SRH 136/9 in overs 20, Live IPL 2017 Score, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), IPL 10, match 44: RPS win by 12 runs
SRH 136/9 in overs 20, Live IPL 2017 Score: SRH vs RPS, IPL 10, match 44: RPS win by 12 runs
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. I am Paulami Chakraborty and will bring you updates from the high-profile clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS). It was against the defending champions SRH when MS Dhoni turned back the clock and inspired RPS to an astonishing fightback in the tournament. Since then his bat has fallen silent again and fans will hope the nation heartthrob to shine once more. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiant – Match 44
RPS are a spot above SRH in the IPL 2017 points table. While RPS have 14 points from 11 matches, SRH are at 13 from as many games. The odds are in favour of Pune as they have the winning momentum and have won 2 out of their 3 encounters against this opposition. However, one must also remember the fact that SRH are the defending champions and have a quality side at disposal. SRH have been a dominant force at home and will look forward to maintain the unbeaten home run this season at home.
The match is also touted as the clash of two fine inspiring Australian cricketers. Australian skipper Steven Smith leads the RPS unit while his national side’s deputy, David Warner, is in charge of the SRH unit, and also dons the Orange Cap. While RPS will be sweating over the fitness of Ashish Nehra, they will take solace from the fact that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dismissed Ajinkya Rahane 6 times in IPL.
RPS have found a new star in Rahul Tripathi this season, and the Pune-based franchise will hope he continues to fire against the SRH bowling attack, which can be touted as the best in the tournament. A win for either side will see a shake-up in the points table, as the winner will displace Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from the No.2 spot.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Ben Cutting, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Siddarth Kaul, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Vijay Shankar, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Nabi, Eklavya Dwivedi, Pravin Tambe, Ben Laughlin, Tanmay Agarwal, Mohammed Siraj
Rising Pune Supergiant: Steven Smith (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Manoj Tiwary, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda, Rajat Bhatia, Mayank Agarwal, Ben Stokes, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Adam Zampa, Daniel Christian, Jaydev Unadkat, Usman Khawaja, Ankit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Baba Aparajith, Ishwar Pandey, Shardul Thakur, Rahul Tripathi, Ankush Bains, Saurabh Kumar, Lockie Ferguson, Jaskaran Singh, Milind Tandon, Rahul Chahar