Birthday boy James Faulkner jumps up in joy after taking Gujarat Lions past the finish line in the match against host Rising Pune Supergiants on Friday.
Rising Pune Supergiants lost its opener Saurabh Tiwary early after he was run out by Suresh Raina in the second over of the match.
But Steven Smith smashed a 53-ball century to help his team set an imposing total of 197. But the Aussie's knock went in vain as Gujarat Lions chased down the score in the last ball of the match.
Opener Ajinkya Rahane also played a solid innings of 53 for Rising Pune Supergiants before being run out by Bravo.
The opening combination of Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum had a breezy partnership of 93 off just 8.1 overs that set the platform for Gujarat Lions to chase down a daunting target.
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