# 2017 Rising Pune Supergiant season

Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 and 2017. It was one of eight teams which competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The team was captained for the season by Steve Smith and coached by Stephen Fleming. They lost the final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run in what was to be the team's last match.

## Pre-season

* Steve Smith replaced MS Dhoni as the team's captain before the start of the season.
* The franchise changed its name to Rising Pune Supergiant, removing the 's', on 26 March 2017.

## Player acquisition

The player auction for the 2017 season was held on 20 February in Bangalore. Rising Pune Supergiant bought the following players at the auction:
* Ben Stokes
* Jaydev Unadkat
* Rahul Chahar
* Saurabh Kumar
* Milind Tandon
* Daniel Christian
* Rahul Tripathi
* Manoj Tiwary
* Lockie Ferguson
The first trading window was open in December 2016 while the second trading window was open from 13 to 20 January 2017. The following transfers were made by Rising Pune Supergiant during the trading windows:
* Mayank Agarwal from Delhi Daredevils
* Shardul Thakur from Kings XI Punjab

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹80 million (US$960,000) | |
| 13 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹47.5 million (US$570,000) | Overseas |
| 22 | Mayank Agarwal | India | (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹16 million (US$190,000) | |
| 45 | Manoj Tiwary | India | (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | |
| 49 | Steve Smith | Australia | (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹40 million (US$480,000) | Captain/Overseas |
| 52 | Rahul Tripathi | India | (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 100 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 5 | Baba Aparajith | India | (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 18 | Ankit Sharma | India | (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 25 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹48 million (US$580,000) | Overseas |
| 29 | Rajat Bhatia | India | (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹6 million (US$72,000) | |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 55 | Ben Stokes | England | (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹145 million (US$1.7 million) | Overseas |
| 555 | Washington Sundar | India | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 7 | MS Dhoni | India | (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) | |
| 27 | Ankush Bains | India | (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Milind Tandon | India | (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 1 | Rahul Chahar | India | (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 9 | Deepak Chahar | India | (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 10 | Shardul Thakur | India | (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| 11 | Ashok Dinda | India | (1984-03-25) 25 March 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 69 | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | |
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹75 million (US$900,000) | |
| 999 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
| | Ishwar Pandey | India | (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| | Jaskaran Singh | India | (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Saurabh Kumar | India | (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |

## League stage

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard |
| 1 | 6 April 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Pune | Won by 7 wickets | Steve Smith 84*(54) | Scorecard |
| 2 | 8 April 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Indore | Lost by 6 wickets | | Scorecard |
| 3 | 11 April 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | Pune | Lost by 97 runs | | Scorecard |
| 4 | 14 April 2017 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Lost by 7 wickets | | Scorecard |
| 5 | 16 April 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Banaglore | Won by 27 runs | Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 6 | 22 April 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pune | Won by 6 wickets | MS Dhoni 61*(34) | Scorecard |
| 7 | 24 April 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 3 runs | Ben Stokes 2/21 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 8 | 26 April 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune | Lost by 7 wickets | | Scorecard |
| 9 | 29 April 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune | Won by 61 runs | Lockie Ferguson 2/7 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 10 | 1 May 2017 | Gujarat Lions | Pune | Won by 5 wickets | Ben Stokes 103*(63) | Scorecard |
| 11 | 3 May 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 4 wickets | Rahul Tripathi 93(52) | Scorecard |
| 12 | 6 May 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Won by 12 runs | Jaydev Unadkat 5/30 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 13 | 12 May 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Lost by 7 runs | | Scorecard |
| 14 | 14 May 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | Won by 9 wickets | Jaydev Unadkat 2/12 (3 overs) | Scorecard |
| League stage record of 9–5; second in points table; qualified for playoffs |||||||

## Play-offs
### Qualifier 1

* 16 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rising Pune Supergiant 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 142/9 (20 overs) |
| Manoj Tiwary 58 (48) Lasith Malinga 1/14 (3 overs) | | Parthiv Patel 52 (40) Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Rising Pune Supergiant won by 20 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiant)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 3/16 (4 overs) were the best figures of Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiant).
* This victory meant RPS directly qualified for the final.

### Final

* 21 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rising Pune Supergiant 128/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 129/8 (20 overs) |
| Krunal Pandya 47 (38) Jaydev Unadkat 2/19 (4 overs) | | Steve Smith 51 (50) Mitchell Johnson 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 1 run Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mumbai Indians became the first team to win a third IPL title.
* This was Rising Pune Supergiant's last IPL game and was the first IPL final to be decided by 1 run.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Steve Smith | 15 | 15 | 3 | 472 | 39.33 | 121.96 | 84* | 0 | 3 | 38 | 12 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 14 | 14 | 0 | 391 | 27.92 | 146.44 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 16 | 16 | 1 | 382 | 25.46 | 118.26 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9 |
| Manoj Tiwary | 15 | 13 | 3 | 324 | 32.40 | 137.28 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 |
| Ben Stokes | 12 | 11 | 1 | 316 | 31.60 | 142.98 | 103* | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5/30 | 13.41 | 7.02 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 12 | 12 | 18 | 3/18 | 20.50 | 7.85 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3/18 | 26.33 | 7.18 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Christian | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2/10 | 27.09 | 7.45 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3/19 | 28.63 | 8.25 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo