM IST

IPL 2017, Qualifier 1: This was our worst batting effort of the season, sighs Rohit Sharma

"The shot selection is very important. You need to understand the situation and the conditions and respect them. You've to pick the gaps and take it to the end and we didn't do that. It's not the end of the world, we still have one more shot in Bangalore," he added.

May 17, 2017, 00:12 AM IST

IPL 2017, Qualifier 1: MI vs RPS – Steve Smith and Co outfox Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians to secure final berth

Dhoni was at his destructive best, smashing 40 off 26 balls in the death overs to propel Pune to 162 for four before young off-spinner Sundar took three important wickets that led

May 16, 2017, 23:59 PM IST

WATCH: Rohit Sharma lands in RPS dug out as MS Dhoni hits Mitchell McClenaghan for a towering six

Ajinkya Rahane (56 off 43) and Manoj Tiwary (58 off 48) revived Pune's innings following a bad start before Dhoni finished the innings on a high note, hammering 40 off 26 balls including five sixes.

May 16, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

IPL 2017, MI vs RPS: Twitter goes mental seeing MS Dhoni's blitzkrieg against Mumbai Indians

Manoj Tiwary stitched a 73-run fourth wicket stand with former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (40 off 26) to take the side to a healthy total of 162.

May 16, 2017, 23:00 PM IST

WATCH: MS Dhoni smashes Karn Sharma with a brutal hit to stands in MI vs RPS match

MS Dhoni further shifted gear in the last couple of overs to help their side post 162 against Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium.

May 16, 2017, 21:50 PM IST

WATCH: Mitchell McClenaghan outfoxes Rahul Tripathi with a peach of a delivery in MI vs RPS match

McClenaghan sent Tripathi packing on the last ball of the very first over.

May 16, 2017, 20:45 PM IST

Inability to handle pressure led to MS Dhoni's sacking? RPS coach Stephen Fleming quashes reports

The former New Zealand skipper, however, took to Twitter to no just slam the reports but also hail Dhoni as greatest finisher the game has ever seen.

May 16, 2017, 19:28 PM IST

WATCH: How MS Dhoni is preparing for Qualifier 1 against Mumbai Indians – IPL2017

Having defeated Mumbai twice, both at home and away, Pune will largely go as favourites. But the absence of Ben Stokes and Imran Tahir puts them a notch lower. Both have indeed been phenomenal in assisting Pune's race to the play-offs

May 16, 2017, 18:30 PM IST

IPL 2017, Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant – Players to watch out for!

And one team that has been the bane in Mumbai's juggernaut – their state cousins, has been Rising Pune Supergiant, who crumbled them both at home and away

May 16, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

IPL 2017: Ben Stokes lauds MS Dhoni's role in Steve Smith's success as Rising Pune Supergiant captain

Going into Qualifier 1, Pune can take confidence from the fact that they are the only team to have beaten the Rohit Sharma-led side, not once, but twice in the tournament.

May 16, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

IPL 2017: Table-toppers Mumbai Indians take on Rising Pune Supergiant in Qualifier 1

MI vs RPS: There is a lot at stake as the winning team goes straight into the final to be played in Hyderabad on May 21, while the loser gets another chance in the Qualifier 2, to be played on May 19 in Bengaluru.

May 15, 2017, 11:18 AM IST

IPL 2017: Angry Virender Sehwag blames skipper Glenn Maxwell for KXIP's humiliating defeat to RPS

Sehwag was also livid that most of the overseas players' performances.

May 14, 2017, 23:49 PM IST