On Sunday evening, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) qualified for the playoffs after beating Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Pune.

RPS elected to field first after winning the toss. KXIP batsmen failed to put any fight against the RPS bowlers, as they were bundled out for just 73 runs (15.5 overs).

In reply, RPS chased down the target in 12 overs after losing the only wicket. RPS won this match by nine wickets with 48 balls remaining.

Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) – 73 in 15.5 overs (Axar Patel 22, Wriddhiman Saha 13, Shardul Thakur 3/19)

Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) – 78/1 in 12 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 34*, Rahul Tripathi 28, Axar Patel 1/13)

Result – RPS won by 9 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match

KXIP were bowled out for just 73 runs. Here are some important stats of this tiny innings:

i) It is the lowest total for KXIP. Their previous lowest total was 88 (13.4 overs) against RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) at Bengaluru on 6^th May 2015.

ii) It is the fourth lowest total in IPL 2017. Meanwhile, it is the second lowest total in IPL 2017 after first batting. The lowest 1^st innings total in IPL 2017 is 67 (17.1 overs) by DD (Delhi Daredevils) against KXIP at Mohali on 30^th April 2017.

iii) It is the lowest total for any team against RPS. The previous lowest total for any team against RPS was 96/9 (20 overs) by RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) at Pune on 29^th April 2017.

RPS pacer Shardul Thakur bowled superbly in this match, as his bowling figure was 4-0-19-3. It is the third best bowling figure by an RPS pacer. The top two in this list are 5/30 by Jaydev Unadkat (against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, Deccan on 6^th May 2017) and 3/18 by Ben Stokes (against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru on 16^th April 2017)

RPS won this match by nine wickets with 48 balls remaining. Here are some important stats on these:

i) It is the joint largest victory (by wickets) for RPS. Previously, RPS had also won by 9 wickets against MI (Mumbai Indians) at Mumbai on 9^th April 2016.

ii) It is the largest victory (by balls remaining in the second innings) for RPS. Their previous record was winning by 9 wickets with 32 balls remaining against MI (Mumbai Indians) at Mumbai on 9^th April 2016.

iii) It is the largest victory (by balls remaining in the second innings) for any team against KXIP. The previous record holder was PWI (Pune Warriors India) who had won against KXIP by 7 wickets with 41 balls remaining at Mumbai on 10^th April 2011.

iv) Also, It is the second largest victory (by balls remaining in the second innings) for any team in IPL 2017. The record holder is KXIP who had won by 10 wickets with 73 balls remaining against DD (Delhi Daredevils) at Mohali on 30^th April 2017.