IPL: Pune stop Mumbai's winning streak
What's the story
Rising Pune Supergiant ended Mumbai Indians' winning streak to win the 28th match of 2017 Indian Premier League by three runs. Chasing 161, Mumbai's charge was led by skipper Rohit Sharma as he scored 58 runs. Opener Parthiv Patel scored 33. For Pune, Jaydev Unadkat and Ben Stokes took two wickets each. Mumbai lost this match after six consecutive victories.
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Mumbai look for revenge in Maharashtra derby
Mumbai Indians host Rising Pune Supergiant in the second Maharashtra derby of the 2017 Indian Premier League. The in-form MI have suffered just one loss in the tournament and it was against RPS. MI will look to seek revenge of their defeat to continue their winning streak in the IPL. RPS also returned to winning ways after two continuous wins.
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First innings
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