IPL: Dhoni guides RPS to a victory against SRH
What's the story
Mahendra Singh Dhoni returned to form to guide Rising Pune Supergiant to a victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 24th match of 2017 IPL. Dhoni finished it off in style as he hit a boundary off the last ball of the innings to win the match. He remained unbeaten on 61. Earlier, RPS started the chase steadily with opener Rahul Tripathi scoring 59 runs.
Preview
RPS back in action after a week long gap
Rising Pune Supergiant will be back on the field against Sunrisers Hyderabad after enjoying a break of one week. Placed last in the points table, RPS will look to win this match and climb up the table. On the other side, third placed SRH will look for their first away win, having lost to KKR in Kolkata and MI in Mumbai.
Information
Head to head record
Both SRH and RPS have faced each other twice in the last IPL when Pune team was formed. Each team has won a match each at their home grounds.
First innings
Henriques' innings help SRH put 176 runs on board
Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 176 runs in the first innings after being put to bat first by the hosts. Skipper David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan put on 55 runs for the first wicket. Warner then partnered with Moises Henriques to score 45 runs together. In the last couple of overs, Henriques scored 47 runs along with Deepak Hooda. Henriques remained unbeaten on 55.