IPL DD vs RPS: Rahane steers Rising Pune Supergiants to big win

Rising Pune Supergiants kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the playoffs with a resounding seven-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils on Thursday night.

Chasing a target of 163, Rahane stroked an unbeaten 63 as RPS crossed the line with five balls to spare making 166 for three.

Khawaja (30) laid the foundation with a breezy opening stand of 59 with Rahane who hit seven boundaries including the winning boundary.

Dhoni (27) and Thisara (14 not out) smashed a couple of sixes to blow away Delhi's chances of clawing back into the game.

Some lusty hitting from Braithwaithe and Negi lifted Delhi Daredevils to 162-7 after being put into bat.

Another one goes down as Yadav perishes. DD 143-7, 17.5 overs.

J Yadav run out 1 (3b)

Delhi skipper Duminy is run out. DD 138-6, 17 overs.

JP Duminy run out 34 (32b 1x4)

Braithwaite's cameo comes to an end after smashing three sixes. DD 137-5, 16.5 overs.

Carlos Brathwaite c Perera b Boland 20 (8b 3x6)

Murugan Ashwin goes for 18 as Braithwaite hammers two massive sixes. DD 130-4, 16 overs.

Bhatia strikes as Billings perishes. DD 110-4, 14.4 overs.

Sam Billings c Rahane b Bhatia 24 (15b 1x4 2x6)

Billings turns it on slamming two consecutive sixes off Ashwin. DD 101-3, 13 overs.

Bhatia has struck to remove Nair with Thisara taking a superb catch. DD 65-3, 9.4 overs.

Karun Nair c Perera b Bhatia 32 (23b 5x4)

Boland has struck in the last over of Powerplay as Samson chips to midwicket. DD 48-2, 6 overs.

Sanju Samson c R Ashwin b Boland 20 (17b 3x4)

Dinda has struck a deadly blow rattling the in-form Pant who swings and misses. DD 13-1, 2.4 overs.

Rishabh Pant b Dinda 2 (8b)

Samson opens his account with a couple of boundaries off Thisara off a thick edge to third man and an exquisite flick to midwicket. DD 11-0, 2 overs.

Duminy is leading Delhi Daredevils who have been put into bat by Dhoni's Rising Pune Supergiants.

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

RPS: Ajinkya Rahane, Saurabh Tiwary, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, MS Dhoni, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Scott Boland, R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, M Ashwin

The Delhi Daredevils will facing Rising Pune Supergiants for the first time when the team teams take the field in Match 33 of IPL at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi on Thursday.

Daredevils have five wins from seven outings, while RPS are placed in the bottom half with two wins from eight matches.

In their last outing, the Daredevils on Tuesday night toppled the Gujarat Lions.

RPS have lost all five of their matches batting first.

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