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Rising Pune Supergiants captain MS Dhoni

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma

The pitch looked okay, we didn't bat well. One twenty six wasn't enough. Lot to learn from this game, hopefully we go back and think about it. We didn't think the ball was going to do that much. I thought they swung the ball early on and out shot selection wasn't that great it cost us the game.

We go to Calcutta from here, we've had some good memories there, we won two titles there. Just the start of the tournament, not to panic

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Over 14.4: Rising Pune Supergiants 126 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 60 (42), Kevin Pietersen 21 (14)

Pandya is the new bowler introduced into the attack. Rahane starts with a dot ball. SIX...!!! Rahane smashes it over mid on and gets a maximum. SIX...!!! Upper cut and it clears the boundary and that brings an end to the match.

Over 14: Rising Pune Supergiants 114 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 54 (38), Kevin Pietersen 21 (14)

Harbhajan to bowl his third over. SIX...!!! KP moves back and then pulls it between long on and cow corner for a six. It is followed by two singles. It is followed by one more single from KP. Rahane ends the over with a single.

Over 13: Rising Pune Supergiants 104 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 52 (35), Kevin Pietersen 13 (11)

Gopal continues his third over. FOUR...!!! Rahane pulls it over cow corner boundary and that brings his 50. A dot ball is followed by a single. Pietersen cuts it past the point and looks for a double. A direct hit would have been out, but it's Buttler's gloves which hits the stumps and not the ball, He is safe. Gopal drops an easy catch of Rahane and that ends the over.

Over 12: Rising Pune Supergiants 96 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 47 (31), Kevin Pietersen 11 (9)

Rahane gets a couple of the first ball as Harbhajan continues his second over. It is followed by a single. Pietersen flicks it past the keeper and gets a double. SIX...!!! He ends the over by smashing over long on.

Over 11: Rising Pune Supergiants 85 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 44 (29), Kevin Pietersen 3 (5)

Gopal to continue his second over. Three singles of the over so far. Rahane then places it through cover and get an easy double. A single to end the over.

Over 10: Rising Pune Supergiants 79 for 1: Ajinkya Rahane 40 (26), Kevin Pietersen 1 (2)

Harbhajan Singh introduced into the attack. Du Plessis starts the over with a single. WICKET...!!! Du Plessis looks to sweep and ends up giving away his wickets. Kevin Pietersen ends the over with a single of the second ball he faces.

WICKET...!!! Faf du Plessis 34 (33) b Harbhajan

Over 9: Rising Pune Supergiants 76 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 39 (25), Faf du Plessis 33 (30)

Vinay Kumar continues his second over and starts with a wide. Du Plessis then takes a double, followed by a single. Rahane then hits it high in the air towards cover and the ball lands safely, gets a double. FOUR...!!! Rahane places it down the ground to get a boundary of the last over.

Over 8: Rising Pune Supergiants 66 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 33 (22), Faf du Plessis 30 (26)

Gopal is introduced into the attack. Du Plessis starts the over with a single, followed by two more singles. A dot ball from Rahane followed by one more single. Du Plessis ends the over with a single.

Over 7: Rising Pune Supergiants 61 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 31 (20), Faf du Plessis 27 (22)

Vinay Kumar has been introduced into the attack. Rahane starts with a dot ball, followed by a single. Two dot balls is followed by a wide down the off stump. One more wide and a single to end the over.

Over 6: Rising Pune Supergiants 57 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 30 (18), Faf du Plessis 26 (19)

Bumrah to continue his third. Rahane starts the over with a dot ball. FOUR...!!! Rahane pulls it over midwicket and gets a boundary. He then flicks it to square leg and wanted a double. Du Plessis was not interested, but both batsmen were at the strikers end. A misfield allows Du Plessis to return without giving away his wicket. A single to third man of the no ball.

FREE HIT...!!! Du Plessis is on strike. SIX...!!! He smashes it over cover and gets a maximum. That also brings the Supergiants' 50. SIX...!!! Top edge and goes behind the keeper for another six to end the over.

Over 5: Rising Pune Supergiants 37 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 23 (14), Faf du Plessis 14 (17)

McClenaghan to continue his third over. Du Plessis starts the over with a single. SIX...!!! Rahane pulls it over fine leg for the first six of the innings. It is followed by a single. SIX...!!! Du Plessis joins the party and this time walks down the ground smashes it over long on. McClenaghan ends the over with a dot ball.

Over 4: Rising Pune Supergiants 23 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 16 (11), Faf du Plessis 7 (13)

Bumrah to continue his second over. Three dot balls is followed by a single. FOUR...!!! Rahane times the ball very well and beats the fielder at cover and gets a boundary. A dot ball to end the over.

