Visakhapatnam: Two bottom-placed teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab will aim to end their turbulent Indian Premier League campaign with a win when they take on each other here today.
<img title="Rising Pune Supergiants players. Pic/Suresh Karkera" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/may/05Rising-Pune-Supergiants-p.jpg" alt="Rising Pune Supergiants players. Pic/Suresh Karkera" width="670" height="499" /> Rising Pune Supergiants players. Pic/Suresh Karkera
Both debutants Pune and Punjab have eight points each and are placed in the seventh and eight spot respectively on the league table &mdash; the former are ahead on better net run rate. A win will help the teams avoid the last spot.
Both the sides are out of the race for the play-offs but the cricketers in each side will like to give respite to their shattered reputation in their final league game.
Pune are coming into the match with a comprehensive win over Delhi Daredevils. Punjab will also look to avoid the wooden spoon for the second successive edition. They also had finished last in 2010.
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Two bottom-placed teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab will aim to end their turbulent Indian Premier League campaign with a win when they take on each other here today

IPL 9: Pune and Punjab look to avoid bottom finish

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Two bottom-placed teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab will aim to end their turbulent Indian Premier League campaign with a win when they take on each other here today

IPL 9: Pune and Punjab look to avoid bottom finish

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