IPL Schedule 2016: Live Stream, TV Info, Start Times and T20 Fixture Details

MS Dhoni's Rising Pune Supergiants claimed a much-needed win over in-form Delhi Daredevils on Thursday and have a chance to build on their victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday.

Having only earned six points from nine games so far in the 2016 Indian Premier League, Pune need to string together a run of wins if they are to make the knockout stages, and they have every chance of claiming another victory against struggling RCB in Bangalore.

Delhi will look to bounce back when they travel to Mohali to take on bottom-of-the-table Kings XI Punjab, also on Saturday.

Read on for a closer examination of RPS' clash with Bangalore, along with the upcoming schedule in IPL 9 and full live streaming and television details.

Date	Time (BST/IST)	Fixture	Venue
May 7	11:30 a.m./4 p.m.	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rising Pune Supergiants	Bangalore
May 7	3:30 p.m./8 p.m.	Kings XI Punjab vs. Delhi Daredevils	Mohali
May 8	11:30 a.m./4 p.m.	Mumbai Indians vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad	Visakhapatnam
May 8	3:30 p.m./8 p.m.	Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Gujarat Lions	Kolkata
May 9	3:30 p.m./8 p.m.	Kings XI Punjab vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mohali
May 10	3:30 p.m./8 p.m.	Rising Pune Supergiants vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad	Visakhapatnam

For the full schedule, visit the IPL’s official website. Watch all matches live on Sky Sports and live stream via Sky Go (UK only). 

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rising Pune Supergiants

Pune may be struggling in their bid to make the top four, but Bangalore are in even more trouble at the wrong end of the standings.

They have lost their last three matches and, with only four points from seven games, are running out of time to change their fortunes.

They have an opportunity against RPS, a team that, before Thursday's win over Delhi, had lost six matches in seven.

But if RCB are to have any chance of triumphing over Pune, they need to improve in one key area: their bowling.

As noted by former Indian opener Aakash Chopra, they have struggled thus far to back up their excellent batting with decent bowling displays:

In losing causes this season, they have scored 185, 179, 180, 170 and 191, all totals that gave them a very good chance of winning.

Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli are three of the best T20 batsmen in the world.

Indeed, the captain has been remarkably consistent with the bat of late and must be frustrated that his bowlers cannot back up his form, per Broken Cricket:

But that has been the reality as the likes of Stuart Binny, Shane Watson and Varun Aaron have leaked runs.

After their recent loss to Kolkata Knight Riders, Binny analysed the situation, per NDTV Sports:

"We are disappointed with the way we bowled. We have struggled in the middle overs to get wickets. Tonight it was about trying to get wickets. We didn't bowl too many balls which were full...that was the plan, but the execution was pretty poor."

Against RPS, Bangalore must be tighter if they are to claim a necessary win. Pune opener Ajinkya Rahane is in fine form after his unbeaten 63 against Delhi last time out.

He will punish any loose balls early on, as will his partner, Usman Khawaja, who made a valuable 30 on debut against the Daredevils.

Dhoni, of course, can make all the difference in the middle overs with his attacking play, and George Bailey is not averse to some big hitting.

As RCB have proved so far in this year's IPL, it almost doesn't matter how good a side's batting is unless they have the bowlers to back it up.

Thus far, Bangalore's attack has not been good enough to support the likes of Kohli and De Villiers, and that needs to change against Pune if the hosts are to have a chance of victory on Saturday.