The much awaited IPL Auctions have been done and dusted with and as usual, there were plenty of surprises in store. "He is supportive of the decision keeping the franchisee's best interests in mind. RPS batted first and posted a slightly below-par total of 162–4, with 41 runs coming from the last two overs, thanks to well-paced innings from Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane and a late surge from MS Dhoni. Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. RPS had a psychological edge over Mumbai, considering RPS had beaten them on all three meetings in the season. Also, MS Dhoni would now play as a player who would not be burdened with captaincy and this could only bode well for the team. Tiwary hit a four on the first ball off Mitchell Johnson's bowling and RPS looked to have the trophy in the bag. Thes first match of Rising Pune Supergiants in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 is against Mumbai Indians, on 6th April, 2017 at Maharastra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune, Maharastra. MS Dhoni arrived but was quickly removed for 10 and Pune were left requiring 11 runs from the last over with Smith and Manoj Tiwary at the crease. [1] The team name was announced (as Rising Pune Supergiants) on 18 January 2016 by Goenka in Kolkata and Raghu Iyer was appointed CEO. RPS once again got off to a great start in IPL 2017 by beating the Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in their first game. This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last IPL game and was the first IPL final to be decided by 1 run. Manish Pathak FOLLOW. A new captain is in charge of proceedings. They finished at seventh place in the IPL points table.[10]. RPS was struggling to chase down a total of 172 despite a good start from the openers and they kept losing wickets at constant intervals. The team lost the final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run, which was the team's last game in the IPL. [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. With a new captain in charge of proceedings in Steve Smith, Pune would love to make a statement this season. This win ensured RPS didn't finish at the bottom of the points table. The following transfers were made by Rising Pune Supergiant during the trading windows: List of 2017 Indian Premier League personnel changes, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, "Pune and Rajkot announced as 2 new franchises in IPL", "Mumbai Indians clinch third IPL title in last-ball finish", "MS Dhoni axed as Rising Pune Supergiants skipper, Steve Smith to take over", "IPL 2017: Changes continue! to Rising Pune Supergiants. FEATURED WRITER Modified 16 Mar 2017, 15:54 IST. 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Rising Pune Supergiants Squad for Vivo IPL 2017 However, they went on to lose their next four games - against the Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, "Pune and Rajkot announced as 2 new franchises in IPL", "Sanjiv Goenka unveils IPL Pune team name, logo", "IPL 2017: Changes continue! RPS faced the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, with a win securing them a spot in the final. The Supergiants were also briefly bolstered by the arrival of Australian batsmen Usman Khawaja and George Bailey against the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla and went on to win the game by 7 wickets. RPS team 2017: Full list of players bought by Rising Pune Supergiants. [2] The owners changed the team name to Rising Pune Supergiant on 26 March 2017. This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last game in the IPL. The combination of MS Dhoni, Mitchell Marsh, Ben Stokes and Dan Christian can be match-winners on any day and after their miserable run in the previous season, they would love to bounce back and make a big statement. [9] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[10]. After captain, Pune change their team name", "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla", "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event", "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20", "Supergiants acquire Mayank Agarwal from Daredevils", "RPS acquire Shardul Thakur from Kings XI", "Rising Pune Supergiant / Records / Twenty20 Matches / Most Runs", "Rising Pune Supergiant / Records / Twenty20 Matches / Most Wickets", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rising_Pune_Supergiant_in_2017&oldid=919341233, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Players with international caps are listed in. [2] It was one of the eight teams which were competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Dhoni will continue to be an important part of our team," Sanjiv Goenka, owner of the Pune franchise, said in a statement. We have leadership, we have bowlers in Stokes and Mitch Marsh,” Stephen Fleming said after the auctions. [12] RPS bought Ben Stokes for ₹14.5 Crore at the auction, making him the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL. After acquiring the services of Ben Stokes, Pune was quite measured in their approach and only towards the end of the day did they go for few more players. Rising Pune Supergiants have got some top quality batsmen in the batting line-up in likes of Smith, Dhoni, Du Plessis, Rahane and Khawaja. However, controversies arose over holding 2016 IPL games in Maharashtra due to water usage of the cricket stadiums during severe drought and the Bombay High Court ordered all matches in May to be shifted out of the state. Unfortunately, RPS could only complete two runs before Sundar was run out. [14] This decision proved to be extremely decisive, as Imran Tahir went on to take 18 wickets in 12 games for RPS before leaving for his national team, along with Faf du Plessis. "I have the highest regard for MS Dhoni as a leader and a person. Jaydev Unadkat and Adam Zampa took key wickets as Mumbai crumbled to 79-7 but a late surge from Krunal Pandya meant that Mumbai finished with a slightly-below par score of 129–8. Ajinkya Rahane scored runs easily but captain Steve Smith struggled and things took a turn when Rahane got out for 44. [3] Washington Sundar replaced Ravichandran Ashwin who was ruled out of the tournament with a sports hernia. Mumbai Indians became the first team to win a third IPL title. Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Rising Pune Supergiants, Rising Pune Supergiants Group, owned cricket franchise team of Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city Rajkot at IPL. RPS was captained for the season by Steve Smith and coached by Stephen Fleming. A single from Washington Sundar and a double from Daniel Christian meant RPS required 4 runs from the last ball. RPS needed 23 runs from the last over which was bowled by Axar Patel with captain MS Dhoni on the crease. The Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and 2017. The Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and 2017. 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. RPS was captained for the season by Steve Smith and coached by Stephen Fleming. Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat. The inclusion of Ashoke Dinda, in their 6th game of the season, provided a brief inspiration as the Supergiants beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs. RPS faced the Mumbai Indians for the fourth time in the season, in the final at Hyderabad. Ben Stokes stole the show as he became the most expensive foreign signing in the history of Indian Premier League. Thus, Mumbai Indians won by 1 run to get their 3rd IPL title. [3][4], 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. Mumbai Indians became the first team to win a third IPL title. This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 18:24. [13] Imran Tahir was roped in by RPS as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh, who was once again ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. This page was last edited on 3 October 2019, at 05:30. In their do-or-die game vs Punjab, RPS skittled them out for 73 and won comfortably by 9 wickets, thus finishing in second place with 18 points and qualifying for the play-offs. [4][5], The Rising Pune Supergiant's home ground was the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. After the auction, Pune axed MS Dhoni as captain and Steve Smith was appointed captain barely months before the start of the 2017 season. Pune based franchise cricket team of the Indian Premier League, Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017- League Stage, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Dr. Y.S. Washington Sundar ripped apart the middle order of the Indians and finished with career best figures of 3–16 in 4 overs. However, losses against Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions followed and it seemed like Pune were repeating what took place last year. Rising Pune Supergiant bought the following players at the auction: The first trading window was open in December 2016 while the second trading window was open from 13 to 20 January 2017. Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field. “He is the form player, big all-rounder, we want to go out hard this year. Shardul Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat chipped in as Pune beat the Mumbai Indians comfortably by 20 runs. 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. [8] Pune's last game of the season was against Kings XI Punjab, with the loser finishing at the bottom of the points table. [9] At the end of the 2016 IPL, the Supergiants won only 5 games out of 14, and won only 2 of their 7 home games - 4 at the MCA Stadium in Pune and 3 at their new home ground, the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been removed as captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rising Pune Supergiants. But a 6-day gap left them rusty and RPS lost to Delhi Daredevils by 7 runs, forcing them to win their last game vs Punjab to qualify.

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