IPL, Highlights - Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants: Ajinkya Rahane Fifty, MS Dhoni Cameo Help RPS Defeat DD By Seven Wickets

After being put in to bat, hosts Delhi Daredevils got off to a bad start as they lost Rishabh Pant in the third over of the innings but sensible knocks from Karun Nair, JP Duminy and a cameo from Carlos Brathwaite towards the end propelled them to 162/7. In reply, Ajinkya Rahane anchored the chase for Rising Pune Supergiants with a solid fifty and with good support from Usman Khawaja, MS Dhoni and Thisara Perera, he guided the tourists to their third win of the season. Catch all the highlights here. (SCORECARD | STREAMING | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | NEWS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)

23:45 hrs IST: That's it. Thank you for joining us today. See you all tomorrow for the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions. Until then, it's goodbye. Cheers! 

Ajinkya Rahane (Man of the Match): "We decided that one batsman has to bat through, and it was my day. First six overs was important, ball was coming on nicely, and then it got slower. Just looking to keep it simple. If I get set, if I get to 15-20 I look to bat deep, that's what the team wants from me."

MS Dhoni (RPS skipper): "The bowlers were bowling to the plan. It felt nice to restrict them to 160. We can take a lot of positives, because it was the bowling we were a little worried about. The execution was much better, they bowled to the field."

JP Duminy (Stand-in DD skipper): "We stumbled a bit in the middle part of our innings, could have had 20 runs more. We did well with the ball to take it to the last over. A few errors, a few missed opportunities, but still a lot of positives to take out of it."

Ajinkya Rahane scored his 5th fifty of 2016 Indian Premier League.

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23:27 hrs IST: FOUR! And that's the end. RPS beat DD by 7 wickets to seal their third win of the season. 

23:23 hrs IST: Two SIXES for Perera. RPS now require 3 of 6 balls. 

23:19 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhoni c Billings b Tahir 27(20). 

23:17 hrs IST: Expensive over from Shami. 20 runs off it. RPS now require 17 off 12 balls. 

23:15 hrs IST: SIX! Length ball from Shami and Dhoni hits it straight down the ground. 

23:14 hrs IST: FOUR! Bouncer from Shami and Dhoni top-edges it to third-man boundary. 

23:13 hrs IST: FIVE WIDES from Shami. 

23:10 hrs IST: Another good over for DD. Just six off Mishra's last. RPS now require 37 off 18 balls. 

23:06 hrs IST: Outstanding over from Tahir. Just four off it. RPS now require 43 off 24 balls. 

23:03 hrs IST: RPS now require 47 off 30 balls. 

23:02 hrs IST: SIX! That's a colossal blow from Dhoni straight down the ground. 

22:59 hrs IST: That's fifty for Rahane. His 22nd in IPL. RPS now require 57 off 36 balls. 

Another 5?0? for @ajinkyarahane88! He has made it a habit to score big! It's 106/2 after 14. #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

22:58 hrs IST: In walks MS Dhoni at number four. 

22:56 hrs IST: OUT! Tiwary c Billings b Tahir 21(18). 

22:54 hrs IST: FOUR! 6th boundary for Rahane. RPS now require 59 off 42 balls. 

22:43 hrs IST: RPS now require 76 off 54 balls. 

22:40 hrs IST: SIX! Tiwary dances down the track and thumps it into the long-on stands. 

22:38 hrs IST: Nine runs off Duminy's first. RPS now require 89 off 60 balls. 

22:35 hrs IST: FOUR! Flighted delivery from Duminy and Rahane plays the inside-out loft over extra cover. 

22:30 hrs IST: OUT! Khawaja st Samson b Mishra 30(27). RPS are 59/1 after 8.2 overs. 

There you go! #Dhuandaar wicket and Khawaja departs. @MishiAmit with the breakthrough. Lets get more! #DilDilli #DDvRPS

- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 5, 2016

22:23 hrs IST: Tight over from Mishra. Just three off it. RPS are 53/0 after 7 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:17 hrs IST: 50 up for RPS in 6 overs. 

22:15 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Rahane. 

22:12 hrs IST: SIX! Length ball, Khawaja comes down the track and lofts it over long-on for a maximum. RPS are 38/0 after 5 overs. 

22:10 hrs IST: RPS are 28/0 after 4 overs. 

