11.44pm Another cracker of a game. Rising Pune have been undone by the vagaries of T20 cricket and some excellent, clinical bowling performances from Delhi's bowlers. Chasing 168, Rising Pune were cruising along, controlling the game and pushing singles. The mistake, I feel, they made was stay par with the target they needed. From there, a mistake can push you below par, but if you get ahead of the asking rate, an error will only bring you back to par. That's how these relatively comfortable chases are lost. But all credit to Daredevils to stick to their plans and more importantly, execute. They are finishing strong. This result means the final weekend of the regular season is another cracker in IPL 2017. Four teams in contention for three spots.
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Karun Nair, Man of the Match: "After we lost the two wickets, I had to play the whole 20 overs. The wicket was stopping a bit. Four of us at the top of the order are all the same age."
Zaheer Khan: "Important to keep winning, put up a good show. This was a different kind of wicket, we were aiming for 170. 180-190 would be a bonus. We always knew spinners will be in play. We've always been in the game, the schedule in a way should have worked in our favour. The length which I hit was perfect, Rahane committed to the stroke."
Steven Smith: "We probably let a few too many runs in the field. 160 was par. Losing wickets at important times. Take it a game at a time at the moment. You get down to the crunch time, you have to win some games. Every game is a final. We played some pretty good cricket, you can't win every game."