In IPL, du Pleasis hit 67 runs and Steve Smith 38 as Rising Pune Supergiants set a victory target of 153 runs for Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. Deciding to bat first, Pune made 152 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs. For Punjab, Mohit Sharma was the most successful bowler picking up three wickets for 23 while Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets .Earlier, Pune made three changes in their playing XI with all-rounder Irfan Pathan coming in place of Rajat Bhatia, Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera replacing Mitchell Marsh while left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma replacing veteran Rudra Pratap Singh.Kings XI Punjab made one change to their line-up with South African pacer Kyle Abbott replacing Mitchell Johnson.