![]() ÂĢ2:36 hrs IST: FOUR!! Rahane plays a gentle drive down the ground to take his score to 39. Faf du Plessis tries to play a sweep but misses it by the lack of pace on it and as a result, the ball hits the stumps. Pune now need 26 runs in 48 balls.ÂĢ2:39 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Harbhajan Singh gets his first. Well played Jinx!!!!!Ģ2:48 hrs IST: SIX!!!!! Kevin Pietersen hits a colossal one over long-on. Rahane finishes it off with a six as Pune thrash defending Champions Mumbai by 9 wickets with 32 balls to spare.Ģ2:50 hrs IST: Fifty for Rahane, the first one of the IPL 9 and that too a real classy one. Hopefully we'll go back and come with a positive frame of mind."ÂĢ2:58 hrs IST: And that's the end. 121 is never going to be enough against a batting lineup like Pune. ![]() Rohit Sharma (MI skipper): " Pitch looked okay. Once they were a few wickets down, they had to change their tactics which played to our advantage." Yes the pitch had a bit in it for the fast bowlers but they stuck to their lines. MS Dhoni (RPS skipper): "I don't think we could have had a better start. All match-winners and we try to learn things from them." In the first six overs, the ball was doing a lot. The track was two paced, not what we normally get at the Wankhede. It was stopping a bit so it was important for me to take some time early on and finish the job. Catch all the highlights here ( SCORECARD | NEWS | PHOTOS | POINTS TABLE | VIDEOS)Ījinkya Rahane (Man of the Match): "I felt that it was important to time the ball. Ajinkya Rahane and Faf du Plessis then made light work of Mumbai's bowling as Pune won their first ever IPL match by nine wickets. Mumbai Indians stuttered to a below-par score at the Wankhede Stadium in the opening match of the Indian Premier League season 9, following the exploits of Ishant Sharma, Mitchell Marsh and Rajat Bhatia.
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