Tiwary gets 50 but DD prevail
Tiwary gets 50 but DD prevail
Manoj Tiwary scored his first half century since IPL 2014 and for a second there, sent some jitters in that Delhi camp, when he slammed the first two balls off Cummins's final over for sixes. The Aussie followed that up with a wide and the equation reduced to 12 off 4. Cummins responded wonderfully thereafter with his 149 kmph thunderbolts to give Delhi a seven-run win.
So RPS still not through. They'll cheer for GL in that clash against SRH. If the champs lose, RPS are through. But if SRH win, they'll have a shoot-out against KXIP on the final day. Meanwhile, KKR will be smiling at this result. They are all but through to the playoffs. Only way they can lose it is through NRR for which they'll have to lose by over 200 runs against KKR tomorrow.
Lots of math. Rest assured we'll have a scenario piece up pretty soon to clarify all your doubts. So keep your eye on that.
Good win for Delhi Daredevils. Some momentum at least, even if they are not going to be playing the playoffs.
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Stokes, Dhoni fall as DD take control
Oh and just like that RPS fall apart. Stokes has hit a full toss straight to Corey Anderson at long off. That is followed by one of the most bizarre run out of MS Dhoni's career where he's caught ball watching and Md. Shami hits the stumps directly from short fine. Dan Christian doesn't last long either. That escalated quickly!
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In the previous encounter: A Sanju Samson century, the first of this season, took DD to a convincing victory. RPS hadn't even turned for that game and looked like genuine contenders for the wooden spoon. How times change!
Build Up: Playoffs berth at stake for Pune
We're about two days away from the league stage. It's been a long journey and we are still assured of just one qualifying team - Mumbai Indians. We could have our second team today - if Rising Pune Supergiant beat the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
It's one of the many tales of this season - the rise of RPS. They lost three out of the first four and have since been ruthlessly effective even if they haven't quite set the league on fire (that is - if your definition of setting the league on fire is last year's RCB)
Delhi are knocked out and have only pride to play for. And as we've seen before, that makes them a dangerous proposition. Welcome to game 52 (does the number really matter? ) of IPL 2017. The finish line is in sight. So brace yourselves.
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