22:04 hrs IST: Tidy over from Yadav. Just three off it. 

22:00 hrs IST: Single off the last ball for Khawaja. RPS are 13/0 after 2 overs. 

21:58 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Brathwaite and Khawaja hits it well to backward point. 

21:56 hrs IST: Decent start from Jayant Yadav. RPS are 6/0 after first over. 

21:54 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for Rahane. 

21:53 hrs IST: Usman Khawaja and Ajinkya Rahane to open for RPS. 

21:38 hrs IST: And that's the end. DD finish on 162/7 in their 20 overs. We'll be back in a few minutes time. 

21:34 hrs IST: Brilliant over from Boland. Just five off it. DD are 149/7 after 19 overs. 

What an over @sboland24! Giving the batsman absolutely no room there. #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

21:31 hrs IST: Boland to bowl the penultimate over. 

21:30 hrs IST: Six runs off Ashwin's last over. DD are 144/7 after 18 overs. 

21:25 hrs IST: Another WICKET. Duminy run out 34(32). DD are 138/6 after 17 overs. 

Great fielding from the #SuperGiants and Dumminy gets run out! 2 wickets in one over! #DDvsRPS #DumKaNayaRang pic.twitter.com/I4jcfouLTz

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

21:23 hrs IST: WICKET! Brathwaite c Perera b Boland 20(8). DD are 137/5 after 16.5 overs. 

21:22 hrs IST: SIX! Fuller delivery from Boland and Brathwaite whacks it straight over the bowler's head. 

21:18 hrs IST: SIX! And as Ian Bishop rightly said - Carlos Brathwaite, Remember the Name! DD are 130/4 after 16 overs. 

Karun Nair plays a shot during his knock of 32(23) against Rising Pune Supergiants.

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21:17 hrs IST: SIX! Flighted delivery from M Ashwin and Brathwaite clobbers it into the long-on stands. 

21:12 hrs IST: OUT! Billings c Rahane b Bhatia 24(15). DD are 110/4 after 14.4 overs. 

21:07 hrs IST: Dot ball to finish off. DD are 107/3 after 14 overs. It's time for second strategic time-out. 

21:05 hrs IST: FOUR! Flatter delivery from M Ashwin and Billings comes down the track and flat-bats it over the bowler. 

21:03 hrs IST: Two runs off the last ball for Billings. DD are 101/3 after 13 overs. 

21:02 hrs IST: Consecutive sixes for Sam Billings. He looks in great form. 

20:55 hrs IST: Seven runs off the Ashiwn's over. DD are 77/3 after 11 overs. 

20:52 hrs IST: In comes M Ashwin for his first over. 

20:51 hrs IST: DD are 69/3 after 10 overs. Just 21 runs scored by them in the last four overs. 

20:47 hrs IST: WICKET! Nair c Perera b Nair 32(23). DD are 65/3 after 9.4 overs. 

GONE! Bhatia gets danger man Karun caught in the deep. Great catch @PereraThisara! ?? #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

20:42 hrs IST: It's time for strategic time-out. DD are 63/2 after 9 overs. 

20:39 hrs IST: Another good over from Pune. Just five off Bhatia's first. DD are 59/2 after 8 overs. 

Great start from Rajat Bhatia! A wealth of experience in this format makes him so much harder to face than it looks. #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

20:35 hrs IST: Decent first over from R Ashwin. Six runs off it. 

20:30 hrs IST: WICKET! Samson c R Ashwin b Boland 20(17). DD are 48/2 after 6 overs. 

20:26 hrs IST: No runs of the free-hit. DD are 40/1 after 5 overs. 

Rising Pune Supergiants fast-bowler Ashok Dinda got rid off Delhi Daredevils opener Rishabh Pant in the third over of the innings.

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20:25 hrs IST: FOUR! Nair is on fire. And it's a NO-BALL from Dinda. 

20:22 hrs IST: FOUR! Wide delivery from Dinda and Nair plays an elegant drive through the covers (again). Third boundary for him. 

20:20 hrs IST: FOUR! Poor bowling from Boland. Straying down leg and Samson hits it well to the right of the fielder at short fine leg. DD are 27/1 after 4 overs. 

20:18 hrs IST: FOUR! Half-volley from Boland and Nair plays a beautiful drive through the covers. 

