Rising Pune Supergiants avoided the ignominy of finishing bottom of the table, defeating Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in a thrilling finish. Punjab looked good to win after scoring 172/6 in the first innings, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed 23 off the last over to win Pune the game.

Kings XI Punjab's batting finally came to the fore in their last game of the tournament, as they put up 172/7 in 20 overs. Captain Murali Vijay hit a 41-ball 59 and Gurkeerat Singh added a late thrust with a 31-ball 50. For Pune, Ravichandran Ashwin was amongst the wickets, picking up 4/34 in his four overs.

Rising Pune Supergiants' chase stuttered after they lost Ajinkya Rahane and George Bailey in the first seven overs. Wickets fell thick and fast as they soon found themselves tottering at 86/5 in the fourteenth over. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Thisara Perera (23 off 14 balls) together put on a 58-run partnership and took Pune to a situation where they needed 29 off the last two overs. But it was Dhoni (64 not out off 32 balls) who was the star - with 23 required off the last over, the Pune captain hammered a six off the second delivery, a boundary off the fourth, a six off the fifth and finally another maximum to win it for his team.