Captain against vice-captain

Apr 22, 2017

The Australia captain and vice-captain were pitted against each other in Pune•BCCI

At 17 years and 199 days, Rising Pune's offspinner Washington Sundar was the third-youngest debutant in the IPL•BCCI

But when he tried it again he was bowled•BCCI

Bipul Sharma dropped Rahul Tripathi early in the chase•BCCI

Tripathi was run out by a direct hit, after MS Dhoni had called for a tight single•BCCI

And Steven Smith dropped David Warner at mid-off•BCCI

Rahul Tripathi settled under a catch to end Sunrisers' opening stand on 55•BCCI

Moises Henriques slammed 55 not out off 28 balls to lift Sunrisers to 176 for 3•BCCI

And Tripathi made Sunrisers pay dearly, making 59 off 41 balls•BCCI

The asking rate rose, but Dhoni stayed calm to convert a slow start into a blistering finish•BCCI

David Warner reverse-pulled, and hit the ball for six•BCCI

He had a well-earned massage during the break between innings•BCCI

Sunrisers players topped the batting and the bowling charts this season: Warner had the orange cap, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar the purple one•BCCI

The crowd went wild after Dhoni hit the winning runs off the final ball, ending on 61 not out off 34 balls•BCCI