Rising Pune Supergiant will be up against two-time champions Mumbai Indians in Pune to begin their IPL 2017 campaign at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

The IPL began on a blistering note amidst all the grandeur with a opening game worthy of the name. Yuvraj Singh’s blitzing knock saw Sunrisers emerge winners as RCB fell short of the 208 target.Today, we have an exciting game on our hands with the Maharashtra derby as Pune hosts state rivals Mumbai in Pune. Pune will look to begin the season on a strong note after a disappointing season last year.

Team News:

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Pune have made a radical change in the leadership after asking former skipper MS Dhoni to step down and appointed hotshot Aussie as captain for the 2017 campaign.

They went all out in the auction as they splurged heavily on English all-rounder Ben Stokes with a mammoth price of 14.5 crores. A lot will be expected from the feisty Englishman to justify the heavy price tag.

Pune were hit with the ominous news that star spinner R Ashwin will be out of this season’s IPL owing to a sports hernia injury after a gruelling home Test season. But there is respite as they signed Imran Tahir, the top bowler in T20 and ODIs, and have Adam Zampa at their disposal.

Team News:

Mumbai Indians:

Mumbai Indians are one of the most consistent teams in the IPL. They will be raring to go for their third title as they haven’t been affected by any injuries.

Skipper Rohit Sharma was declared fit at the start of the season having been out of action for 5 months due to injury. This will be a huge boost to the MI batting lineup which comprises of big hitters like Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler.

Mumbai bowling is well balanced with the right mix of youth and experience. The pace bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan and Lasith Malinga are a deadly combination. The addition of former player Mitchell Johnson into the side further bolsters the attack. The spin department is led by veteran Harbhajan Singh along with youngsters like Karn Sharma and K Gowtham.

Head to Head:
Matches : 2
RPS : 1 MI : 1

Predicted Lineups:

RPS;
Rahane, Agarwal, Du Plessis, Smith(C), MS Dhoni, Stokes (wk), Aparajith, Bhatia, Dinda, Thakur, Zampa

MI:
Rohit (c), Parthiv (wk), K Pandya, Buttler, Rayudu, Pollard, H Pandya, Harbhajan, Southee, Malinga, Bumrah

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