Mumbai, May 21 Indians, after electing to bat first, were restricted to 129/8 by Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL 2017 final in Hyderabad on Sunday. Pune batsmen are out in the middle for the chase, follow IPL Final Live Score and MI vs RPS Final Live Updates here.
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23.03 pm RPS 83/2: Six runs from the 15th over. This is a tense final. Dhoni and Smith at the crease with Pune needing 47 off 30 balls
1100 pm RPS 80/2: This should not have come this close. Pune need more than nine runs per over to win the IPL final
10.55 pm RPS 77/2: The required run-rate is creeping up for Pune. They need 53 more runs from 36 balls. Dhoni on strike
10.51 pm RPS 73/2: End of the 13th over. Pune are 73 for the loss of two wickets. They need 57 runs from 42 balls
10.48 pm RPS 72/2: Loud cheer as MS Dhoni walks out to bat. And he is off the mark with a single towards long on
10.45 pm RPS 71/2: WICKET! Rahane checks his shot at the final moment. He was too early into it. Manages to chip it to long-off. Pollard runs in and dives forward to take a good catch
10.41 pm RPS 65/1: 65 needed off 54 balls for Pune. Smith and Rahane doing it nicely for their team. Perfect script
10.36 pm RPS 58/1: Halfway stage in the IPL final. Pune are 58 for the loss of one wicket. They need 72 more runs from 60 balls
10.33 pm RPS 50/1: 50 up for Pune at the end of the ninth over. They are not scoring run-a-ball but nothing to worry as the target is small
10.28 pm RPS 47/1: Rahane and Smith dealing is singles. They are taking no risk. Pune marching towards their target
10.25 pm RPS 44/1: Bumrah back into the attack. He has picked up the only Pune wicket that has fallen.
10.23 pm Rising Pune Supergiant 42/1: Karn Sharma bowling his second over. Nothing seems to be causing any panic to the batsmen
10:21 pm: Over number six comes to an end and Pune have done well in this chase. They are 38 for the loss of one wicket at the end of the poweplay
10.17 pm: Pitched up by Malinga and Rahane creams it through covers. He continues to operate at a brisk pace
10.16 pm: Smart batting by both Rahane and Smith as they continue to dab the ball and steal the quick singles in the ring. Not many runs to chase but it’s important to keep the scoreboard ticking
10.14 pm: Karn Sharma pitches one short, Rahane rocks back on to his back-foot and pulls it into the gap for another boundary
10.13 pm: Rahane had a quiet IPL 10 but looked good in the last two games, where he also scored a fifty, for the Rising Pune Supergiant
10.11 pm: Pune lost opener Tripathi early and are now rebuilding with Smith-Rahane stand. Mumbai continue to shuffle their bowlers as Karn Sharma, hero of the last game, comes into the attack
Innings Update: Mumbai Indians 129/8 after 20 overs (Krunal Pandya 47,Mitchell Johnson 12*; Dan Christian 2/34)
Toss: Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bat against Rising Pune Supergiant in Hyderabad
Playing XI for Rising Pune Supergiant
Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steve Smith, MS Dhoni, Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Lokie Ferguson, Adam Zampa, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat
Playing XI for Mumbai Indians
Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell Johnson, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
