Rahane blasts 27-ball fifty to give Pune a flying start
April 06, 2017  22:41
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Pune 82-1 (9 ovs) vs Mumbai 184-7 | Scorecard

Just one over with the new ball for Bumrah, whose overs will be reserved for the end when he will be looking to fire in his yorkers.

Hardik comes back for his second spell and does well as he concedes just four singles in his second over.

His brother Krunal, a left-arm spinner, comes on from the other end. Smith slaps the first ball through the covers for a couple before he slashes the third ball through that same region for a four.

Smith then drives the fourth ball through the leg side for two runs before he picks and Rahane takes one from the last ball to get 10 runs from the over.

In the next over, Rahane hits Hardik through the covers for two runs before he pulls a short ball for a four to race to his fifty from just 27 balls, his fastest in the IPL.

Pune are looking in control on 82 for one in nine overs, with another 103 needed from 11 overs for victory at an asking rate of just over nine.
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