MI vs Supergiants, 1st match at Mumbai, , Apr 09 2016 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st match (N), Wankhede, April 09, 2016, Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians

121/8

Rising Pune Supergiants

(14.4/20 ov, T:122) 126/1

Supergiants won by 9 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Ajinkya Rahane

, RPS

66* (42)

Cricinfo's MVP

Harbhajan Singh

, MI

79.54 ptsImpact List

Ajinkya Rahane celebrates his half-century•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

A fired-up Ishant Sharma celebrates Lendl Simmons' wicket•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Faf du Plessis smashes one down the ground•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Ajinkya Rahane takes off for a run•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Rajat Bhatia gave away just 10 runs in four overs and took the big wicket of Kieron Pollard•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

M Ashwin celebrates his first IPL wicket•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Mitchell Marsh is pumped up after picking up a wicket•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Hardik Pandya plays through the off side•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

A dejected Jos Buttler leaves the field after being dismissed even as Mitchell Marsh celebrates•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Kevin Pietersen plays one behind square•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Harbhajan Singh and Jos Buttler get together for a chat even as Ambati Rayudu looks on•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Ambati Rayudu plays off the backfoot en route to his 22•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Harbhajan Singh sets himself up for a big one•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Lendl Simmons hits down the ground•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Hardik Pandya is dejected after getting out•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Ishant Sharma is delighted after picking up a wicket•Apr 09, 2016•BCCI

Win Probability

RPS 100%

MIRPS

100%50%100%

Over 15 • RPS 126/1

Supergiants won by 9 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)

Match Coverage

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'Ashwin has bailed me out in a lot of situations' - Dhoni

Despite giving him limited bowling opportunities in the last few matches, MS Dhoni has reiterated the importance of R Ashwin to his team

Methodical Rahane approach ensures win

Ajinkya Rahane's game - founded more on incremental run-gathering than rapid bursts of power-hitting - was perfectly conditioned to the Supergiants chase of 121

Benefited from losing the toss - du Plessis

Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Faf du Plessis has said losing the toss worked in his side's favour, by allowing them to assess conditions on an atypical Wankhede pitch.

Ajinkya Rahane steers Pune to an easy win

Ajinkya Rahane, with an unbeaten 66 from 42 balls, helped get Pune's campaign off to a winning start as they thumped hosts Mumbai by nine wickets in their first match of the Indian Twenty20 league in Mumbai on Saturday.

Bowlers, Rahane lead demolition job

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Videos

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Nannes: There was no need for Dhoni to bowl Ashwin

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'The ball was stopping and seaming' - Rahane

Supergiants Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AM Rahane	not out	66	42
F du Plessis	bowled	34	33
KP Pietersen	not out	21	14
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 3)
Total	126(1 wkt; 14.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
MJ McClenaghan	3	27	0	9
JJ Bumrah	3	30	0	10 (1 nb)
R Vinay Kumar	2	14	0	7
S Gopal	3	18	0	6
Harbhajan Singh	3	24	1	8
HH Pandya	0.4	12	0	18

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	78	Faf du Plessis	Ajinkya Rahane
2nd	48	Kevin Pietersen	Ajinkya Rahane

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Indian Premier League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
GL	14	9	5	18	-0.374
RCB	14	8	6	16	0.932
SRH	14	8	6	16	0.245
KKR	14	8	6	16	0.106
MI	14	7	7	14	-0.146
DC	14	7	7	14	-0.155
RPS	14	5	9	10	0.015
KXIP	14	4	10	8	-0.646

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