Stokes, Unadkat lift Rising Pune to No. 2
Ben Stokes' all-round efforts and a five-wicket haul from Jaydev Unadkat moved Rising Pune Supergiants to second place with a 12-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Ben Stokes' all-round efforts and a five-wicket haul from Jaydev Unadkat moved Rising Pune Supergiants to second place with a 12-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu
9.40pm That's some finish from Unadkat. A hat-trick, a five-for, and 100 wickets in the IPL, all in one over. The fortress that is the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium has been breached. Pune keep rising; they go second now. The win was set up by Stokes who hammered 39 off 25 balls on a pitch where his team-mates struggled to get going. Stokes then claimed the key wickets of Warner, Dhawan, and Williamson in the chase. He wasn't done yet. He tracked down some skiers at sweeper cover to hasten Unadkat's landmark and Sunrisers' downfall. Do hang around for the presentation.
"Very good win. The boys scrapped well. We thought 150-160 would be par," Smith says. "The stronger boys could time the ball. We did well to scrap to 147 in the end. The bowlers bowled good lengths. He is doing nicely, bowling upfront he is also good. A wicket-maiden, that was good. We have played really well in the last seven or eight games."
"Well, brilliant to get through in a low-scoring game," Unadkat says. "All of us have contributed. That's how we have won matches. We are trying to keep it simple. I have the backing of Smithy, MS and Stoksy. I have been just sticking it to my strengths. I am really happy with the wickets. We are playing in Delhi next, I would like to adapt to it."
vkcharan: "Hat-trick, 5 for, 100 wkts. 3 birds in one shot"
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This is the 17th hat-trick in IPL, first for RPS. Unadkat is the second bowler to take 2 five-fors in IPL. First was Faulkner.
B Kumar c Tiwary b Unadkat 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Rashid Khan c & b Unadkat 3 (11m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75
Bipul Sharma c Stokes b Unadkat 8 (14m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
Sunrisers need 13 off the last over. Unadkat to bowl it. Over the wicket
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Ben Stokes and Jaydev Unadkat combined to take eight wickets to help Rising Pune Supergiant breach the Sunrisers Hyderabad fortress
Medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat says the belief that Rising Pune Supergiant team leadership has shown in him by regularly using him at the death has given him the confidence to succeed
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a chance when they needed 13 off the final over. But Jaydev Unadkat gave nothing away
Ben Stokes' all-round efforts and a five-wicket haul from Jaydev Unadkat moved Rising Pune Supergiants to second place with a 12-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad