IPL9 - Gujarat Lions turn giant killers - beat Rising Pune Supergiants at Rajkot

Gujarat Lions captained by Suresh Raina turned giant killers when they defeated Rising Pune Supergiants captained by M S Dhoni by seven wickets with 2 overs to spare at Rajkot in their IPL9 match - it was the second win for GL in two matches.
This has been reported in cricbuzz.com dated 15 April 2016.

Winning the toss, Dhoni chose to bat first and, his decision did not give the results that he would have liked. Pune Supergiants succeeded in posting a total of 163 for 5 which was nver adequate. The early platform was laid by Faf du Plessis (69) and Kevin Pietersen (37), but it needed a blitzy 10-ball 22 from their captain to give them a total of respectability. They lost three quick wickets in the form of Pietersen, Du Plessis and Steven Smith and that left a deep dent. From 121 for 2 after 15 overs, they folded up for 166 - they could add only 20 runs in the next three overs, thanks to the bowling efforts of the hosts.
In reply, it became a sort of cakewalk for the Gujarat Lions because Aaron Finch continued his impressive form with a fine fifty, and, with Brendon McCullum, scored a fantastic 85-run opening stand off just 8.3 overs. That laid the base for the win. Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets giving away 18 runs in his four-over spell while Tambe took 2 wickets conceding 33 runs.
Aaron Finch received the second successive Man of the Match award and is, now, the proud owner of the orange cap.


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Gujarat Lions, new entrant in IPL9, debut with an emphatic win against KXIP

It was a dream debut in IPL9 for Gujarat Lions when they beat Kings XI Punjab emphatically by five wickets - KXIP scored 161 for 6 and GL replied with 162 for 5 in 17.4 overs. While doing so, Dwyane Bravo recorded his best IPL figures with a four-wicket haul and became the only player in IPL to have a combo of 1000 runs and 100 wickets.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 12 April 2016.

Gujarat Lions won the toss and decided to field. KXIP openers Murali Vijay (42) and Manan Vohra (38) put on 78 runs in 8.2 overs to lay a strong foundation for a big score but he later batsmen could not capitalize on the start. Ravindra Jadeja (2/30) removed both the openers and Dwayne Bravo (4/22) caused most damage by dismissing big-hitting David Miller and Glenn Maxwell in space of three balls in the 12th over.
Captain Suresh Raina (20) fell early but Finch was solid at the other end, rattling up a 65 stand for the third wicket Dinesh Karthik (41 off 26 balls). Aaron Finch hit 74 runs off 47 balls and was declared the Man of the Match.


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