IPL 2017 Final: 5 things that went wrong for Rising Pune Supergiant

The lesser-known Pandya proved his worth in gold

The IPL 2017 ended with a humdinger of a Final, going right down to the wire. It wasn’t expected to go so deep after Mumbai Indians failed with the bat, managing to score just 129 in their 20 overs. That meant the Rising Pune Supergiant needed just 6.5 per over to lift the title for the first time, in only their second year.

However, MI bowled their heart out and stifled the run-scoring on a big ground, making it extremely difficult for Pune’s batting line-up to score runs easily. Steve Smith played a captain’s innings, coming in early and anchoring the chase almost till the end.

Jasprit Bumrah, as usual, was sensational for the Mumbai Indians, but it was also Lasith Malinga, who showed glimpses of his old self. In the end, MI showed their experience and Rohit Sharma marshalled his resources brilliantly as MI pulled off a one-run victory in the Final.

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#1 Krunal Pandya’s late cameo with the bat

MI were gone for all money at 79 for 7 but it was Krunal who kept them in the hunt with a 38-ball knock, where he scored 47 with three fours and two sixes. Importantly, Krunal ensured MI made full use of their 20 overs and in the end, that proved to be a massive difference.

Krunal added 50 for the eighth wicket with Mitchell Johnson who was unbeaten with 13. The duo played 6 overs, scoring 50 with Krunal getting some big runs in the last couple of overs. 

The 19^th went for 10 runs but the 20^th from Dan Christian also went for 14 runs, giving MI something to fight with. Krunal, with his brilliant batting, managed to undo the awesome bowling figures of Jaydev Unadkat (4-0-19-2).