IPL Highlights - Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Adam Zampa's Six-fer in Vain as SRH Clinch Thriller by Four Runs
Adam Zampa's six wickets for Rising Pune Supergiants went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a thriller by only four runs. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led outfit are out and cannot qualify for the Indian Premier League knockouts. Catch all the highlights of RPS vs SRH here.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa's brilliant bowling performance restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to a mediocre total of 137/8. In reply, Rising Pune Supergiants kept losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually fell short by four runs when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not finish off the match. For all the highlights of RPS vs SRH, follow our blog here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | STREAMING | NEWS | VIDEOS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)
11:48 hrs IST: This was a brilliant match. Catch us here tomorrow for another thrilling encounter coming up between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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11:44 hrs IST: If that Zampa's edge would have gone past Ojha, it would have been a boundary meaning a Super Over! Brilliant catch that by Ojha there! SRH win by four runs!
What a thrilling finish! A great win tonight. #OrangeArmy #RPSvsSRH pic.twitter.com/vnQmK3QALT
- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 10, 2016
11:42 hrs IST: OUT!! Zampa is caught by wicketkeeper Naman Ojha!  A superb one-handed diving effort!
11:38 hrs IST: OUT!!! Dhoni is run out! This is turning out to be such a thriller.
11:34 hrs IST: SIX!!! What a whack from Dhoni! Six needed off 2! Dhoni on strike!
Why fear when @msdhoni is here! 6!! #DumKaNayaRang pic.twitter.com/iH0sxCEg5a
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
11:32 hrs IST: OUT!!! Perera is out!
11:30 hrs IST: Nehra to bowl the last over!
11:29 hrs IST: RPS need 14 off 6 balls!
11:26 hrs IST: 8 from the 19th over. No boundaries only ones and twos.ÂÂ
11:20 hrs IST: 22 needed off 12 balls after Dhoni strikes a four to end the 18th over! RPS 116/5!ÂÂ
11:18 hrs IST: SIX!!! From Perera!
11:12 hrs IST: RPS 96/5 after 16 overs. 42 needed off 24.
11:11 hrs IST: SIX!!! Flat one from Dhoni!
11:10 hrs IST: So it is Thisara Perera and MS Dhoni at the crease.
11:09 hrs IST: 52 needed off 30 balls.
11:08 hrs IST: What will Dhoni do from here?
11:07 hrs IST: OUT!!! Saurabh Tiwary is gone. Caught for 9!
11:05 hrs IST: Message for Dhoni.
Ranchi representation.
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
#DumKaNayaRang pic.twitter.com/n0BTqJcyJB
11:04 hrs IST: End of 14 overs, RPS 80/4!
11:03 hrs IST: If anyone can change this game it is Dhoni.
Boss man comes to the crease now. ?? We need him more tonight than ever. #DumKaNayaRang
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
11:02 hrs IST: Match is very equally poised right now. In comes RPS skipper MS Dhoni.
11:00 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Ashwin is out caught behind for 29!
22:56 hrs IST: This is R Ashwin's highest IPL score. Previous best was 23. He is currently batting at 29.
22:54 hrs IST: 62 required off the last 42 deliveries. RPS still have seven wickets in hand. Which team is it going to be?
22:48 hrs IST: Saurabh Tiwary is out to replace Bailey! End of 12 overs,  RPS 68/3.
22:46 hrs IST: OUT!!!! The crucial one! Bailey is out. The Australian is caught in the deep for 34.
GONE! FINALLY! Bailey has run out of luck this time and Henriques gets a much needed breakthrough #RPSvsSRH #OrangeArmy
- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 10, 2016
22:44 hrs IST: George Bailey and Ravichandran Ashwin are slowly taking Rising Pune Supergiants forward. Some of the power hitters are yet to come to the crease.
22:40 hrs IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the impact maker in the second innings.
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22:38 hrs IST: End of 10 overs, RPS 52/2!
22:35 hrs IST: In comes Mustafizur to roll over his arm for the 10th over.
Mustafizur vs Bailey. Exciting! #DumKaNayaRang
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
22:32 hrs IST: Though it has been five overs since the last wicket, Bailey and Ashwin have not been able to accelerate yet.
22:31 hrs IST: George Bailey and Ravichandran Ashwin out there at the crease for RPS. They are slowly taking the home team forward.
22:26 hrs IST: End of 8 overs, RPS 40/2.
22:18 hrs IST: End of 6 overs, RPS 25/2.
22:12 hrs IST: OUT!! OH THE UMPIRE DOES NOT GIVE IT! Bailey had clearly edged that! But given not out. LUCK!
22:05 hrs IST: OUT!!! Fantastic run out from Deepak Hooda and Naman Ojha! Khawaja out for 11! End of 4 overs, RPS 19/2.
21:59 hrs IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashish Nehra are bowling brilliantly. It is a bowlers night here.
21:58 hrs IST: End of 2 overs, RPS 5/1! George Bailey and Usman Khawaja at the crease.
