IPL 9, Match 53: RPS v KXIP Live social feeds

Playing XI-

Rising Pune Supergiants:

Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, Saurabh Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, MS Dhoni (wk/C), Thisara Perera, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Ashok Dinda, Deepak Chahar

Kings XI Punjab:

Murali Vijay (C), Hashim Amla, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Axar Patel, Farhaan Behardien, Kyle Abbott, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma

On being asked to bowl first RPS captain MS Dhoni said: We are looking to bowl first. What you need to accept is, in sport you will win some and you lose some. The most important thing is to know what were the reasons why we lost. Have to focus on those things and come back strong next season. There are a lot of injuries which forced us not to play with a settled side. We are playing with the same squad.

After winning the toss KXIP skipper Murali Vijay said: We are gonna bat first. 140 is a par here, wicket is a bit slow, so we are looking to post somewhere above 140 and put them under pressure with the ball. It’s always important to finish the tournament on a high. We have got one change. Rishi Dhawan comes in for Cariappa.

In IPL 9 match 53 the Rising Pune Supergiants host the Kings XI Punjab at Vizag. The Kings have won the toss and decided to bat first.