IPL: Pune beat Kings XI Punjba, reach play-offs
Pune finished second in the points table with this victory.
After bowling out Kings for 73 runs, Pune batsmen reached 78 runs by losing one wicket.
Ajinkya Rahane (34) and Rahul Tripathi (28) nearly reached the target as they added 41 runs on the first wicket partnership.
After Tripathi departed, Steve Smith smashed 15 runs to reach the target.
Earlier, Punjab were bowled out for 73 runs.
Axar Patel remained the top scorer for the side with his 22.
Image: IPL twitter page
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