Ben Stokes best knock best match

Indian Premier League,
39th match: Rising Pune Supergiant v Gujarat Lions at Pune,
May 1, 2017

GL 161 (19.5/20 ov)
RPS 167/5 (19.5/20 ov)

Rising Pune Supergiant won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

MATCH DETAILS
TOSS : Rising Pune Supergiant, who chose to field
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : BA Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant)

MATCH OFFICIALS
Umpires M Erasmus (South Africa) and C Shamshuddin
TV umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match referee Chinmay Sharma
Reserve umpire R Pandit

GL INN

BATSMAN R B 4s 6s SR
Ishan Kishan 31 24 3 2 129.16
c Washington Sundar b Imran Tahir
BB McCullum 45 27 5 2 166.66
c Rahane b Thakur
SK Raina* 8 8 0 0 100.00
run out (Rahane/†Dhoni)
AJ Finch 13 6 1 1 216.66
c & b Imran Tahir
DR Smith 0 1 0 0 0.00
b Imran Tahir
KD Karthik† 29 26 3 0 111.53
run out (†Dhoni)
RA Jadeja 19 12 3 0 158.33
c Unadkat b Christian
JP Faulkner 6 7 0 0 85.71
c Tiwary b Unadkat
PJ Sangwan 1 2 0 0 50.00
c Tripathi b Unadkat
Basil Thampi 2 5 0 0 40.00
not out
Ankit Soni 0 1 0 0 0.00
b Unadkat

Extras :  (lb 5, w 2) 7

Total :  (all out; 19.5 overs) 161

FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Ishan Kishan, 5.6 ov), 2-71 (Raina, 7.6 ov), 3-94 (Finch, 9.5 ov), 4-94 (Smith, 9.6 ov), 5-109 (McCullum, 11.5 ov), 6-135 (Jadeja, 14.6 ov), 7-146 (Faulkner, 17.2 ov), 8-148 (Sangwan, 17.5 ov), 9-161 (Karthik, 19.4 ov), 10-161 (Ankit Soni, 19.5 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ
JD Unadkat 3.5 0 29 3 7.56
Washington Sundar 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
BA Stokes 4.0 0 36 0 9.00
Imran Tahir 4.0 0 27 3 6.75
SN Thakur 3.0 0 25 1 8.33
DT Christian 3.0 0 27 1 9.00

RPS INN

BATSMAN R B 4s 6s SR

AM Rahane 4 4 1 0 100.00

lbw b Sangwan

RA Tripathi 6 7 1 0 85.71

run out (Finch)

SPD Smith* 4 2 1 0 200.00

c Ankit Soni b Sangwan

MK Tiwary 0 2 0 0 0.00

lbw b Basil Thampi

BA Stokes 103 63 7 6 163.49

not out

MS Dhoni† 26 33 1 1 78.78

c McCullum b Basil Thampi

DT Christian 17 8 1 1 212.50

not out

Extras :  (lb 3, w 4) 7

Total :  (5 wickets; 19.5 overs) 167

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Rahane, 0.4 ov), 2-8 (Smith, 0.6 ov), 3-10 (Tiwary, 1.3 ov), 4-42 (Tripathi, 5.3 ov), 5-118 (Dhoni, 16.1 ov)

DNB

Washington Sundar, JD Unadkat, SN Thakur, Imran Tahir

BOWLERS O M R W Econ

PJ Sangwan 4.0 0 38 2 9.50

Basil Thampi 4.0 0 35 2 8.75

JP Faulkner 2.5 0 30 0 10.58

Ankit Soni 4.0 0 16 0 4.00

RA Jadeja 2.0 0 19 0 9.50

DR Smith 3.0 0 26 0 8.66

Man of the Match, Ben Stokes says that he has a cramp in his calf and he gets them a lot so hopes to be fine tomorrow morning. Calls it great to be part of both sides of the game and says that it is the best part about being an all-rounder. Admits that they lost quite a few early wickets but he and Dhoni were happy to take it over by over and it worked off. Calls it one of the good days. On his maiden ton, says that it's always nice to get personal accolades but hopes that the team can continue to do well and go through to the final. Mentions that the break was actually good as he got his practice routines right which he thought were slipping away. Is happy that he put those into practice today.

Steven Smith starts by saying they didn't get an ideal start but feels they recovered big time. Emphasizes on the partnership between Stokes and Dhoni and continues praising Stokes to take them over the line. Further says the bowlers can't be kept out as they are the ones who pulled things back to restrict a heavy batting unit to a respectable total. Adds they have played some good cricket recently and hopes they continue to do so. Ends by lauding Stokes yet again and opines he is one of the quality players in their ranks.

Suresh Raina is really disappointed with the loss but feels they did well. Appreciates Stokes for anchoring the innings and taking the game away from them. Admits they were surely below par which in the end cost them the game. Lauds the efforts of Sangwan and Soni for the way they bowled. Ends up saying they still have four games to go and would look to take the responsibility a bit more. Hopes they can turn things around.