21:53 hrs IST: Oh my OUT!!! It is all happening here in Vizag. Ajinkya Rahane is caught behind for a duck! What a start!
21:51 hrs IST: This is only the second time a six-wicket has been clinched in the IPL. The first and the only previous time was when Sohail Tanvir clinched six wickets way back in 2008 for Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings.
21:50 hrs IST: Play starts again.
21:37 hrs IST: Take a break guys. We will be back soon.
A little late, our cartoonist is half way through our biryani and so are we! ?? #RPSvSRH #DumKaNayaRang pic.twitter.com/4OLeblsd3z
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
21:35 hrs IST: Zampa and company have restricted SRH to only 137/8. Fantastic performance.
SRH finish on a modest 137/8. Adam Zampa the true star of that innings 6/19 in his four overs, take a bow! #RPSvsSRH #OrangeArmy
- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 10, 2016
21:34 hrs IST: Adam Zampa ends with figures of 4-0-19-6!
21:33 hrs IST: OUT!!! WOW! SIX WICKETS FOR ADAM ZAMPA! WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM THIS YOUNG AUSTRALIAN. CLASSIC!
21:30 hrs IST: Bowled!!! Naman Ojha is OUT and Zampa has picked up the first five-wicket haul of IPL-9. This is also his first maiden fifer in T20s!
21:29 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Hooda is stumped and Zampa picks up four!! Brilliant captaincy and bowling from the duo. Just WOW!
21:28 hrs IST: Dhoni walks all the way down to Zampa. Small work with him.
21:27 hrs IST: Last over. First ball and SIX!!! Hooda is hitting it big!
21:26 hrs IST: An expensive 19th over from Dinda. 15 off it and SRH are 129/5.
21:25 hrs IST: Three wickets for Zampa tonight. Some performance from the Australian.
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21:21 hrs IST: SRH 114/5 after 18 overs.
21:20 hrs IST: OUT!!! Zampa is on hat-trick! Henriques is also caught in the deep again by Bhatia for 10!
21:18 hrs IST: OUT!!! SRH lose Williamson as the New Zealander falls for 31 after being caught in the deep by Rajat Bhatia.
21:15 hrs IST: Not too many boundaries but Moises Henriques and Kane Williamson are picking up the singles and doubles regularly.
21:13 hrs IST: 100 up for SRH in the 17th over.
21:12 hrs IST: End of 16 overs, SRH 99/3.
21:10 hrs IST: RPS have bowled brilliantly tonight. Plus MSD's captaincy so far has been spotless too.
21:08 hrs IST: So after smashes a four and two sixes Yuvraj is caught in the deep.
.@zamps63 picks up the dangerous @YUVSTRONG12. Zampa winning this Contest! Tiwary with another good catch. SRH 96/3. pic.twitter.com/RJ1UAynz8Y
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
21:03 hrs IST: SIX!!! AND FOUR!!! Yuvraj is turning it on here.ÂÂ
21:00 hrs IST: SIX!!! From the willow of Yuvraj and it is 82/2 after 14 overs. SRH need to accelerate and fast.
SIXX! Yuvi finally connects and goes BIG :D #LeftIsRight
- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 10, 2016
SRH 82/2 after 14 overs #RPSvsSRH #OrangeArmy
20:59 hrs IST: Ashwin finishes off a brilliant spell. His figures read 4-0-16-1.
20:58 hrs IST: RPS bowlers are on top at the moment. Just three off that Rajat Bhatia over. SRH 69/2 after 12 overs.
20:57 hrs IST: And Dhoni is attacking SRH. Two slips for Yuvraj in a T20 match.
20:54 hrs IST: Yuvraj has come to bat and look who is nervous about him scoring.
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20:52 hrs IST: Meanwhile Yuvraj Singh has come out to bat.
20:51 hrs IST: Great over from Ashwin, just three wins and a wicket!
20:49 hrs IST: OUT!!! Shikhar Dhawar tries to accelerate and is caught in the deep. Ashwin scalps his first of the night! Dhawan scored 33 off 27.
20:47 hrs IST: With nine wickets in hand, SRH need to up the tempo.
20:45 hrs IST: So after 10 overs, SRH are 63/1. ÂÂ
20:41 hrs IST: Dhawan is leading from the front after the wicket of David Warner.
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20:37 hrs IST: End of 8 overs, SRH 45/1.
20:35 hrs IST: Dhoni introduces spin both ends. Adam Zampa into the attack.
Spin from both ends . @zamps63 into the attack now! #DumKaNayaRang #RPS
- Pune Supergiants (@RPSupergiants) May 10, 2016
20:34 hrs IST: Six from Ashwin's first over.
20:32 hrs IST: Ashwin into the attack!
20:31 hrs IST: End of Powerplay, SRH 34/1 after six overs.
20:30 hrs IST: And now SIX!!!! Down the wicket and straight over the top. Lovely to watch. Dhawan is turning is turning it on now.
20:29 hrs IST: FOUR!!! Cracking shot by Shikhar Dhawan.
