Gujarat Lions Squad
Suresh Raina (captain), Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Dale Steyn, Pravin Tambe, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Dinesh Karthik, Shivil Kaushik, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Pradeep Sangwan, Jaydev Shah, Umang Sharma, Andrew Tye, Sarabjit Ladda, Akshdeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Paras Dogra, Eklavya Dwivedi.
Rising Pune Supergiants Squad
MS Dhoni (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen, Faf du Plessis, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Jaskaran Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ankit Sharma, Albie Morkel, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Thisara Perera, Saurabh Tiwary, R P Singh, Rajat Bhatia, Ankush Bains, Baba Aparajith, Murugan Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Deepak Chahar, Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, Adam Zampa.
Match Preview
Both the team have won their opening match as Gujarat Lions beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 Wickets and Rising Pune Supergiants beat Mumbai Indians by 9 Wickets
The Dhoni-led Pune Supergiants were very convincing and dominant when they handed defending champions Mumbai Indians a nine-wicket drubbing.
Suresh Raina led Gujarat Lions though needed a proper team effort in taming Kings XI Punjab, who batted well but were pretty ordinary when they bowled.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina will now be devising strategies as rival captains. Both have admitted that playing in a jersey other than 'yellow' has been very "emotional" but have promised to give their all for their new teams.
Gujarat Lions produced an impressive all-round performance to outclass Rising Pune Supergiants by 7 wickets at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday April 14,2016
Batting first, Pune posted 163 for 5 in 20 overs, thanks to Faf du Plessis' 43-ball 69
Openers Faf du Plesis and Ajinkya Rahane (21) gave the team a good start.
Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal did not bring any respite for the Gujarat bowlers as Kevin Pietersen (37) joined du Plesis in the middle and the duo proceeded to lay the foundation for a competitive total.
M S Dhoni (22 not out) produced a trademark strong finish, plundering 22 runs off 10 balls help Pune finish on a strong note
Ravindra Jadeja 2/18; Pravin Tambe 2/33 were the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat.
In reply, riding on Aaron Finch's 50 and Brendon McCullum's 49, Gujarat chased down the total comfortably scoring 164 for 3 in 18 overs.
Suresh Raina (24) and Dwayne Bravo (22 not out) held on scoring runs at a good pace to take team close to victory line.
But after the dismissal of Raina in the 17th over, Bravo along with Ravindra Jadeja (4 not out) took team over the line with ease.
Chasing a challenging target of 164, openers Finch and McCullum got Gujarat off to a flying start scoring 62 runs in the powerplay.
Scorecard
Rising Pune Supergiants 163/5 i n 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(RPSG)
Ajinkya Rahane 21(17 Balls 4x4)
Kevin Pietersen 37(31 Balls 4x2 and 6x1)
Faf du Plessis 69(43 Balls4x5 and 6x4)
Steven Smith 05(6 Balls)
Mitchell Marsh 07(11 Balls)
M S Dhoni 22*(10 Balls 4x2 and 6x1)
Rajat Bhatia 00*(2 Balls)
Wicket Takers(Gujarat Lions)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/18(4 Overs)
Praveen Thambe 2/33(4 Overs)
Dwayne Bravo 1/43(4 Overs)
Gujarat Lions 164/3 in 18 Overs(Target 163 Runs in 20 Overs)
Fall of Wickets(GL)
Aaron Finch 50(36 Balls 4x7 and 6x2)
Brendon McCullum 49(31 Balls 4x3 and 6x3)
Suresh Raina 24(24 Balls 4x1)
Dwayne Bravo 22*(10 Balls 4x3 and 6x1)
Ravindra Jadeja 04*(8 Balls)
Wicket Takers(PRSG)
Murugan Ashwin 2/31(4 Overs)
Ishant Sharma 1/39(4 Overs)
Match Result - Gujarat Lions won by 7 Wickets
MOM - Aaron Finch for his 50(36 Balls 4x7 and 6x2)
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