Boundary! Elegant shot hit by @karun126. Keep them coming! #DilDilli #DDvRPS

- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 5, 2016

20:15 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Dinda and Nair tries to slash it but gets a thick edge and that runs away to third-man boundary. DD are 17/1 after 3 overs. 

20:14 hrs IST: In walks Karun Nair at number three. 

20:12 hrs IST: OUT! Pant b Dinda 2(8). 

20:09 hrs IST: Dot ball to finish off. Nine runs off Perera's first. DD are 11/0 after 2 overs. 

20:07 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Samson. Perera struggling with his line. 

20:06 hrs IST: Thisara Perera to share the new ball with Dinda. 

20:04 hrs IST: Excellent start from Dinda. DD are 2/0 after first over. 

20:01 hrs IST: Straightaway some swing for Dinda. 

19:59 hrs IST: It's time for action. Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson make their way out in the middle. Ashok Dinda to start the proceedings for Pune. 

19:55 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Zaheer Khan has dismissed MS Dhoni most number of times (7) in Indian Premier League. 

19:50 hrs IST: Some interesting comments by Yuvraj Singh and David Warner related to Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. Read here. 

19:45 hrs IST: If it doesn't then RPS will be technically out of the race for the play-offs. 

"When we bat first we have not been able to defend so far," MS Dhoni says. Will it all fall into place tonight? #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

19:40 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

RPS: Ajinkya Rahane, Saurabh Tiwary, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Scott Boland, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Murugan Ashwin 

A debut for our Aussie duo, @Uz_Khawaja & George Bailey! Let's hope they get off to a flyer! #DumKaNayaRang #DDvRPS

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

DD: Sam Billings (wk), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, JP Duminy (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Pawan Negi, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Imran Tahir, Mohammed Shami 

19:30 hrs IST: Rising Pune Supergiants skipper MS Dhoni wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

19:29 hrs IST: JP Duminy likely to captain DD tonight. Zaheer Khan is down with a niggle.

19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes. 

19:20 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - R Ashwin has just taken three wickets so far in IPL 2016 at an average of 58.33. 

19:18 hrs IST: An interesting read. Kolkata Knight Riders players tee off for charity. 

19:15 hrs IST: Let's see. 

.@ashwinravi99's has had a liking for @DelhiDaredevils,as the numbers point out! Will he be #SuperGiant of the game? pic.twitter.com/qjPQYjY5vO

- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 5, 2016

19:10 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to the coverage of 33rd match of Indian Premier League season 9. Delhi Daredevils take on Rising Pune Supergiants at Feroz Shah Kotla tonight. 

Delhi Daredevils have lost only two games in the 2016 IPL so far and they will be aiming to come closer to a knock-out place.

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Delhi Daredevils, under Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid, are scripting a wonderful story. After being bundled out for 98 in their opening game against Kolkata Knight Riders, there was plenty of scorn heaped on the team. However, after seven games, they have lost just two matches, the lowest among all the teams in the IPL.

Daredevils will be happy with the way how their batting is shaping up. Rishabh Pant's elevation to the top of the order has reaped  great rewards with the youngster becoming the second youngest to score a fifty. If the opening partnership is strong, then the middle order is also in good shape with Karun Nair and Sam Billins doing the job.

The bowling, led from the front by Zaheer Khan, recieved a boost with Shahbaz Nadeem picking up two wickets. The team might not make many changes in the squad for this game, although Carlos Brathwaite or Imran Tahir could come into the squad depending on the nature of the pitch

Rising Pune Supergiants could be technically out of the race for the play-offs if they fail to win against Delhi Daredevils.

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Rising Pune Supergiants' Injury Woes

For MS Dhoni's Rising Pune Supergiants, the 2016 Indian Premier League will be remembered as the 'Injured Premier League'. Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh are out of the tournament due to injuries. The bowling and the batting have struggled and they will be aware, that one loss could technically be the end of the road for them.

But, Rajat Bhatia, Rising Pune Supergiants all-rounder, says that this situation could bring the best out of the team.

"Some teams who are winning might lose and teams that are losing may win. You can't judge any team at this stage of the tournament. In T20 cricket, it can change any time. It's all about momentum," Bhatia said.

With so many injuries in their overseas bench, the team might draft in George Bailey and Usman Khawaja for this match as Dhoni seeks a turnaround.