The first match in Indian Premier League IPL T20 2016 edition features Mumbai Indians and a new team named Rising Pune Supergiants. The Supergiants would be looking forward to make a roaring start by winning the match. Fans can watch IPL 2016 Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiants online via live stream mode.
IPL T20 2016: Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiants
Date: April 9, Saturday
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Start time: 8 p.m. local time
Where to watch:
TV: In the U.S., viewers can watch IPL 2016 Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiants on pay-per-view distributors like DISH, Hotwire Communications, Verizon FiOS, RCN and Mediacom, for more information, click here.
Online: Viewers can also watch Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiants on ESPN Cricket Pass app for iOS, Android and Roku devices.
The newcomers in the form of Rising Pune Supergiants will face the defending champions Mumbai Indians in their homeground at Wankhede.
The dissolved Chennai Super Kings made captain M.S. Dhoni and star spinner R. Ashwin available and now they are a part of the Supergiants.
Meanwhile, in the Mumbai Indians camp, Mitchell McClenaghan is expected to the lead the attack after Lasith Malinga's injury, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Squad:
Mumbai Indians: RG Sharma (Captain), CJ Anderson, JJ Bumrah, JC Buttler, UBT Chand, M de Lange, S Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, K Kamath, SD Lad, MJ McClenaghan, SL Malinga, HH Pandya, KH Pandya, PA Patel, KA Pollard, DS Punia, N Rana, AT Rayudu, JM Sharma, LMP Simmons, NB Singh, TG Southee, J Suchith, R Vinay Kumar, AA Wakhare.
Rising Pune Supergiants: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ankit Sharma, B Aparajith, M Ashwin, R Ashwin, AK Bains, R Bhatia, SM Boland, DL Chahar, AB Dinda, F du Plessis, PSP Handscomb, Jaskaran Singh, MR Marsh, JA Morkel, IC Pandey, IK Pathan, NLTC Perera, KP Pietersen, AM Rahane, I Sharma, RP Singh, SPD Smith, SS Tiwary, A Zampa
The weather in Mumbai is humid and sunny. Temperature is hovering around 34 degrees Celsius. The field at Wankhede Stadium is fast and the team to bat first would like to make a big total for the opponent to chase.
Stay tuned for more IPL 2016 news and updates.