Published: May 01, 2016, 09:08 PM (IST)
Edited: May 01, 2016, 09:08 PM (IST)
Visitors and defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh, and Ambati Rayudu were involved in a heated exchange of words during their tie against hosts Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), in Match 29 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday. The incident happened during the end of the 11th over, when Saurabh Tiwary hit Harbhajan for a boundary towards wide long-on, as Rayudu’s attempted stop failed. A livid Harbhajan lashed out at him, to which Rayudu was unhappy. However, Harbhajan immediately calmed things down by going towards Rayudu. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Match 29 at Pune
Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) locks horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 29 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 at Pune on Sunday. RPS bowlers outclassed MI batters in the tournament opener and started their maiden IPL campaign on a victorious note. It was the elegance of Ajinkya Rahane that MI could not dismantle to defend a paltry total. Since then, however, MS Dhoni’s brigade jumped at the doorstep of victory only once in the next 7 encounters. MI, on the other hand, have eventually placed themselves on the right track by forming a balanced team composition. While MI are placed at No. 5 with winning half their matches so far, RPS are positioned right after them. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Match 29 at Pune
For RPS to stay alive in the Playoffs race, their bowlers will have to go all guns blazing and grab MI batsmen by their collar. And, for MI to outplay RPS, they’ll have to continue playing well together as a cohesive unit.
