IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergaint's Manoj Tiwary misses match due to his father's demise

Pune, April 11: Rising Pune Supergiant's (RPS) middle order batsman Manoj Tiwary missed out on their third league game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 due to the sudden demise of his father.

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Tiwary's father passed away on Tuesday (April 11) morning and the Bengal cricketer left for his home.

Local boy Rahul Tripathi comes in for Tiwary as a replacement in the match.

Tiwary scored a crucial 23-ball 40* in the previous game against Kings XI Punjab in their last game.

Sincere condolences @tiwarymanoj on the passing away of your father.
May the almighty give you the strength to deal with this huge loss.

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 11, 2017

Manoj Tiwary lost his father this morning & won't be playing. We send our condolences to him & his family. #RangWahiJungNayi #RPSvDD

— RisingPuneSupergiant (@RPSupergiants) April 11, 2017

Rishab Pant lost his father some days ago and now Manoj Tiwary .Our Thoughts are with Manoj #IPL #RPSvDD

— MI Fan (@BanikSamaresh) April 11, 2017

Earlier, Rising Pune Supergiant won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Pune skipper Steve Smith will miss out owing to an upset stomach. Ajinkya Rahane is leading the Pune outfit in Smith's absence.

Faf Du Plessis and Adam Zampa come in for Smith and Dan Christian, while local boy Rahul Tripathi comes in for Tiwary.

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