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Pune skittles Kings XI Punjab for 73 finish 2nd for the playoffs

IPL2017

Mumbai Indians 14 10 4 0 0 20 +0.784 2407/272.1 2242/278.1
Rising Pune Supergiant 14 9 5 0 0 18 +0.176 2180/271.0 2165/275.1
Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 8 5 0 1 17 +0.599 2221/252.0 2118/257.5
Kolkata Knight Riders 14 8 6 0 0 16 +0.641 2329/260.5 2300/277.3
Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.009 2207/261.2 2229/263.4
Delhi Daredevils 14 6 8 0 0 12 -0.512 2219/276.2 2255/264.0
Gujarat Lions 14 4 10 0 0 8 -0.412 2406/269.5 2472/265.0
Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 3 10 0 1 7 -1.299 1845/260.0 2033/242.1
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AM Rahane 34 not out
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Thakur 19-3

Pune skittle out Kings XI for 73 and storm into 2nd place in playoffs

Indian Premier League, 55th match: Rising Pune Supergiant v Kings XI Punjab at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, May 14, 2017

Kings XI Punjab 73 ao off 15.5 overs, WP Saha 13 off 17, 1 six, R Patel 22 off 20, 1 four. 1 six, SN Thakur 19-3, JD Unadkat 12-2, A Zampa 22-2.

Rising Pune Supergiants 78 for 1 off 12 overs, AM Rahane 34not out off 34, 1 four, 1 six, RA Tripathi 28 off 20, 4 fours, 1 six, SPD Smith 15 not out off 18, AR Patel 13-1.

Rising Pune Supergiant won by 9 wickets with 48 balls remaining.

Rising Pune Supergiant finish 2nd place and storm into playoffs after they routed Kings XI Punjab in a knockout match at home, to book a s[pot in the first qualifier against Mumbai Indians on next Tuesday. While Kolkata Knight Riders will take on defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Steven Smith ensured his bowlers mad excellent use of moisture in the Pune pitch with cross-seamers that tempted the on-the-up drive. Kings XI were 32 for 5 in the Powerplay and were all out for their lowest total in the IPL -73. Jaydev Unadkat began by trapping big-hitting Martin Guptill at short cover off the first ball of the game and ran out Eoin Morgan with a direct hit from mid-on.