Watch the highlights of RPS vs GL 39th Match IPL 2017 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 39th T20 match played between Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune in 01st May 2017.
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| Ben Stokes celebrates after winning the match © BCCI/ IPLT20 |
Three-wicket hauls from Imran Tahir and Jaydev Unadkat before Ben Stokes' maiden century powers to Rising Pune Supergiants tense five-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions in a see-saw game of the 39th match of a Indian Premier League.
* Ben Stokes became the second Rising Pune Supergiants batsman to score a hundred in Indian Premier League after Steve Smith.
GL scored 161 for all-out in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Brendon McCullum hammered a 45 off 27-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 166.66.
Ishan Kishan cracked a 31 off 24-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Dinesh Karthik scored 29 off 26-balls included 3-fours.
Ravindra Jadeja blasted a 19 off 12-balls including 3-fours with strike rate of 158.33 and Aaron Finch hit 13 off 6-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 216.66.
RPS best bowler by Imran Tahir picked up 3-wickets for 27-runs in 4-overs, Jaydev Unadkat captured three-wickets for 29-runs in 3.5-overs, Shardul Thakur and Dan Christian both took one-wickets.
RPS chased 167-5 in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Ben Stokes hammered a unbeaten 103 off 63-balls - which was his 1st IPL hundred and MS Dhoni cracked a 26 off 33-balls including one-six & a four.
Dan Christian hit a unbeaten 17 off 8-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 212.50.
GL best bowler by Basil Thampi and Pradeep Sangwan both took 2-wickets.
Ben Stokes named Player of the match for his match-winning career-best unbeaten scintillating 103 off facing 63-balls including 7-fours and 6-sixes with strike rate of 163.49.
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