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Supergiant vs RCB, 34th match at Pune, , Apr 29 2017 - Match Result

RESULT
34th match (D/N), Pune, April 29, 2017, Indian Premier League

Supergiant won by 61 runs

Player Of The Match
2/7
lockie-ferguson
Cricinfo's MVP
71.99 ptsImpact List
steven-smith
Match centre 
Comms: Akshay Gopalakrishnan
Scorecard summary
Rising Pune Supergiant 157/3(20 overs)
45 (32)
1/18 (4)
44* (35)
1/31 (4)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 96/9(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
RPS71.9945(32)58.5871.99--0
RPS71--02/72.8771
RCB65.855(48)65.665.8--0
RPS59.2937(28)48.159.29--0
RPS52.5744(35)47.9752.57--0
end of over 208 runs
RCB: 96/9CRR: 4.80 
Sreenath Aravind8 (5b 1x4)
Yuzvendra Chahal4 (9b)
Dan Christian 4-0-25-1
Lockie Ferguson 4-1-7-2

A win margin of 61 after a total of 157 is just ridiculous. But it's been that sort of a game. The first game of double-header Saturday was a no-contest. But do tune in to see what happens in the second game, between Gujarat Lions and Mumbai Indians at Rajkot. This is all we have from here. Cheers!

"I think we were probably 15-20 short today, but we started really well, which made my job easier. I could create some pressure", says Man of the Match Lockie Ferguson. "The boys were incredible, and obviously, feels pretty good to do well personally well too. My strength lies in back of a length, I try to bowl a few cutters as well. But credit to the other guys as well for building up the pressure, I couldn't have done it without that."

"It's nice to have a got a nice little streak going,", says Rising Pune captain Steven Smith. "We didn't know what would be a good score at the halfway mark, to be honest, but we wanted a complete performance today and we got that. We executed our plans really well tonight, Lockie Ferguson bowled beautifully. They're being very consistent for us, hopefully, then can continue it and win us a few more games. It's a magnificent effort from Lockie, hit good lengths and bowled good bouncers as well. He is an exciting player for the future."

The only consolation for RCB from all this is really the fact that they avoided getting bowled out for the third successive time. Bowled out twice and nine wickets down in back-to-back games in innings of 20 overs each is a sign of serious worry.

"I think it's for everyone to see we lost that game. It's hard for a captain to stand here and speak after a performance like this," says RCB captain Virat Kohli. "But got to learn and move on from these kind of experiences. We lost the game rather than them winning it. Could be a few reasons, expectations, people looking at us as a good batting side that made the Playoffs last year. Can't really pinpoint something - could be hesitation to get out, to get runs. We are pretty much not in the race for the Playoffs, all we can do is enjoy the four remaining games."

Karthik: "It's better they stop rotating the foreign players. Who gives priority to Travis Head over Gayle. Such a mess up, they can't get into the playoffs​, that's sure. But they can showcase a good game of cricket for the fans to maintain momentum for the next season. There will be a completely new team next year with all players going into the auction. Hope they end the season on a high. "

Kushal: "RCB scorecard still resembles a cell num of Brazil (+55) along with area code 84 for 2 not outs and 8 digits for dismissed batsmen . +55 84 23721352 !! Surely someone has this number"

mvl: "Kushal: Someone? why? RPS has RCB's number today!"

Lockie Ferguson's 18 dot balls today are the most by any bowler this season.

