Rising Pune Supergiant
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Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017.[1][2] It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. The team, along with Gujarat Lions, featured as two-season replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were suspended due to their involvement in illegal betting by their respective owners.[3]
The Rising Pune Supergiant franchise was owned by
However, the same owner bought another franchise Lucknow Super Giants in October 2021. It is now among the 10 teams of the league and take part in it.[9]
Home ground
The Rising Pune Supergiant's home ground was the
Seasons
Indian Premier League
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2016
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7th out of 8 | League stage |
2017 | 2nd out of 8 | Runners-up |
Sponsors and partners
Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Chest branding |
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2016 | Seven | Kent RO Systems | Spykar Jeans | Gulf Oil |
2017 | Moto |
Results summary
2016 Season
The Rising Pune Supergiant made an excellent start to the season, convincingly winning their first game against the defending champions,
2017 Season
After the auction, Pune axed MS Dhoni as captain and Steve Smith was appointed captain barely months before the start of the 2017 season.[27] The franchise then changed their name to Rising Pune Supergiant, removing the 's', on 26 March 2017.[28] Washington Sundar replaced Ravichandran Ashwin who was ruled out of the tournament with a sports hernia.[29] RPS bought Ben Stokes for ₹14.5 Crore at the auction, making him the most expensive overseas player in the history of IPL at the time (this record was later broken when Kolkata Knight Riders bought Australian pacer Mitchell Starc for ₹24.75 Crore in the 2024 IPL Player Auction).[30] Imran Tahir was recruited by RPS to replace Mitchell Marsh, who was once again ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury.[31] This decision proved to be extremely decisive, as Imran Tahir went on to take 18 wickets in 12 games for RPS before leaving for his national team, along with Faf du Plessis.
RPS once again got off to a great start in
RPS faced the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, with a win securing them a spot in the final. RPS batted first and posted a slightly below-par total of 162–4, with 41 runs coming from the last two overs, thanks to well-paced innings from Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane and a late surge from MS Dhoni. Washington Sundar ripped apart the middle order of the Indians and finished with career best figures of 3–16 in 4 overs. Shardul Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat chipped in as Pune beat the Mumbai Indians comfortably by 20 runs.[39]
RPS faced the Mumbai Indians for the fourth time in the season, in the final at
Performance summary
Indian Premier League
Year | Pld | Won | Loss | NR | Tied | Win(%) | Position | Summary |
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2016
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14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35.71% | 7 | Group stage |
2017
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16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% | 2 | Runners-Up |
Records
Most runs
Player | Matches | Runs | Batting average |
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Ajinkya Rahane | 30 | 862 | 33.15 |
Steve Smith | 23 | 742 | 41.22 |
MS Dhoni | 30 | 574 | 31.88 |
Rahul Tripathi | 14 | 391 | 27.92 |
Manoj Tiwary | 15 | 324 | 32.40 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[42] |
Most wickets
Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling | Bowling average |
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Jaydev Unadkat | 12 | 24 | 5/30 | 13.41 |
Adam Zampa | 11 | 19 | 6/19 | 14.63 |
Imran Tahir | 12 | 18 | 3/18 | 20.50 |
Ben Stokes | 12 | 12 | 3/18 | 26.33 |
Ashok Dinda | 12 | 12 | 3/20 | 29.16 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[43] |
See also
References
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- ^ "Indian Premier League 2017 Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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- ^ Ramesh, Aditya (12 May 2016). "No rise for RPS". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "MS Dhoni axed as Rising Pune Supergiants skipper, Steve Smith to take over". hindustantimes.com. 19 February 2017.
- ^ "SupergiantS No More! Why RPS Removed the 'S' From Their Name". The Quint. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Ramesh, Aditya (5 April 2017). "RPS sign teen Sundar in place of Ashwin". India Today. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Minter, Simon (1 May 2017). ""Most-Expensive" Ben Stokes smashes hundred". Mirror UK. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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- ^ "Rising Pune Supergiant v Mumbai Indians | Final, IPL 2017". www.iplt20.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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