Rahul Tripathi broke the record which was held by his RPS teammate Ajinkya Rahane, who had earlier smashed the fifty in just 27 balls on April 6, 2017.
IPL 2017: Rahul Tripathi, who made 93 off 52 balls for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), was adjured Man of the Match.
Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) won their first game ever versus Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL history.
With this win, RPS have now climbed to the third spot in the points table with 7 wins from 11 games, while KKR continue to be at the second spot, being ahead on the NRR with same number of wins.
On Wednesday, playing against the RPS at their fortress the Eden Gardens, KKR could manage 155 for 8 from 20 overs — a total well below par. Manish Pandey (37) and Colin de Grandhomme (36) were the chief contributors, while Suryakumar Yadav (30)* provided late impetus.
This is Match No. 41 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 and Gautam Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to face Steven Smith Rising Pune Supergiant.
Welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog and updates post of Match No. 41 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS).
Their head-to-head tally stands in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders where they have beaten Rising Pune Supergiant 3 times out of 3.
KKR all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme opened up during pre-match press conference and said that they will look to bowl in areas where RPS all-rounder Ben Stokes is not strong.
Stokes, from England who hit a whirlwind 63-ball 103 to help Pune recover from 10/3 and go on to win by six wickets against Gujarat Lions on Monday, was seen struggling to run with cramps at the end of his essay.