IPL, 2016 Live Cricket Score of Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants - As it happened

Outplayed in both their matches so far, Kings XI Punjab are already under the pump! They need to regroup quickly today in front of their home crowd if they are to register their first win. If not, last season's memories could well come back to haunt them.

Rising Pune Supergiants, on the other hand, lost their second game to the high-flying Gujarat Lions but they will still be confident enough to pull this one through. Considering they have the 'Ashwins', Pune will look to make use of Kings XI's struggles against spin in their previous game.

What a terrific knock by Glenn Maxwell! He has saved Punjab from embarrassment here! They were 97 for no loss at one stage and from there on, it looked like they would lose after the fall of Miller's wicket but Maxwell took on Murugan Ashwin first and then his nemesis Ravichandran Ashwin to calm the nerves. Punjab register their first win of the season. And now suddenly, both Punjab and Pune have two losses and one win against their name.

With soaring temperatures, MS Dhoni has done the right thing by opting to bat first. He has made three changes to his side which is quite unusual. Rajat Bhatia, RP Singh and Mitchell Marsh miss out. Irfan Pathan gets his first game, Thisara Perera and Ankit Sharma are in. Punjab replace Mitchell Johnson with Kyle Abbott.

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, David Miller(c), Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Axar Patel, Kyle Abbott, Mohit Sharma, Pardeep Sahu, Sandeep Sharma

Rising Pune Supergiants (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, MS Dhoni(w/c), Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ankit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Murugan Ashwin