IPL 2016 Live Cricket Score - Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS): Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen Take RPS Forward
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Rising Pune Supergiants would look to get their IPL campaign back on track after losing to Gujarat Lions. They have a brilliant opportunity at hand as they face a demoralised Kings XI Punjab, who are yet to win a game. Get live cricket score and updates of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) here. (LIVE SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | NEWS | LIVE STREAMING | PLAY FANTASY CRICKET)
16:18 hrs IST: Now du Plessis joins in! FOUR!!!! These have decided to target Patel! 14 off the 4th over!
16:17 hrs IST: And Pietersen gets into the act immediately! Consecutive boundaries off Axar Patel.
16:16 hrs IST: Kevin Pietersen and Faf du Plessis at the crease. If these 2 can go on, RPS can get a big score here.
16:15 hrs IST:RPS 13/1! Three runs and a wicket from the third over!
16:12 hrs IST: Rahane played it early, inside edge and leg stump knocked out!
16:10 hrs IST:Bowled!!!! Rahane trying to be aggressive, plays on and is bowled by Sandeep Sharma!
16:09 hrs IST: Another boundary from Rahane in the second over, RPS 10 for no loss.
16:04 hrs IST: Five dot balls and one boundary. Sums up the first over!
16:02 hrs IST:FOUR!!!!! off the fourth ball of the match! Rahane off the mark!
15:59 hrs IST: Faf du Plessis and Ajinkya out to bat for RPS while Sandeep Sharma to open the proceedings for the Punjab team!
15:55 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Gujarat Lions all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will tie the knot today. Watch his sword skills here.
15:53 hrs IST: The PCA Stadium is filling up. Lot of IPL enthusiasts can be seen entering the stadium, braving the heat!
15:45 hrs IST: Kings XI desperately need a win today. Even though it is only the start of the tournament, a third consecutive loss will put them way behind everyone in the league. They will find it really tough to enter the knockouts then.
15:44 hrs IST: And we see MS Dhoni warm-up with Kevin Pietersen!
15:41 hrs IST: RPS on the other hand have made as many as three changes! Mitchell Marsh, Rudra Pratap Singh and Rajat Bhatia have been replaced by Irfan Pathan, Ankit Sharma and Thisara Perera!
15:40 hrs IST: Kings XI have made only one change. Abbot comes in to replace Mitchell Johnson.
15:39 hrs IST: And here are the playing XI of both the teams:
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Axar Patel, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, Pardeep Sahu, Sandeep Sharma
Rising Pune Supergiants: Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Ankit Sharma, Murugan Ashwin
15:36 hrs IST: Kings XI are looking to break their losing streak. They have so far lost both their matches. On the other hand, RPS have won and lost one each.
15:35 hrs IST: This is the 10th match of the ninth edition of IPL!
15:34 hrs IST: Here we see the home team warming up ahead of the important clash.
16:18 hrs IST: Now du Plessis joins in! FOUR!!!! These have decided to target Patel! 14 off the 4th over!
16:17 hrs IST: And Pietersen gets into the act immediately! Consecutive boundaries off Axar Patel.
16:16 hrs IST: Kevin Pietersen and Faf du Plessis at the crease. If these 2 can go on, RPS can get a big score here.
16:15 hrs IST:RPS 13/1! Three runs and a wicket from the third over!
16:12 hrs IST: Rahane played it early, inside edge and leg stump knocked out!
16:10 hrs IST:Bowled!!!! Rahane trying to be aggressive, plays on and is bowled by Sandeep Sharma!
16:09 hrs IST: Another boundary from Rahane in the second over, RPS 10 for no loss.
16:04 hrs IST: Five dot balls and one boundary. Sums up the first over!
16:02 hrs IST:FOUR!!!!! off the fourth ball of the match! Rahane off the mark!
15:59 hrs IST: Faf du Plessis and Ajinkya out to bat for RPS while Sandeep Sharma to open the proceedings for the Punjab team!
15:55 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Gujarat Lions all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will tie the knot today. Watch his sword skills here.
15:53 hrs IST: The PCA Stadium is filling up. Lot of IPL enthusiasts can be seen entering the stadium, braving the heat!
15:45 hrs IST: Kings XI desperately need a win today. Even though it is only the start of the tournament, a third consecutive loss will put them way behind everyone in the league. They will find it really tough to enter the knockouts then.
15:44 hrs IST: And we see MS Dhoni warm-up with Kevin Pietersen!
15:41 hrs IST: RPS on the other hand have made as many as three changes! Mitchell Marsh, Rudra Pratap Singh and Rajat Bhatia have been replaced by Irfan Pathan, Ankit Sharma and Thisara Perera!
15:40 hrs IST: Kings XI have made only one change. Abbot comes in to replace Mitchell Johnson.
15:39 hrs IST: And here are the playing XI of both the teams:
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Axar Patel, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, Pardeep Sahu, Sandeep Sharma
Rising Pune Supergiants: Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Ankit Sharma, Murugan Ashwin
15:36 hrs IST: Kings XI are looking to break their losing streak. They have so far lost both their matches. On the other hand, RPS have won and lost one each.
15:35 hrs IST: This is the 10th match of the ninth edition of IPL!
15:34 hrs IST: Here we see the home team warming up ahead of the important clash.
