Rising Pune Supergiant

The Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. The team along with Gujarat Lions featured as two-season replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were suspended due to their involvement in illegal betting by their respective owners.[1]

Rising Pune Supergiant
Personnel
CaptainSteve Smith(2017), MS Dhoni (2016)
CoachStephen Fleming
OwnerSanjiv Goenka (RPSG Group)
Team information
CityPune, Maharashtra, India
Colours
FoundedDecember 2015 (December 2015)
DissolvedMay 2017 (May 2017)
Home groundMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (Capacity : 37,406)
Secondary home ground(s)Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam (Capacity : 50,000)

The Rising Pune Supergiant franchise is owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group controlled by Sanjiv Goenka.[1] The team name was announced (as Rising Pune Supergiants) on 18 January 2016 by Goenka in Kolkata and Raghu Iyer was appointed CEO.[2] The owners changed the team name to Rising Pune Supergiant on 26 March 2017.[3] The team lost the 2017 IPL Final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run, which was the team's last game in the IPL.[4][5]

Home ground

The Rising Pune Supergiant's home ground was the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. However, controversies arose over holding 2016 IPL games in Maharashtra due to water usage of the cricket stadiums during severe drought and the Bombay High Court ordered all matches in May to be shifted out of the state.[6] On 15 April 2016, it was reported that the Rising Pune Supergiants were considering the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam as an alternate home ground.[7]

Seasons
Year Indian Premier League
IPL 2016 Group Stage
IPL 2017 Runners-up

Results summary

By season
2016 Season

The Rising Pune Supergiant made an excellent start to the season, convincingly winning their first game against the defending champions, Mumbai Indians, by 9 wickets. However, they went on to lose their next four games - against the Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders. The inclusion of Ashoke Dinda, in their 6th game of the season, provided a brief inspiration as the Supergiants beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs. They lost the next two games - against the Gujarat Lions and the Mumbai Indians - at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The Supergiants were also briefly bolstered by the arrival of Australian batsmen Usman Khawaja and George Bailey against the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla and went on to win the game by 7 wickets.[8] Pune's last game of the season was against Kings XI Punjab, with the loser finishing at the bottom of the points table. RPS was struggling to chase down a total of 172 despite a good start from the openers and they kept losing wickets at constant intervals. RPS needed 23 runs from the last over which was bowled by Axar Patel with captain MS Dhoni on the crease. After a wide, four, six and two dot balls, RPS were left requiring 12 runs from the last two balls. It seemed the game was over but Dhoni hit two sixes off the last two balls. This win ensured RPS didn't finish at the bottom of the points table.[9] At the end of the 2016 IPL, the Supergiants won only 5 games out of 14, and won only 2 of their 7 home games - 4 at the MCA Stadium in Pune and 3 at their new home ground, the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. They finished at seventh place in the IPL points table.[10]

2017 Season

After the auction, Pune axed MS Dhoni as captain and Steve Smith was appointed captain barely months before the start of the 2017 season.[11] The franchise then changed their name to Rising Pune Supergiant, removing the 's', on 26 March 2017.[3] Washington Sundar replaced Ravichandran Ashwin who was ruled out of the tournament with a sports hernia.[12] RPS bought Ben Stokes for ₹14.5 Crore at the auction, making him the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL.[13] Imran Tahir was roped in by RPS as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh, who was once again ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury.[14] This decision proved to be extremely decisive, as Imran Tahir went on to take 18 wickets in 12 games for RPS before leaving for his national team, along with Faf du Plessis.

RPS once again got off to a great start in IPL 2017 by beating the Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in their first game. However, losses against Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions followed and it seemed like Pune were repeating what took place last year. However, results picked up and RPS won 7 out of their next 8 games, all of them by close margins, with the top performers being Rahul Tripathi, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni and Imran Tahir. But a 6-day gap left them rusty and RPS lost to Delhi Daredevils by 7 runs, forcing them to win their last game vs Punjab to qualify. In their do-or-die game vs Punjab, RPS skittled them out for 73 and won comfortably by 9 wickets, thus finishing in second place with 18 points and qualifying for the play-offs.

RPS faced the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, with a win securing them a spot in the final. RPS batted first and posted a slightly below-par total of 162–4, with 41 runs coming from the last two overs, thanks to well-paced innings from Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane and a late surge from MS Dhoni. Washington Sundar ripped apart the middle order of the Indians and finished with career best figures of 3–16 in 4 overs. Shardul Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat chipped in as Pune beat the Mumbai Indians comfortably by 20 runs.

RPS faced the Mumbai Indians for the fourth time in the season, in the final at Hyderabad. This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last game in the IPL. RPS had a psychological edge over Mumbai, considering RPS had beaten them on all three meetings in the season. Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Jaydev Unadkat and Adam Zampa took key wickets as Mumbai crumbled to 79-7 but a late surge from Krunal Pandya meant that Mumbai finished with a slightly-below par score of 129–8. RPS looked comfortable after the powerplay but over-cautious batting cost them dearly. Ajinkya Rahane scored runs easily but captain Steve Smith struggled and things took a turn when Rahane got out for 44. MS Dhoni arrived but was quickly removed for 10 and Pune were left requiring 11 runs from the last over with Smith and Manoj Tiwary at the crease. Tiwary hit a four on the first ball off Mitchell Johnson's bowling and RPS looked to have the trophy in the bag. But Smith and Tiwary got out off consecutive deliveries which left RPS requiring 7 runs from 3 balls. A single from Washington Sundar and a double from Daniel Christian meant RPS required 4 runs from the last ball. Unfortunately, RPS could only complete two runs before Sundar was run out. Thus, Mumbai Indians won by 1 run to get their 3rd IPL title.

