At a gradual pace

Shardul says he has become better T20 bowler in last two years.

A dream final was a nightmare only for CSK

Shardul Thakur had done everything to get CSK into the position it was in to win the game.

Once Shardul went off, Umesh was prepared for the increase in workload.

The match was reduced to 19-overs-a-side after over an hour was lost due to rain.

But the team will be without top order batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw.

The 25-year-old was previously part of the Indian Test squad during the last tour of West Indies (2016).

Shardul now thinks like a fast bowler, bowls consistently in the mid 130s sometimes even touching 140s when in full rythm.

This is the second trade done by Rising Pune Supergiants after having secured Delhi Darevdevils' batsman Mayank Agarwal.