Birthday boy James Faulkner has sealed a three-wicket final-ball victory for the Gujarat Lions as a century from Steve Smith failed to get the Rising Pune Supergiants the win.
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After being caught off a no-ball, Smith made the most of his lifeline as he notched up 101 off 54 balls in the Indian Premier League clash in Pune on Friday.
Faulkner (9), marking his 26th birthday, was given something else to celebrate as he hit a single off the final delivery to claim the match for his side 7-196.
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