IPL 2017: Match 4: Probable Rising Pune Supergiant XI against Kings XI Punjab

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Indore, April 8: High on confidence after defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 7 wickets, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) will today (April 8) face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) here. (Likely Punjab XI)

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RPS captain Steve Smith led from the front with an unbeaten 84 as they successfully chased down 185 against MI in Pune on April 6. (Points Table)

Fast bowler Ashok Dinda, who condeded 57 runs including 30 in 1 over is likely to be replaced by left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat. (Match preview)

South African legspinner Imran Tahir was the bowling star for RPS as he took 3/28 against MI. RPS are likely to make only 1 change to their winning combination from previous game.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes, the costliest overseas player at Rs 14.5 crore, will be aiming to improve his performance. In the 1st game, he took 1 wicket and scored 21.

Under new skipper Smith, RPS have begun the new season of IPL on a winning note and will be looking forward to notch up another victory. Today's game will be the first for KXIP, in IPL 2017.

Here is the likely Pune XI for their match against Punjab

1. Ajinkya Rahane

2. Mayank Agarwal

3. Steve Smith (captain)

4. Ben Stokes

5. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper)

6. Manoj Tiwary

7. Rajat Bhatia

8. Imran Tahir

9. Adam Zampa

10. Deepak Chahar

11. Jaydev Unadkat

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