IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant thrash Kings XI Punjab, enter playoffs

Rising Pune Supergiants earned a comprehensive nine wicket win to beat Kings XI Punjab and enter the Indian Premier League playoffs in Pune on Sunday. (BCCI)

Updated on: May 14, 2017 7:52 PM IST

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Rising Pune Supergiants earned a comprehensive nine wicket win to beat Kings XI Punjab and enter the Indian Premier League playoffs in Pune on Sunday. (BCCI)

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It was a virtual knockout between Rising Pune Supergiant and Kings XI Punjab at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday. (BCCI)

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Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steven Smith won the toss and opted to field in the penultimate game of IPL 2017. (BCCI)

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Jaydev Unadkat struck on the first ball of the match by removing Martin Guptill. (BCCI)

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From there on Rising Pune Supergiant kept taking wickets at regular intervals with Unadkat ending with figures of 3-1-12-2 for which he was named Man of the Match. (BCCI)

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Shardul Thakur also starred for Rising Pune Supergiant as he picked up three wickets from his four overs. (BCCI)

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Adam Zampa and Daniel Christian also picked two wickets apiece to not let Kings XI Punjab batsmen settle down. (BCCI)

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Shardul Thakur of Rising Pune Supergiant and Manoj Tiwary of Rising Pune Supergiant celebrates the wicket of Kings XI Punjab captain Glenn Maxwell during match 55 of the Vivo 2017 Indian Premier League between the Rising Pune Supergiants and the Kings XI Punjab held at the MCA Pune International Cricket Stadium in Pune, India on the 14th May 2017 Photo by Vipin Pawar - Sportzpics - IPL (BCCI)

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Rising Pune Supergiant bowled so well that they took only 15.5 overs to bundle out Kings XI Punjab for their lowest score (73) in the history of IPL. (BCCI)

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It was only a matter of formality for Rising Pune Supergiant to chase down a total of 74 runs. (BCCI)

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Rahul Tripathi gave Rising Pune Supergiant a good start as he made 28 which included four boundaries and one six. (BCCI)

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Rising Pune Supergiant won the match by 9 wickets and eight overs to spare. (BCCI)

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With the win, Rising Pune Supergiant qualified for the knockouts and ended second in the points table. (BCCI)