2017 Rising Pune Supergiant season
2017 Indian Premier League season | |||
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Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
Captain | Steve Smith | ||
Ground(s) | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (Capacity: 42,000)[1] | ||
2017 IPL | Runners-Up | ||
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The Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 and 2017.[2] It was one of the eight teams which were competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. RPS was captained for the season by Steve Smith and coached by Stephen Fleming. The team lost the final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run, which was the team's last game in the IPL.[3][4]
Pre-Season
- The RPS management axed MS Dhoni as captain and Steve Smith was appointed captain barely months before the start of the 2017 season.[5]
- The franchise then changed their name to Rising Pune Supergiant, removing the 's', on 26 March 2017.[6]
Auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[7] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[8] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[9] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[10]
Rising Pune Supergiant bought the following players at the auction:
Nat | Player | Base price (in ₹ lakhs) |
Winning bid (in ₹ lakhs) |
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Ben Stokes | 200 | 1450 | |
Jaydev Unadkat | 30 | 30 | |
Rahul Chahar | 10 | 10 | |
Saurabh Kumar | 10 | 10 | |
Milind Tandon | 10 | 10 | |
Daniel Christian | 100 | 100 | |
Rahul Tripathi | 10 | 10 | |
Manoj Tiwary | 50 | 50 | |
Lockie Ferguson | 50 | 50 |
The first trading window was open in December 2016 while the second trading window was open from 13 to 20 January 2017.
The following transfers were made by Rising Pune Supergiant during the trading windows:
S.No | Nat | Player | From |
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1 | Mayank Agarwal[11] | Delhi Daredevils | |
2 | Shardul Thakur[12] | Kings XI Punjab |
Squad
Template:Rising Pune Supergiants Roster
Rising Pune Supergiant in League Stage
No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard |
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1 | 6 April 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Pune | Won by 7 wickets | Steve Smith 84*(54) | Scorecard |
2 | 8 April 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Indore | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
3 | 11 April 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | Pune | Lost by 97 runs | Scorecard | |
4 | 14 April 2017 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
5 | 16 April 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Banaglore | Won by 27 runs | Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
6 | 22 April 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pune | Won by 6 wickets | MS Dhoni 61*(34) | Scorecard |
7 | 24 April 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 3 runs | Ben Stokes 2/21 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
8 | 26 April 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
9 | 29 April 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune | Won by 61 runs | Lockie Ferguson 2/7 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
10 | 1 May 2017 | Gujarat Lions | Pune | Won by 5 wickets | Ben Stokes 103*(63) | Scorecard |
11 | 3 May 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 4 wickets | Rahul Tripathi 93(52) | Scorecard |
12 | 6 May 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Won by 12 runs | Jaydev Unadkat 5/30 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
13 | 12 May 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Lost by 7 runs | Scorecard | |
14 | 14 May 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | Won by 9 wickets | Jaydev Unadkat 2/12 (3 overs) | Scorecard |
League Stage record of 9-5 Second in the points table Made it to the playoffs |
Rising Pune Supergiant in Play-Offs
Play-Off | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard |
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Qualifier 1 | 16 May 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 20 runs | Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
Final | 21 May 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | Lost by 1 run | Scorecard |
- Qualifier 1
Rising Pune Supergiant
162/4 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians (H)
142/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- 3/16 (4 overs) were the best figures of Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiant).
- This victory meant RPS directly qualified for the final.
- Final
Rising Pune Supergiant
128/6 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians became the first team to win a third IPL title.
- This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last IPL game and was the first IPL final to be decided by 1 run.
Statistics
Most Runs
Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Steve Smith | 15 | 15 | 3 | 472 | 39.33 | 121.96 | 84* | 0 | 3 | 38 | 12 |
Rahul Tripathi | 14 | 14 | 0 | 391 | 27.92 | 146.44 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
Ajinkya Rahane | 16 | 16 | 1 | 382 | 25.46 | 118.26 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9 |
Manoj Tiwary | 15 | 13 | 3 | 324 | 32.40 | 137.28 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 |
Ben Stokes | 12 | 11 | 1 | 316 | 31.60 | 142.98 | 103* | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
- Source: Cricinfo[13]
Most Wickets
Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
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Jaydev Unadkat | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5/30 | 13.41 | 7.02 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
Imran Tahir | 12 | 12 | 18 | 3/18 | 20.50 | 7.85 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Stokes | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3/18 | 26.33 | 7.18 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Christian | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2/10 | 27.09 | 7.45 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 |
Shardul Thakur | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3/19 | 28.63 | 8.25 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Cricinfo[14]
References
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- ^ Karthik Krishnaswamy (21 May 2017). "Mumbai Indians clinch third IPL title in last-ball finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Aditya Ramesh (7 May 2017). "RPS,GL contracts won't be extended". Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "MS Dhoni axed as Rising Pune Supergiants skipper, Steve Smith to take over". hindustantimes.com. February 19, 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017: Changes continue! After captain, Pune change their team name". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Supergiants acquire Mayank Agarwal from Daredevils".
- ^ Aditya Ramesh (6 March 2017). "RPS acquire Shardul Thakur from Kings XI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Rising Pune Supergiant / Records / Twenty20 Matches / Most Runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Rising Pune Supergiant / Records / Twenty20 Matches / Most Wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2017.