20:26 hrs IST: Momentum has shifted in favour of RPS. No boundaries for two overs now.
20:21 hrs IST: Kane Williamson has come out to replace Warner.
20:20 hrs IST: Wow what an over from Rudra Pratap! Only one run and a wicket from it. RPS on top with SRH 19/1 after 4 overs.
20:17 hrs IST: But it is RP Singh who strikes! David Warner is OUT caught behind! The Australian returns to the pavilion for 11.
20:12 hrs IST: Dinda is really firing in. He has been impressive so far tonight.
20:10 hrs IST: And just as that was said Warner goes maximum! Right over the extra cover boundary. Beauty to watch. SRH 11/0 after two overs.
20:09 hrs IST: Cautious start from the SRH batsmen. Not yet going for the big shots.
20:05 hrs IST: You guys would love to see this. SRH players having some fun in the pool.
Before the high intensity game tonight, the Sunrisers show us their underwater skills #SRH #OrangeArmyhttps://t.co/nubOZJQ5QZ
- SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 10, 2016
20:03 hrs IST: Meanwhile, though Ganguly backed Kohli as skipper in limited overs cricket Sunil Gavaskar has a different opinion about it.
20:02 hrs IST: Yorker! Good fielding and throw back at the batsman. Dinda is pumped up!
20:00 hrs IST: Ashook Dinda opens proceedings and immediately gets some swing.
19:58 hrs IST: The batsmen have stepped out. So has Dhoni and his men.
19:54 hrs IST: Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner will come out to bat for the SRH.
19:52 hrs IST: Just a few moments left for the match to start.
19:49 hrs IST: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has asked how long will MS Dhoni continue as skipper of India. Will he play till the 2019 World Cup or should we be looking at Virat Kohli? To know more read here.
19:47 hrs IST: Meanwhile there was some big news today. Shashank Manohar has quit as the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. He also resigned as the International Cricket Council chairman to return as the chief of the global cricket body.
19:45 hrs IST: Now what is Dhoni checking out here?
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19:36 hrs IST: The playing XIs have been named and here they are for you
Rising Pune Supergiants: Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, Saurabh Tiwary, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Thisara Perera, George Bailey, Rajat Bhatia, Adam Zampa, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Rudra Pratap Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: David Warner (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman
19:30 hrs IST: And we know the result of the toss. SRH have won the toss and opted to bat against RPS!
19:26 hrs IST: And here are the SRH boys warming up just ahead of the game.
.@SunRisers boys are warming up ahead of their match against @RPSupergiants #RPSvSRH #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/LXwfFP5Lk7
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19:24 hrs IST: The big question today. Will Ravichandran Ashwin bowl all his four overs? But from the looks of it, MS Dhoni might have a bowl tonight.
.@RPSupergiants boys are gearing - up for their game against @SunRisers #RPSvSRH #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/zGBdsAi2Fr
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19:23 hrs IST: It looks like a batting wicket but there are quite a few number of cracks here and there which are likely to open up as the game progresses.
This is how the pitch looks like for Match 40 - @RPSupergiants vs. @SunRisers #VIVOIPL #RPSvSRHhttps://t.co/deC0p06sB4
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19:21 hrs IST: Now doesn't the evening look beautiful?
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19:17 hrs IST: RPS have so far won only three out of 10 games under Mahendra Singh Dhoni while David Warner has led SRH to six victories in nine matches.
19:16 hrs IST: SRH are very close to reaching the knockouts while on the other hand it looks as if RPS are already out of the race at this stage of the tournament.
19:15 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of a crucial Indian Premier League encounter between Rising Pune Supergiants and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Seven losses in 10 games. Four of their key overseas players injured and out of the tournament. Technically, out of the reckoning for the 2016 Indian Premier League play-offs. MS Dhoni has endured a torrid time in the tournament. For the first time, a play-off situation in the IPL could be without Dhoni. He can only hope to spoil the party of the other teams and it begins with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Ravichandran Ashwin Conundrum Hurts Rising Pune Supergiants
In RPS' previous game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, they were blown away by Virat Kohli's magnificent ton. The baffling thing during their bowling was Ravichandran Ashwin bowling one over.
Dhoni's resistance to Ashwin bowling his full quota of overs has baffled many fans. The lack of confidence expressed by the skipper is not good signs for the bowler, who has had a woeful tournament.
With Adam Zampa having a good game, he might feature in RPS' first 'home' game on a pitch that could offer spin. It is time for the bowlers to come good.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Dominant In All Departments
David Warner's team demonstrated that they are the total package following their 85-run demolition of two-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians. The skipper led from the front but the heartening thing for SRH was the return to form of Shikhar Dhawan, who top-scored with 82. With Yuvraj Singh also coming back to form, things are falling in place for SRH.
In the bowling, Ashish Nehra and Mustafizur Rahman have been in magnificent form. With Bhuvneshwar Kumar getting the early breakthroughs, SRH's bowling is a force to be reckoned with. A win for them takes them a step closer to the knock-outs and it dumps RPS out of the tournament.