IPL 2017: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rising Pune Supergiant, 5 talking points

#4 Manoj Tiwary’s splendid cameo

Tiwary's late flourish lent respectability to Pune’s score (Image credit: The Hindu)

The fact that Pune were able to reach 161 was because of Manoj Tiwary's brilliant cameo. He smashed six boundaries in the last two overs, scoring 27 of the last 30 runs at a strike-rate of 245.45. It helped that the Bengal batsman was in form and had scores of 40 not out and 31 in his two knocks thus far.

On a pitch where other established batsmen struggled for a strike rate above 120, Tiwary's cameo was special. He scored 27 off 11 and now has 98 runs off 61 balls this IPL season.