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Pune halt Delhi’s run
Ajinkya Rahane continued his fine run of form and struck a well-controlled unbeaten 63 to lead Rising Pune Supergiants to a much-needed seven wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, here on Thursday.
New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane continued his fine run of form and struck a well-controlled unbeaten 63 to lead Rising Pune Supergiants to a much-needed seven wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, here on Thursday. Earlier, Supergiants bowlers did a good job, especially in the middle overs, to restrict the in-form Delhi Daredevils to 162 for seven after inviting the hosts to bat.
Chasing a modest total on a good track, Supergiants crossed the line easily in 19.1 overs with Rahane carrying his bat. The opener scored unbeaten 63 off 48 balls while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a fiery 27 off 20 balls. Supergiants remained at number six in the points table but got a crucial win under their belt, having struggled to find their feet in their debut seasonafter losing some key players to injuries.
It was only third win for the Pune outfit after losing six matches. JP Duminy, who led the Daredevils in place of Zaheer Khan, was top-scorer for the hosts with a 34-run knock, which came off 32 balls with just one shot to the fence. Sanju Samson (20), Karun Nair (32) and Sam Billings (24) were all guilty of throwing away their wickets after good starts.
The Supergiants stifled the Daredevils innings with excellent bowling from Rajat Bhatia (2/22) and R Ashwin (0/34) in the middle overs. Had it not been for some powerful hits by Carlos Barthwaite (20 off 8), Daredevils would have struggled to find momentum. Pawan Negi contributed unbeaten 19 off 12, getting 13 runs of last over bowled by paceman Ashoke Dinda (1/34).
Supergiants openers Usman Khwaja (30 off 27) and Rahane set up the chase with their 59 run stand. While Khwaja, playing his first IPL match, looked rusty, Rahane was rock solid with his shots. Khawaja struggled to get his timing early on but played a few good shots after spending some time at the crease.
Off-spinner Jayant Yadav (0/25) bowled well for the hosts but the visiting team batsmen managed to survive his spell. Supergiants openers did not set the field on fire but kept scoring at a steady pace, reaching 59 without loss at the end of eight overs.
Scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils: Risabh Pant b Ashok Dinda 2, Sanju Samson c R Ashwin b Scott Boland 20, Karun Nair c Thisara Perera b Rajat Bhatia 32, JP Duminy run out (Rahane/Dhoni) 34, Sam Billings c Ajinkya Rahane b Rajat Bhatia 24, Craig Brathwaite c Thisara Perera b Boland 20, Pawan Negi not out 19, Jayant Yadav run out (Tiwary) 1, Mohammed Shami not out 2; Extras: (LB-1, W-6, NB-1) 8; Total: (for 7 wickets in 20 overs) 162; Fall of wickets 1-13, 2-48, 3-65, 4-110, 5-137, 6-138, 7-143; Bowling: Ashok Dinda 4-0-34-1, Thisara Perera 1-0-9-0, Scott Boland 4-0-31-2, Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-34-0, Rajat Bhatia 4-0-22-2, Murugan Ashwin 3-0-31-0. Rising Pune Supergiants: Ajinkya Rahane not out 63, Usman Khawaja st Sanju Samson b Amit Mishra 30, Saurabh Tiwary c Sam Billings b Imran Tahir 21, Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Billings b Imran Tahir 27, Thissara Perera not out 14; Extras: (LB-1, W-7, NB-3) 11; Total: (for 3 wickets in 19.1 overs) 166; Fall of wickets: 1-59, 2-104, 3-146; Bowling: Jayant Yadav 4-0-25-0, Carlos Brathwaite 2-0-17-0, Mohammed Shami 3.1-0-50-0, Amit Mishra 4-0-28-1, JP Duminy 1-0-9-0, Imran Tahir 4-0-26-2, Pawan Negi 1-0-10-0.
