IPL Results 2017: Scores, Table and Fixtures After Sunday
Rising Pune Supergiant booked their place in the 2017 Indian Premier League play-offs on Sunday, as they coasted to a nine-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab.
In what was essentially a knockout clash to secure a play-off berth, Kings XI capitulated with the bat early on and were eventually only able to muster a meagre total of 73. Thanks to an unbeaten 34 from Ajinkya Rahane and 28 from Rahul Tripathi, the Supergiant were able to secure a comfortable win with plenty of time to spare.
Royal Challengers Bangalore earned just their third win of the season as they beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs in what was the last match of the 2017 tournament for both sides.
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Here's a look at the final standings and the schedule for the knockout stages.
| Mumbai Indians | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.784 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.176 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.599 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.641 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.009 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.512 |
| Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.412 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1.299 |
| Tuesday, May 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Qualifier 1 | Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiant |
| Wednesday, May 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Eliminator | Hyderabad Sunrisers vs. Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Friday, May 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Qualifier 2 | Q1 loser vs. Eliminator winner |
| Sunday, May 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Final | Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner |
Rising Pune vs. Punjab
Rising Pune, 78 for one (Rahane 34*, Tripathi 28), beat Punjab, 73 (Patel 22, Saha 13), by nine wickets with 48 balls remaining
In games like this, with so much riding on them, it's so important to get off to a strong start. And that's exactly what the Supergiant did with the ball, as Jaydev Unadkat had the dangerous Martin Guptill caught off the first delivery of the day.
As The Cricket Professor noted following the dismissal, the New Zealander has been struggling to spend time at the crease in a lot of his innings recently:
The hosts scented blood after this early breakthrough and applied some superb pressure, with Shardul Thakur decimating the Kings XI top order with three wickets.
In the fourth over, he removed the big-hitting Shaun Marsh for just 10, while in the sixth he dislodged Rahul Tewatia for just four and the potentially game-changing Glenn Maxwell for a duck.
Given Eoin Morgan was run out for just four in the fifth over, Kings XI had slumped to a desperate score of 32 for five. As cricket journalist Freddie Wilde noted, Rising Pune are exceptional at keeping a lid on things early on with the ball:
Scores of 13 from Wriddhiman Saha and 22 from Axar Patel prevented a complete embarrassment for Kings XI, but the writing was on the wall very early on here. Eventually, they were skittled out for 73 with 25 balls remaining.
It meant there was no pressure on Rahane and Tripathi as they came out to bat for Rising Pune, and they proceeded to steadily knock off the runs required.
After trying to inject some life into an otherwise pedestrian chase, Tripathi was bowled by Axar Patel for 28 from just 20 balls. However, Rising Pune were in no danger whatsoever as they coasted to an emphatic win, with Rahane finishing up unbeaten on 34.
Delhi Daredevils vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB, 161 for six (Kohli 58, Gayle 48), beat DD, 151 all out (Pant 45, Iyer 32), by 10 runs
Bangalore closed out a disappointing season with a victory as they chased down the hosts with conviction.
DD were immediately in trouble as Sanju Samson was out for a duck, but Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant restored calm through the batting order.
Pant hit 45 runs off just 34 balls to reset Daredevils expectations, and they ended their knock on 151.
RCB have flattered to deceive this term, but Chris Gayle flew out of the blocks as he smashed six boundaries before Shahbaz Nadeem took his wicket.
Virat Kohli then took over the mantle from the West Indian icon, hitting 58 from 45 balls to claim control of the fixture.
Shane Watson and Pawan Negi scored the final runs to give RCB the sweet smell of a rare success in the IPL.
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