Teams seek escape from mid-table muddle
While Kolkata Knight Riders have been comparatively more convincing so far, Kings XI Punjab have not fired on all cylinders yet
Match facts
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)
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Stats and trivia
- Gautam Gambhir is 79 short of becoming only the third batsman to reach 3000 runs in the IPL
- Gambhir has hit 341 fours in the IPL, the most by any batsman. Virender Sehwag is next with 332
- With only four wins in 19 matches, Pune is the second-worst venue for a home team in the IPL. Visakhapatnam, where the home team has never won a game, has the worst record
- The match will be Sehwag's 100th in IPL. He has batted in every single innings. It will be the 100th innings for Yusuf Pathan, if he gets to bat, too, in his 109th IPL outing
Vishal Dikshit is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo