Steve Smith and Faf Du Plessis shared a steady stand to keep Pune on track in the modest chase. (Source: BCCI/IPL)
Rising Pune Supergiants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs (D/L) in the rain-affected contest in Hyderabad on Tuesday. With the ball, Dinda stole the show with 3/23 and Smith was impressive during his unbeaten 46 in the modest chase.
0000 hrs IST: No more play! Captains shake hands and Pune register a seven wicket win over Hyderabad
2344 hrs IST: And rain arrives, again. Pune 94/3 after 11 overs. They are ahead on D/L at the moment
2340 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhoni cuts hard but hits it straight to Tare who takes a sharp catch at backward-point. 94/3
2335 hrs IST: Loud cheer as Faf walks back and in walks MS Dhoni
2332 hrs IST: WICKET! Du Plessis, trying to run it down to third-man, is out caught behind off Henriques for 30. Pune 80/2
2330 hrs IST: Pune marching on in the modest chase. 80/1 at the end of nine overs
2318 hrs IST: Pune, chasing 119, are 46/1 at the end of the powerplay overs
2315 hrs IST: FOUR! Mustafizur misses the yorker and Smith just whips it away to the mid-wicket fence. Races to the ropes in no time
2310 hrs IST: Steve Smith and Faf Du Plessis doing a fine job for the Pune unit, in the modest chase. Pune 35/1 after five overs
2307 hrs IST: Warner rotating his seamers in the first six overs. He needs early wickets, not enough cushion for his bowlers today
2302 hrs IST: Mustafizur Rahman into the attack, and he’s making the ball talk – right from ball one
2300 hrs IST: Bhuvi bowling a testing spell in the middle. Moving the ball both ways
2255 hrs IST: Du Plessis and Smith two men in the middle for Pune. MS Dhoni-led unit need a steady stand, SRH need wickets, a couple of them
2250 hrs IST: WICKET! Chasing a modest total, Pune lose Rahane in the first over, for a duck. Bhuvi draws first blood for SRH. 0/1
2230 hrs IST: IPL 2016: Pune restrict SRH to 118/8 in Hyderabad. (Dhawan 56*; Dinda 3/23, Marsh 2/14)
2227 hrs IST: Bhuvi scoring some crucial runs here for SRH. Helps a Perera delivery to the ropes, and follows it up with another one – in the same area
2224 hrs IST: SIX! Bhuvi gets hold of the Dinda length-ball and launches it way back into the stands. 100 up for SRH
2220 hrs IST: WICKET! Direct hit and Bipul Sharma falls short. SRH lose their seventh wicket with the scoreboard reading a disappointing 92
2218 hrs IST: SIX! Dhawan swings it all the way and brings up his FIFTY in style. Mrs Dhawan is happy, cheers from their stands
2213 hrs IST: WICKET! Dinda castles Ojha and celebrates, CR7 style. SRH lose their sixth wicket
2209 hrs IST: M Ashwin bowls a tight over at the death. Concedes only six
2206 hrs IST: DROPPED! Dhawan miscues but Rahane fails to hold on in the deep. The southpaw survives
2204 hrs IST: Onus on Dhawan, who is into the 40s, to push SRH to a respectatble total. Not enough runs on the board at the moment
2200 hrs IST: We are into the last five overs. SRH 72/5, M Ashwin into the attack
2150 hrs IST: FOUR! Dhawan charges Bhatia and chips it over his head for a much needed boundary
2142 hrs IST: At the half-way mark, SRH 39/5. Dhawan and Naman Ojha in the middle for the hosts
2140 hrs IST: Moment of the day so far? Dinda’s celebration or Dhoni’s catch?
