Pune, May 13: There could not be a more exciting end to the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a resurgent Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in a virtual knockout clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium here on Sunday (May 14).
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Till now, table toppers Mumbai Indians (MI) are the only side to qualify for the play-offs with 18 points, while the rest three spots are occupied by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), RPS and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). (Play-off scenarios)
Squads
Rising Pune Supergiant: Steve Smith (captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Ben Stokes, Dan Christian, Adam Zampa, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Ankush Bains, Lockie Ferguson, Jaydev Unadkat, Usman Khawaja, Milind Tandon, Saurabh Kumar, Iswar Pandey, Jaskaran Singh, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Rajat Bhatia, Baba Aparajith, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Sharma, Ashok Dinda.
Kings XI Punjab: Glenn Maxwell (captain), Martin Guptill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Shaun Marsh, Darren Sammy, Manan Vohra, Axar Patel, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Rahul Tewatia, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, K.C. Cariappa, Matt Henry, Anureet Singh, Armaan Jaffer, Marcus Stoinis, Swapnil Singh, Rinku Singh, Nikhil Naik, T. Natarajan, Pardeep Sahu.
Match starts 4PM IST - LIVE on Sony SIX, Sony Max, Sony ESPN
Also playing on Sunday (May 14) - Delhi Vs Bangalore in Delhi - 8 PM
Monday (May 15) is rest day. Play-offs from Tuesday
IANS