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IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant close play-offs door for RCB with emphatic 61-run win

Updated on: 29 April,2017 07:42 PM IST  |  Pune
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Royal Challengers Bangalore were out of the reckoning for the IPL Play-offs after suffering a crushing 61-run defeat at the hands of Rising Pune Supergiant, here today

IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant close play-offs door for RCB with emphatic 61-run win

Rising Pune Supergiant cricketers Manoj Tiwary (L), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2L), captain Steven Smith (2R) and Dan Christian celebrate after the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli during the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Rising Pune Supergiant and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on April 29, 2017. Pic/AFP
Rising Pune Supergiant cricketers Manoj Tiwary (L), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2L), captain Steven Smith (2R) and Dan Christian celebrate after the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli during the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Rising Pune Supergiant and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on April 29, 2017. Pic/AFP


Pune: Royal Challengers Bangalore were out of the reckoning for the IPL Play-offs after suffering a crushing 61-run defeat at the hands of Rising Pune Supergiant, here today.


Skipper Steve Smith top-scored for the Pune with a 45-run knock while Manoj Tiwary was the next best with a crucial 44-run innings.


For RCB skipper Virat Kohli top-scored with a 55-run knock while none of the other batsmen could touch double-digit mark.

It was Bangalore's seventh defeat this season. They are seventh in table the eight-team League with five points. They have managed to win just two matches out of 10 outings so far.

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