#SRHvRPS
Moment of the day so far?https://t.co/AKpPFgkRK2
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) 26 April 2016
2134 hrs IST: WICKET! SRH falling like a pack of cards. Henriques goes for the flick but edges it to Dhoni behind the stumps. RPS skipper takes another sharp catch. SRH five down
2132 hrs IST: SRH need Dhawan to stay right till the end today. Not enough runs on the board and they have already lost most of their batting
2130 hrs IST: WICKET! Ashwin into the attack and he strikes first ball. Hood reverse-sweeps only to present a catch for Dhoni. SRH struggling at 29/4
2127 hrs IST: Hooda and Dhawan out in the middle, and they need a steady stand to put the innings on track
Beauty of #VIVOIPL – @CricketAus and @BCCI skippers discussing the next move for @RPSupergiantshttps://t.co/gr9uzaEhlb
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 26 April 2016
2124 hrs IST: SRH are clearly struggling against the moving ball in Hyderabad. Little bit of rain has clearly worked in RPS favour
2122 hrs IST: WICKET! Another one bites the dust as Morgan edges the Marsh delivery to Dhoni behind the stumps
2118 hrs IST: WICKET! Short from Dinda and Tare miscues the pull to Perera. Extra pace doing the trick there. SRH 26/2
2112 hrs IST: FOUR! Marsh drifts, slightly, on to Tare’s pads and the right-hander whips it to the fence
2110 hrs IST: RPS bowlers have managed to get some movement going their way today
2105 hrs IST: Dhoni makes an early change. Replaces Dinda with Thisara Perera
2102 hrs IST: Mitchell Marsh, the second change for this game, to bowl from the other end. SRH 4/1
2100 hrs IST: WICKET! Three dot balls and Warner hits the fourth straight to backward-point. SRH lose in-form opener early. 0/1
2055 hrs IST: SRH openers Dhawan and Warner out in the middle. Dinda, playing his first game, to bowl the first over
2050 hrs IST: Latest from Hyderabad suggests play would resume at 2100 hrs IST
2046 hrs IST: The rain’s not heavy but persistent enough to keep players, officials off the field
2040 hrs IST: Rain returns in Hyderabad. Covers back on the field. We won’t have a 2045 hrs IST start now
2029 hrs IST: Good news coming from Hyderabad. The rain has stopped, live action to resume at 2045 hrs IST
The umpires are out in the middle and the covers are fully coming off now. Play to start at 8.45 PM IST #SRHvRPS pic.twitter.com/twTKMfh6hz
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 26 April 2016
1957 hrs IST: And rain arrives in Hyderabad. Covers on, players off the field
1955 hrs IST: Two umpires, SRH openers and RPS make their way out to the middle
Start delayed due to rain #SRHvRPS #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/jcENj17faZ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 26 April 2016
1952 hrs IST: Yuvraj, too, is expected to join the squad soon and the left-hander has already started training with the team
1951 hrs IST: SRH on the other hand, are on a roll. Nehra’s return further boosts their bowling line-up
1950 hrs IST: As of now, they are struggling in the bottom half of the table
1945 hrs IST: Dhoni-led RPS are not in good run at the moment. They desperately need a win today
1932 hrs IST: The teamsheets are out. Here’s a look at the two XIs
SRH XI: D Warner, S Dhawan, M Henriques, A Tare, N Ojha, D Hooda, E Morgan, B Sharma, B Kumar, A Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman
RPS XI: F du Plessis, A Rahane, S Smith, S Tiwary, MS Dhoni, M Marsh, T Perera, R Bhatia, R Ashwin, A Dinda, M Ashwin
1930 hrs IST: Team News – RPS make a couple of changes as they drop Morkel, Ankit Sharma and include Dinda, Mitchell Marsh
1929 hrs IST: TOSS! RPS elect to field against SRH in Hyderabad on Tuesday
1928 hrs IST: There is some grass on this strip. 150 looks like a par score today
.@msdhoni and his boys are warming up ahead of their game against @SunRisers #SRHvRPS #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/ta3d1EivEw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 26 April 2016
1927 hrs IST: It’s a contrast as far as openers are concerned. Dhawan-Warner are sorted while Du Plessis-Rahane have struggled as a pair so far
1926 hrs IST: Warner, having won last three tosses, has the coin tosses going his way. Will it be no.4 today?
1925 hrs IST: It’s not a small ground in Hyderabad. The straight is as much as 80m
The Build-up
Rampant SRH take on Rising Pune Superflops
David Warner has been in superb form for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the on-going IPL and they would look up to him to deliver against RPS on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has not had it this bad in the Indian Premier League. Four losses from five games, and the Rising Pune Supergiants are currently languishing in the seventh spot in the team rankings. What’s even worse is that they will miss the services of Kevin Pietersen, who hobbled off the pitch during their encounter against the Gujarat Lions.
We are trying to find the right combination, says RPS coach Fleming
Rising Pune SuperGiants are struggling to find the right combination in IPL 2016. (Source: IPL/BCCI)
A disappointed Rising Pune Supergiants head coach Stephen Fleming said they are still struggling to find the right combination after the new outfit slumped to its fourth consecutive defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
VVS Laxman not taking RPS lightly
Having a formidable batting line up with MS Dhoni, Faf Du Plessis , Ajinkya Rahane RPS havw had a poor run in IPL 2016. (Source: BCCI/IPL)
Notwithstanding Rising Pune Supergiants’ poor run in IPL-9, Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman considers the debutante side as a formidable unit and said his team will have to put its best foot forward when they clash with them in their IPL match on Tuesday.
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