IPL 2017 Final: 5 things that went wrong for Rising Pune Supergiant

#2 Slow batting from Smith and Dhoni

Smith scored a half-century but it was way too slow

Smith played a captain’s knock trying to anchor the innings right through. However, he was slow, scoring 51 off 50 balls, playing cautiously. He did play couple of brilliant strokes in key moments but Smith was not his usual self, letting the pressure build on both ends. His slow innings allowed MI back into a match where they were gone for good.

Dhoni scored just 10 off his 13 balls because of which the required run-rate climbed up further. It allowed MI the cushion they needed and RPS were further squeezed in the death overs by MI’s bowling trio of Bumrah, Malinga and Johnson.