Match Coverage

Maxwell readies for captaincy debut, against Smith
Kings XI Punjab, who finished bottom of the table last season, will be hoping to do much better this time around, under their new captain
Sharma duo stifles powerful Pune with the ball
Sandeep Sharma and Mohit Sharma's neat display early on pegged Pune on the back foot and restricted them to just 163
Star of the match - Breezy Maxwell floors Rising Pune
In his first game as Kings XI Punjab's captain, Glenn Maxwell shut the door on Rising Pune Supergiant with an unbeaten and typically innovative 20-ball 44
Bowlers' strangle, Maxwell flash gives Kings XI success
The Kings XI Punjab bowlers restricted Rising Pune Supergiants to a total of 163 which Glenn Maxwell, on captaincy debut, helped overhaul with an over to spare.

Chase well

Glenn Maxwell's average in the second innings in IPL 2016; it was 3.83 in the first innings

Number of bowled and lbw dismissals in Imran Tahir's 176 wickets before this match

8.62

His economy rate in Powerplays when Rising Pune defend totals, as opposed to 4.69 when they bowl first

Rising Pune Supergiant(s) have never won an IPL game when they have batted first

Mohit's wickets in the last four overs last season, second only to Bhuvneshwar Kumar

8.90

Kings XI's first-innings economy rate in the last four overs in the 2016 season - the best among all teams

Sandeep Sharma's Powerplay wickets since his debut in 2013 - the joint-most alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar

5.77

Sandeep Sharma's Powerplay economy rate last season - the second-best, behind Mustafizur Rahman, among bowlers who sent down a minimum of five overs

7/10

Teams winning the toss have won seven out of ten T20 games in Indore