Phani: "Similar to deccan chargers inaugural season. Stars, big names and disastrous results"

19.6
4
Christian to Aravind, FOUR runs

isn't that some irony! They struggled to score throughout and finish it off with a boundary. Fuller ball, lofted over covers and the ball goes on the bounce and over the boundary

19.5
1
Christian to Chahal, 1 run

fuller, backs away and drives it through point for one

19.4
Christian to Chahal, no run

slower ball, 117ks, swings early as he looks to pull and the ball misses off-stump by inches

19.3
2
Christian to Chahal, 2 runs

stays leg side of this back of a length ball and hammers it through covers, sweeper runs to his right, slides and cuts it off in front of the boundary

19.2
Christian to Chahal, no run

width on offer outside off, opens the face of his bat and taps it to backward point

19.1
1
Christian to Aravind, 1 run

backs away to a fuller ball and drives it out to mid-off who fumbles and they take the single

end of over 192 runs
RCB: 88/9CRR: 4.63 RRR: 70.00
Sreenath Aravind3 (3b)
Yuzvendra Chahal1 (5b)
Lockie Ferguson 4-1-7-2
Dan Christian 3-0-17-1
18.6
1
Ferguson to Aravind, 1 run

backs away and slaps uppishly to sweeper cover, on the bounce in front of the fielder

18.5
1
Ferguson to Chahal, 1 run

full and wide, slashes hard and gets it on the bounce to third man off the outside edge

18.4
Ferguson to Chahal, no run

full, wide, swings but is nowhere near it and misses

18.3
Ferguson to Chahal, no run

extremely full, pushed uppishly to covers

18.2
Ferguson to Chahal, no run

swing-and-a-miss outside off

18.1
Ferguson to Chahal, no run

full, outside off, pushes to point

end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 86/9CRR: 4.77 RRR: 36.00
Sreenath Aravind2 (2b)
Yuzvendra Chahal0 (0b)
Dan Christian 3-0-17-1
Imran Tahir 4-0-18-3
17.6
2
Christian to Aravind, 2 runs

full, outside off, crunches a drive through point and sweeper cover runs across ans slides in front of the boundary to cut it off

17.5
W
Christian to Kohli, OUT

gone next ball. Kohli backs away as he comes down the track and the bowler does well to take it away from him. Fires it full and Kohli has to reach out. Pace off, so no timing. Taken in the deep, at sweeper cover

Virat Kohli c sub (MA Agarwal) b Christian 55 (48b 4x4 1x6 87m) SR: 114.58
17.4
2
Christian to Kohli, 2 runs

dropped. He completely misjudges it, the ball has hit him on the full on his knee. Manoj Tiwary, it is. Maybe he lost sight of the ball, this is bizarre.

17.3
Christian to Kohli, no run

slower ball, Kohli tries to pull it away and the ball goes on the bounce to long-on. Badree takes off for the single but has to run all the way back as Kohli isn't interested

17.2
Christian to Kohli, no run

short ball, tries to pull it away and the ball goes off the bottom part of the bat towards long-off. Messes up the timing

17.1
Christian to Kohli, no run

short and wide, slapped but not off the middle of the bat, on the bounce off the bottom part of the bat to long-off. Single not taken

end of over 178 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 82/8CRR: 4.82 RRR: 25.33
Sreenath Aravind0 (1b)
Virat Kohli53 (43b 4x4 1x6)
Imran Tahir 4-0-18-3
Jaydev Unadkat 4-0-19-1
16.6
Tahir to Aravind, no run

pushed across outside off, strides across and opens the face of his bat to short third man

Vinay: "Kohli takes single of the first ball and badree takes single of the last ball. What more can RPS ask for?"

16.5
W
Tahir to Badree, OUT

googly from Tahir. Floated up outside off, spinning in and beats the bat of Badree who is looking to go over the bowler's head. Ball crashes into stumps

Samuel Badree b Imran Tahir 2 (7b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 28.57
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
V Kohli
55 runs (48)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
23 runs
1 four0 six
Control
77%
SPD Smith
45 runs (32)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
16 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
87%
Best performances - bowlers
Imran Tahir
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
3
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
LH Ferguson
O
4
M
1
R
7
W
2
ECO
1.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first
Series
Season2017
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20
Match days29 April 2017 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsRising Pune Supergiant 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Win Probability
RPS 100%
RPSRCB
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Over 20 • RCB 96/9

Supergiant won by 61 runs
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