Kings XI Punjab struggled last year and haven’t started well in this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. Punjab failed to find answers to Aaron Finch’s onslaught and were spun out of the game in their second clash against Delhi Daredevils in Delhi on Friday.

However, before the memories of last season come back to haunt them, they have a chance to turn things around quickly when they take on Rising Pune Supergiants in their own backyard on Sunday (April 17). And they desperately need to do so.

Batting has been far from satisfactory in the first two games while the bowling has lacked the bite to put the opposition under pressure. Pune, on the other hand, have everything going for them even though they lost the game against Gujarat Lions. Batting has a settled look to it while the bowlers have responded really well to whatever Mahendra Singh Dhoni has asked them to execute.

One thing is sure; both teams will look to avoid another loss to ensure there are no hiccups at the start of the tournament.

17 April 2016, Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants, 10th match, 4:00 PM IST

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab (From): Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, David Miller(c), Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Axar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Pardeep Sahu, Sandeep Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Kyle Abbott, Marcus Stoinis, Anureet Singh, Farhaan Behardien, Shardul Thakur, Nikhil Naik, Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Gurkeerat Singh Mann

Rising Pune Supergiants (From): Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, MS Dhoni(w/c), Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda, Thisara Perera, Peter Handscomb, Jaskaran Singh, Adam Zampa, Ankit Sharma, Scott Boland, Ishwar Pandey, Deepak Chahar, Baba Aparajith, Ankush Bains