Performance summary in Indian Premier League
YearPldWonLossNRTiedSR(%)PositionSummary
2016 14590035.71%7Group stage
2017 161060062.5%2Runners-Up

Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
19 April 2016Mumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 9 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 66*(42)Scorecard
214 April 2016Gujarat LionsRajkotLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
317 April 2016Kings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
422 April 2016Royal Challengers BangalorePuneLost by 13 runsScorecard
524 April 2016Kolkata Knight RidersPuneLost by 2 wickets
626 April 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 34 runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs)Scorecard
729 April 2016Gujarat LionsPuneLost by 3 wicketsScorecard
81 May 2016Mumbai IndiansPuneLost by 8 wicketsScorecard
95 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsDelhiWon by 7 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 63* (48)Scorecard
107 May 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1110 May 2016Sunrisers HyderabadVisakhapatnamLost by 4 runs Adam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs)
1214 May 2016Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 8 wickets (D/L)
1317 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsVisakhapatnamWon by 19 Runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs)
1421 May 2016Kings XI PunjabVisakhapatnamWon by 4 Wickets MS Dhoni 64*(32)Scorecard
Overall record of 5-9
Seventh in the points table
Did not make it to the playoffs

Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017- League Stage
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
16 April 2017Mumbai IndiansPuneWon by 7 wickets Steve Smith 84*(54)Scorecard
28 April 2017Kings XI PunjabIndoreLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
311 April 2017Delhi DaredevilsPuneLost by 97 runsScorecard
414 April 2017Gujarat LionsRajkotLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
516 April 2017Royal Challengers BangaloreBanagloreWon by 27 runs Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs)Scorecard
622 April 2017Sunrisers HyderabadPuneWon by 6 wickets MS Dhoni 61*(34)Scorecard
724 April 2017Mumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 3 runs Ben Stokes 2/21 (4 overs)Scorecard
826 April 2017Kolkata Knight RidersPuneLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
929 April 2017Royal Challengers BangalorePuneWon by 61 runs Lockie Ferguson 2/7 (4 overs)Scorecard
101 May 2017Gujarat LionsPuneWon by 5 wickets Ben Stokes 103*(63)Scorecard
113 May 2017Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataWon by 4 wickets Rahul Tripathi 93(52)Scorecard
126 May 2017Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 12 runs Jaydev Unadkat 5/30 (4 overs)Scorecard
1312 May 2017Delhi DaredevilsDelhiLost by 7 runsScorecard
1414 May 2017Kings XI PunjabPuneWon by 9 wickets Jaydev Unadkat 2/12 (3 overs)Scorecard
League Stage record of 9-5
Second in the points table
Made it to the playoffs

Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 Play-Offs
Play-Off Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
Qualifier 116 May 2017Mumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 20 runs Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs)Scorecard
Final21 May 2017Mumbai IndiansHyderabadLost by 1 runScorecard
Qualifier 1
16 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rising Pune Supergiant
162/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
142/9 (20 overs)
Manoj Tiwary 58 (48)
Lasith Malinga 1/14 (3 overs)
Parthiv Patel 52 (40)
Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 20 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiant)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • 3/16 (4 overs) were the best figures of Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiant).
  • This victory meant RPS directly qualified for the final.
Final
Main article: 2017 Indian Premier League Final
21 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant
128/6 (20 overs)
Krunal Pandya 47 (38)
Jaydev Unadkat 2/19 (4 overs)
Steve Smith 51 (50)
Mitchell Johnson 3/26 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 1 run
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians became the first team to win a third IPL title.
  • This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last IPL game and was the first IPL final to be decided by 1 run.

Records

Most Runs
PlayerMatInnsNORunsAveSRHS100504s6s
Ajinkya Rahane 3030486233.15122.7974088918
Steve Smith 2322474241.22131.79101136520
MS Dhoni 3027957431.88124.7864*023330
Rahul Tripathi 1414039127.92146.4493024317
Manoj Tiwary 1513332432.40137.2860023111
  • Source: Cricinfo[15]

Most Wickets
PlayerMatInnsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Jaydev Unadkat 1212245/3013.417.0211.43019
Adam Zampa 1111196/1914.637.5411.60315
Imran Tahir 1212183/1820.507.8515.610050
Ben Stokes 1212123/1826.337.1822.09897
Ashok Dinda 1212123/2029.165.6420.25616
  • Source: Cricinfo[16]
gollark: It is a multiple of 100.
gollark: What, seriously? Total bees.
gollark: I thought I had a "getting mugged? just say no" meme but it seems to be missing.
gollark: IKR, right?
gollark: http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-5308-j

References
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  3. "IPL 2017: Changes continue! After captain, Pune change their team name". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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  5. Ramesh, Aditya (7 May 2017). "RPS,GL contracts won't be extended". Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. "Bombay High Court questions hosting IPL matches in drought-hit state". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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  8. Gollapudi, Nagraj (2 May 2016). "Supergiant sign Bailey, Khawaja". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. Ramesh, Aditya (17 May 2016). "Watch Dhoni smash Punjab into last place". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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  11. "MS Dhoni axed as Rising Pune Supergiants skipper, Steve Smith to take over". hindustantimes.com. 19 February 2017.
  12. Ramesh, Aditya (5 April 2017). "RPS sign teen Sundar in place of Ashwin". India Today. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  13. Minter, Simon (1 May 2017). ""Most-Expensive" Ben Stokes smashes hundred". Mirror UK. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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  16. "Rising Pune Supergiant / Records / Twenty20 Matches / Most Wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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