New Delhi: England all-rounder Ben Stokes was bought for a whopping Rs. 14.5 crore in the auction of IPL 2017, with Rising Pune Supergiant shelling out the amount from their kitty. Stokes, who was named man of the match, produced a defining 19th over in in the clash against Mumbai Indians – an over that proved pivotal in Pune's narrow 3-run victory.


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The Mumbai Indians needed 24 run from the final two overs and Stokes was handed the responsibility of bowling the penultimate over. (IPL 10 - Points Table | Schedule)


The Englishman gave only 7 runs from the over, leaving Mumbai to chase 17 from the last one. The over, in match's context proved defining as Pune went on to clinch a victory by 3 runs.


Here's the video of the 19th over:-



Stokes, later, produced a brilliant diving catch off the first ball of the final over from Unadkat at deep extra cover before Mumbai fell short of the target.


As a result, RPS snapped MI's six-match winning run as the visitors prevailed over the table-toppers by three runs in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) match.


Captain Rohit Sharma cracked his second half century of the IPL season but could not prevent Mumbai Indians from suffering a nail-biting defeat at the Wankhede Stadium.