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Finch, spinners give Lions second win

ESPNcricinfo staff
After giving Rising Pune Supergiants a quick start, Ajinkya Rahane was trapped lbw by Pravin Tambe for 21  BCCI
Kevin Pietersen kept the momentum going through the middle overs...  BCCI
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... and shared an 86-run partnership with Faf du Plessis, as Supergiants reached 100 in 12 overs  AFP
Pietersen was cleaned up by Dwayne Bravo in the 14th over  BCCI
Du Plessis brought up his 19th T20 fifty off 33 deliveries...  AFP
... before he was stumped for 69 in the 16th over  AFP
Ravindra Jadeja helped Gujarat Lions pull the scoring rate back with two tight overs at the end  BCCI
MS Dhoni, however, smacked 20 runs off the last over to help Supergiants reach 163  BCCI
Aaron Finch gave his side a rapid start as Lions posted 62 in the Powerplay  BCCI
Finch fell soon after reaching his fifty, having contributed to an 85-run opening stand - off 8.3 overs - with Brendon McCullum  AFP
McCullum smashed three fours and as many sixes in his 31-ball 49 to ensure that Lions stayed ahead in the chase  AFP
Suresh Raina, the Lions captain, also chipped in with a run-a-ball 24 as the side eased to their target in 18 overs  BCCI
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