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

#5 Smith and Tiwary dismissed in back-to-back deliveries

Despite being away from international cricket, Johnson brought his experience into play to bowl the Final over

Everything that could go wrong for RPS went wrong for them in the 20^th over. Firstly, Tiwary hit one down the throat of Kieron Pollard who was perfectly placed in the deep for a mistimed lofted drive. The very next ball, Smith lifted one over extra cover, timing it brilliantly.

However, it was snaffled at deep extra cover by Ambati Rayudu who picked up a tough catch, the ball literally flying before he plucked it off thin air. This brought the young Washington Sundar to the crease, giving Johnson some breathing space.

Despite Dan Christian’s meaty blows, Johnson was able to defend 6 runs off the last three balls, Smith’s dismissal turning out to be the big game-changer.