Punjab Kings vs Rising Pune Supergiant, 4th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League, 2017 Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Date & Time: Apr 08, 04:00 PM LOCAL

Stokes helped RPS recover after a poor start but 163 was still not enough to defend. © BCCI

had that dream run in 2014? Well, @Gmaxi_32 teed off then and he's teeing off now!

Tahir to Maxwell - If Maxwell connects, the ball will travel 90 metres. If he doesn't, Tahir will travel 90 metres.

walks in! This is his 250th T20 game, making him the first Indian player to reach this mark!

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Build up

A new season and hopefully a new start for Kings XI Punjab. They have been woeful in the last two years and would be looking to bury those memories and start afresh. They sprung a surprise by appointing Glenn Maxwell as their skipper ahead of the tournament. The Australian allrounder hasn't tasted captaincy at the highest level before so it will be interesting to see how he pulls through. They also have to cope with Murali Vijay's absence at the top of the order. Will Amla or Guptill get a crack at the top of the order? Or will Kings XI look to go in with a strong middle order?

Rising Pune Supergiant on the other hand will be buoyed after their stupendous win against Mumbai Indians. New skipper Steve Smith just doesn't seem to stop scoring and if he delivers again today, Kings XI Punjab are going to find it very difficult to overcome their opponents. Imran Tahir made a terrific statement after getting unsold initially and will be looking to spin a web around KXIP. Welcome to the live blog of Match 4 of the IPL and our man at the venue, Aayush Puthran says that RPS are likely to find more support than KXIP despite Indore being the latter's home ground. Tweet in your opinions to @Narbavi_CFC and get it featured on the blog.

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