Manoj Tiwary, who struck a crucial 27 to lift Rising Pune Supergiant in their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he had carefully watched Shane Watson's bowling and figured out his plan of attack

Was just trying to read Watson's mind - Tiwary

Daniel Vettori admitted that Royal Challengers Bangalore were still struggling to find balance, particularly when it came to the selection of overseas players in the XI

Overseas selections hamper RCB balance

Ben Stokes and Shardul Thakur bagged six wickets between them to help Pune defend 161 against Bangalore

Stokes, Thakur complete Pune's turnaround win

On a pitch where other more established batsmen struggled to go a strike rate above 120, Manoj Tiwary's cameo at 245.45 set up a total Rising Pune could defend

Tiwary rises above slow pitch for Rising Pune

Rising Pune Supergiant's middle order froze on sluggish Chinnaswamy track, losing five wickets for three runs, but their bowlers bailed them out of trouble in emphatic fashion

Pune quicks defend 161 against RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rising Pune Supergiant, who have lost three out of four matches each, will face each other in Bengaluru on Sunday

Another Kohli-Smith face-off

Ben Stokes

Player Of The Match

Rising Pune Supergiant

Royal Challengers Bangalore

17th match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 16 2017

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rising Pune Supergiant

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Rising Pune Supergiant batsman Manoj Tiwary highlights his innings as one of the turning points in his side's win over Royal Challengers Bangalore

'It was not easy for new batsmen going in' - Tiwary

Ajit Agarkar and Brad Hogg pick Manoj Tiwary as the star performer of the day for his quickfire 27 off 11 balls against RCB

Agarkar: Tiwary needs more opportunities up the order

Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori spoke about the changes that need to be made as his side struggled against Rising Pune Supergiant in Bengaluru

Need to find the right balance in the XI - Vettori

Ajit Agarkar says RCB are getting over-dependent on Kohli and de Villiers while Brad Hogg is impressed by Rising Pune's inexperienced bowling line-up

Hogg: Pune's inexperienced quicks mixed things very well

Check out some interesting stats regarding Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills' performances in the IPL

Statsguru:  Who justifies the price tag, Stokes or Mills?

Ajit Agarkar and Brad Hogg pick their starting XIs for Royal Challengers and Rising Pune

Agarkar: Pune need to persist with their seamers

Ajit Agarkar and Brad Hogg on MS Dhoni's lackluster form and where he needs to bat to rediscover his touch

Hogg: Dhoni has to stand up and be a leader

Ajit Agarkar and Brad Hogg discuss Virat Kohli and Steven Smith's renewed rivalry ahead of the clash between Bangalore and Pune

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MI	14	10	4	20	0.784
RPS	14	9	5	18	0.176
SRH	14	8	5	17	0.599
KKR	14	8	6	16	0.641
KXIP	14	7	7	14	-0.009
DC	14	6	8	12	-0.512
GL	14	4	10	8	-0.412
RCB	14	3	10	7	-1.299

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