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Rising Pune Supergiants produced an impressive all-round performance to outclass Mumbai Indians, defeating them by nine wickets in the opening match of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
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Kevin Pietersen, Ajinkya Rahane
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2/9
Batting first, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals and were restricted to 121/8 in 20 overs. Harbhajan Singh (45 not out) was the top scorer for the home side.
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Lendl Simmons
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3/9
In reply, riding on Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 66, Pune chased down the target comfortably posting 126/1 in 14.4 overs.
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Ajinkya Rahane
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4/9
Chasing the target, Pune got off to a flying start with openers Rahane and Faf du Plessis (34) smashing the bowlers to all parts to post 57/0 in powerplay. The duo kept the run flow going without losing any wickets by striking boundaries at regular intervals to post 76/0 after completion of nine overs.
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Faf du Plessis
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But a bowling change by skipper Rohit Sharma worked wonders as Harbhajan cleaned up Du Plessis to leave Pune at 78/1 in 9.4 overs and keep Mumbai in the game.
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Faf du Plessis
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