The two old CSK lads faced off against each other for the first time ever in IPL history as their respective sides, Gujarat Lions and the Rising Pune Supergiants met at Rajkot. A brilliant start from the opening pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Faf du Plessis helped the Supergiants set a strong foundation. However, the Lions fought back to restrict Pune to a score of 163, thanks to some late onslaught from captain, MS Dhoni. In reply, the opening pair of the Lions, Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum got their team off to a blazing start and set up an easy chase for the Lions.
Here are the top 5 moments from this game:-
1) Faf's fantastic show with the bat:- This South African when at his peak is just incredible. This is why Dhoni rates him so highly as when he has a good start, the whole team benefits from it. So when he took the attack against the Gujarat Lions, they were left reeling.In 43 balls, he scored 69 runs to give his team a quick start.
2) Dhoni's late onslaught :- As the team was collapsing and it looked like they would be bundled out for under 150, Dhoni made sure Du Plessis’ effort didn't go in vain. He came and scored 22 runs in just 10 balls, which included 2 fours and a six to make sure that Pune put up a challenging score. Just as he has been doing it for India for so many years.
3) Jadeja strikes once again:- It is not often that Ravindra Jadeja becomes the talk of the day for his bowling, but when he does, his balls become almost impossible to read and hence play. And, unfortunately for Pune, he was in that mood today. He bowled one of the best spells he has ever bowled. In 4 overs, he took 2 wickets and gave away only 18 runs—a spell that saved 20 runs for his team.
4) Finch and MacCullum's furious batting:- In 36 balls, Finch completed a half century. With 7 fours and 2 sixes, he scored 80% of his runs in boundaries.On the other end, Brendon MacCullum was on a roll himself as he fell short of scoring a 50 by just a single run. Bazz was the quicker of the two as he scored his 49 in just 31 balls—and hit 3 sixes and four each to get there and win the game for Gujarat with that blazing start itself.
5) Tambe's crucial strikes :- The 41 year old leg spinner Pravin Tambe bowled exceptionally well in the power play and then in the middle overs. He took two crucial wickets. He got Ajinkya Rahane LBW on 21 and then Faf Duo Plessis stumped on 69. This crucial wickets were very important in restricting the Supergiants under 170.
Here are IPL stats from this game:-
1) There have been five 50-plus run partnerships for the second wicket in the IPL so far.
2) Rajkot has now become the 33rd venue that has hosted an IPL match.
3) Aaron Finch reached a milestone of scoring 1000 runs in the IPL.
4) MS Dhoni reached a milestone of reaching 3000 runs in the IPL in his knock of 22 in this match. Dhoni became the 7th player to reach the milestone.
5) Ajinkya Rahane became the seventh person to reach a milestone of 2000-plus runs in the IPL while opening the batting.
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