IPL 2017 Final: RPS v MI – RPS Player Ratings

Sep 18, 2018 at 12:02 PM

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IPL 2017 Final: RPS v MI – RPS Player Ratings

Mumbai Indians overcame a bunch of nerves to script a narrow victory by a margin of 1-run over Rising Pune Supergiant in a nail-biting final to complete a triad of IPL trophies.

The build-up that led to the finals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad promised an exciting thriller. And, it turned out to be one indeed! It was the classic case of two relentless sides not giving an inch to each other.

Backed by some really shrewd bowling display from Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Johnson, Mumbai Indians successfully defended a low total of 129/8 to hand their regional rivals a stinging loss. Click Hare For mi vs rps final match prediction

For a large part of the match, it seemed like the jinx followed Mumbai Indians to the final. After electing to bat first, MI suffered a terrible batting collapse. An impressive opening spell from Jaydev Unadkat and economical spells from Washington Sundar choked the air out of the Mi line-up.

At one point, they looked set for a sub-100 with the scoreboard reading 79/7. However, Krunal Pandya led a heroic fightback hitting 47 from just 38 deliveries to take his side to a total which was fighting, to say the least.

The target was still small but the slow nature of the wicket posed a great threat. It was also was the only advantage Rohit Sharma and his bowling attack had to exploit.

Eventually, as it turned out, the MI bowlers ended up bowling fantastic spells under pressure and taking true benefits of the playing conditions to restrict Pune for 128/6 after 20 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane – 7/10

Ajinkya Rahane did most of the run scoring at the start of the innings. After experiencing a batting failure, MI responded with an impressive bowling show. The early loss of Tripathi and Smith’s struggle to get going proved to beneficial for the bowling side. However, they were unable to put Pune to the corner as Rahane ensured the run flow remains smooth. A big knock looked on cards but he was unable to preserve his wicket till the end and was dismissed in the 12th over with 44 runs off 38 deliveries to his name.

Rahul Tripathi – 2.5/10

Fans expected the young rising name to come out all guns blazing. However, Rahul Tripathi failed on the important occasion. Coming out to open the inning with Rahane during the small chase, Tripathi, who has had the distinction of achieving a couple of exciting chases this season, failed to make any impact and was able to score just 3. While overall he may be one of the biggest finds, this failure now ends Tripathi’s season on a dull note with a string of poor scores in the last five matches.

Steve Smith – 8.5/10

Steve Smith was the last ray of hope for Pune tonight. He carried the responsibility to take the team past the finishing line with great intent but luck deserted him when he needed it the most. After initially struggling to get settled, Smith managed to get in the groove and keep the chase alive with his occasional boundaries and sixes.

However, the dot balls at the early stages hurt him very badly as the pressure mounted on him after the loss of Dhoni and Tiwary. With 12 needed off the final over, he had no option but go after the Mitchell Johnson. Unfortunately, he was unable to pull off any heroic acts as Ambati Rayudu managed to get hold of a tricky running catch at the boundary ropes off the 3rd ball in the decisive over to dash all hope of a Pune win.

Manoj Tiwary – 2.5/10

Manoj Tiwary saw himself surrender to the pressure. The right-hander perhaps had the opportunity to play the most memorable inning of life when he walked out to bat after the dismissal of MS Dhoni. The team needed 32 to win off 22 balls. He showed the efforts but nerves, eventually got the better of him after he lost his wicket in the final over to leave the Pune fans high and dry.

MS Dhoni – 6.5/10

MS Dhoni had a dull time with the bat. He was Pune‘s best bet after the loss of Rahane having faced so many high-pressure situations successfully in the past. However, Bumrah and Malinga bowled highly appreciable spell and managed to keep his threat under covers before making him vanish in the 17th over and land a stinging blow to Pune’s chasing effort.

Washington Sundar – 9/10

The teenage off-spinner looked at his best once again. He bowled an unbelievable spell of 0/13 from four overs and played a huge role in aggravating the early trouble which MI faced. He was yet again introduced in the powerplay over but showed no signs of big match pressure, as usual, bowling tight lines which affected 15 dot balls in his spell. This feat is incredible as the rookie bowler nothing but quick off-breaks.

Lockie Ferguson – 2.5/10

Smith used six bowlers tonight. Three men succeeded – Unadkat, Shardul and Sundar. However, the rest of the three – Lockie Ferguson, Adam Zampa and Dan Christian- could not have a great time, at least economically. The New Zealand fast bowler ended up as the most expensive RPS bowler with figures of 0/21 from two overs. He looked inconsistent yet again and paid the price for it.

Adam Zampa – 7.5/10

Adam Zampa would have gained more rating points if he had managed to be a bit more economical today. It was a mixed day for him. He gave away just 13 in his first two over but shelled out 19 runs off his last two overs. But, while the final two overs of his spell looked expensive, he managed to get two crucial wicket – Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard – during that final couple of overs. It would too critical as well as illogical to rate this performance as a failure but he could have certainly ended up conceding less amount of runs.

Daniel Christian – 6.5/10

Dan Christian also had a similar time as fellow countryman Adam Zampa. The right medium pacer bowled a worthy spell of 2/34. He was also involved in a good fielding effort when he affected the run out of Karn Sharma in the 15th over just after dropping the batsman at first slip. Overall, he managed to have a satisfying day.

Shardul Thakur – 8/10

Two brilliant catches and a spell of 0/7 from two overs defines Shardul Thakur’s presence in the field today. Introduced an over before the end of the powerplay, he gave away just five runs in his first over and was required to bow only one more over, the 15th of the match where he just allowed two runs to be scored. The Mumbai fast bowler, one of the revelations of Steve Smith, played a huge role today in shaping up the match in favour of the underdogs.

Jaydev Unadkat – 8.5

Jaydev Unadkat was also unbelievable. This opening spell snapped both the openers – Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel in the 2nd over within just 4 deliveries. The after effect of his super effective bowling was the MI was struggling at 11/2 after four overs before some dash of luck saw MI garner a bunch of boundaries and reach 32/2 at the end of the powerplay. It was this opening spell that set the tone for the rest of the first innings. Unadkat ended with figures of 2/19.

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