Pune 114/1 in 14 overs, need 8 moreĢ2.49 IST: FIFTY! Ajinkya Rahane slams his 18th half-century. Rahane struck an unbeaten 66 off 42 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes.Ģ2.55 IST: Kevin Pietersen is in a hurry to finish the game quickly. It's just the start of the tournament, no need to panic.Ģ2.58 IST: That's it! Ajinkya Rahane hits a couple of sixes to finish off the game in 14.4 overs, guiding Rising Pune Supergiants (126/1) to a massive nine-wicket victory over defending champions Mumbai Indians (121/8). We go to Kolkata from here where we have good memories - we have won 2 titles there. They swung it a lot and our shot selection wasn't great. Never thought the ball would do that much having played a lot of cricket here. Hopefully we'll go back and come with a positive frame of mind. 121 is never going to be enough against a batting lineup like Pune. Support staff has put in a lot of effort. It's a bunch of fun-loving guys which makes my job easy. We have not spent a lot of time together, this gives an opportunity to take some time off and interact with each other. He's someone who plays traditional shots. I've always felt that Rahane is brilliant when the ball comes on. Once they were a few wickets down, they had to change their tactics which played to our advantage. Yes, the pitch had a bit in it for the fast bowlers but they stuck to their lines. MS Dhoni: I don't think we could have had a better start.
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