Rising Pune Supergiants opted to bat, but their plans were upset when Sandeep Sharma cleaned up Ajinkya Rahane for 9 in the third over BCCI
Kevin Pietersen shared a 55-run second-wicket stand with Faf du Plessis, but contributed only a run-a-ball 15 before he was dismissed by Kyle Abbott AFP
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Supergiants slowed down in the middle overs, before Steven Smith complemented du Plessis superbly, making a 26-ball 38 to push the run rate above 7.50 BCCI
A weary du Plessis fought the heat and scored a fifty to take Supergiants towards a competitive total BCCI
Mohit Sharma struck with the first ball of the last over, sending du Plessis back with a return catch AFP
It was the first of three strikes in the final over that included a run-out of Irfan Pathan as Supergiants scored just three runs to finish on 152 for 7. Mohit ended with figures of 3 for 23 BCCI
M Vijay began Kings XI's reply in brisk fashion, but Manan Vohra soon caught up and outscored his partner in an opening stand of 97 BCCI
Ankit Sharma, the left-arm spinner, ended the partnership by trapping Vohra leg before for a 33-ball 51 in the 13th over BCCI
Vijay was his elegant self as he scored 53 off 49 balls, which included five fours and two sixes BCCI
When it looked like Kings XI were cruising, M Ashwin picked up three quick wickets to bring Supergiants back into the contest BCCI
But Glenn Maxwell blasted 32 off 14 balls to take Kings XI to a six-wicket win with eight balls to spare AFP
