Happy we are peaking at the right time, says Smith 

COURTESY OF BEN STOKES’ unbeaten 103, Rising Pune Supergiant claimed their sixth win in 10 games and skipper Steve Smith is happy to see his side peaking at the right time in IPL 10.

RPS chased Gujarat Lions’ target of 162  and consolidated the fourth spot in the rankings table. As reported by PTI, Smith said,

"It wasn't an ideal start but we have some artillery in the shed. MS and Stoksy took it deep. It is one of the easier grounds to his sixes and Stokesy made use of it. I thought it was a great effort for the bowlers to pull it back to 160. We are peaking at the right time, hopefully not early."

The Aussie skipper showered praise on Ben Stokes and added, 

"Stoksy is a quality player and he certainly earned his cash. Fantastic player and very proud of him." 

Meanwhile, Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina rued not having a quality spin attack and reckoned that his side can turn the tables in the forthcoming games.

"The dew was there when Basil and Jimmy were bowling. Credit to Stokes. We did not have much power in the spinning department, but Stokes did well. I would say we were 25-30 runs short. We kept losing wickets and we were all out. Still I think we bowled well in the first six overs. The way Stokes was hitting was the turning point. The way he was hitting, clean strikes. Still we have four games left. Hopefully things will turn out better for us.”

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