Over 3: Rising Pune Supergiants 18 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 12 (9), Faf du Plessis 6 (9)

McClenaghan to continue his second over and Du Plessis is on strike. Starts with two dot balls. He then pulls it to square leg for a single. FOUR...!!! Beautifully struck down the ground and it was in the air for a while. A dot ball is followed by one more dot ball to end the over.

Over 2: Rising Pune Supergiants 13 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 8 (6), Faf du Plessis 5 (6)

Bumrah to start his first over and du Plessis is on strike. Starts with a dot ball. FOUR...!!! Inside edge and he misses the stumps as the ball races to the boundary. It is followed by two more dot balls. One more dot ball followed by a quick single to end the over.

Over 1: Rising Pune Supergiants 8 for 0: Ajinkya Rahane 8 (6), Faf du Plessis 0 (0)

Ajinkya Rahane starts off the chase with a FOUR as McClenaghan offers a nice full toss to him. McClenaghan alters his length to follow with two dot balls. McClenaghan again bowls a back of a length delivery which catches Rahane by surprise, a leading edge just falls short of the point fielder. Another dot ball as McClenaghan seems to have found his length on the pitch. Spongy bounce. Rahane finishes the over with a FOUR as a streaky outside edge flies to the third-man boundary.

Rising Pune Supergiants need 122 runs to win in 20 overs

Over 20: Mumbai Indians 121 for 8: Harbhajan Singh 45 (30), Mitchell McClenaghan 2 (2)

Ishant Sharma to bowl the last over. McClenaghan gives the strike to Harbhanjan. FOUR...!!! He smashes past the bowler towards long off for a boundary. Two singles followed by a SIX...!!! Harbhajan goes targets his favourite area and this time gets the maximum. FOUR...!!! He ends the innings with a boundary towards deep cover. That helps Mumbai Indians to post a target they can defend.

Over 19: Mumbai Indians 104 for 8: Harbhajan Singh 30 (26), Mitchell McClenaghan 0 (0)

RP Singh brought back into the attack. Starts with a wide. FOUR...!!! Harbhajan smashes it through cover for a boundary, followed by a single. WICKET...!!! Vinay Kumar pulls over midwicket and Steven Smith makes no mistake to take an easy catch.

Mitchell McClenaghan is the new man in the middle and will starts from the non strikers end. FOUR...!!! Harbhajan smashes it straight down the ground and the ball just falls close to the rope. FOUR...!!! He then flicks it over short fine leg to end the over with one more boundary.

WICKET...!!! Vinay Kumar 12 (11) c Smith b RP Singh

Over 18: Mumbai Indians 90 for 7: Harbhajan Singh 17 (21), Vinay Kumar 12 (10)

Marsh brought back into the attack. Vinay Kumar starts with a dot ball. Marsh doesn't look comfortable in the middle. He continues and Vinay Kumar takes a single towards square leg. It is followed by one more single. SIX...!!! Kumar smashes it over the cover and gets a maximum. Much needed one for Mumbai. Ends the over with a couple.

Over 17: Mumbai Indians 80 for 7: Harbhajan Singh 16 (20), Vinay Kumar 3 (5)

M Ashwin to bowl his last over. Starts with a dot ball, followed by a single from Vinay Kumar. FOUR...!!! Straight down the ground over the bowler's head from Harbhajan. Two dot balls to end the over.

Over 16: Mumbai Indians 75 for 7: Harbhajan Singh 12 (16), Vinay Kumar 2 (3)

R Ashwin is introduced into the attack. WICKET...!!! Rayudu gives away his wicket by giving an easy catch to Du Plessis at midwicket. Vinay Kumar is the new man in the middle and starts with a dot ball, followed by a single. FOUR...!!! Beautifully cut away by Harbhajan behind short third man for a boundary, followed by a single. A quick single to end the over.

WICKET...!!! Ambati Rayudu 22 (27) c Du Plessis b R Ashwin

Over 15: Mumbai Indians 68 for 6: Ambati Rayudu 22 (26), Harbhajan Singh 7 (14)

M Ashwin to continue his third over. Rayudu starts with two dot balls, followed by a single. A dot ball is followed by a couple from Harbhajan.

Over 14: Mumbai Indians 65 for 6: Ambati Rayudu 21 (23), Harbhajan Singh 5 (11)

Bhatia to continue with the ball and he is to bowl his last over. Three runs form this over.

Over 13: Mumbai Indians 62 for 6: Ambati Rayudu 19 (20), Harbhajan Singh 4 (8)

M Ashwin to continue his second over. Rayudu takes a single and then Harbhajan takes a couple towards third man. One more single from Rayudu, followed by two more singles.

Over 12: Mumbai Indians 57 for 6: Ambati Rayudu 17 (18), Harbhajan Singh 1 (4)

Bhatia to continue his third over. Harbhajan Singh is the new man in the middle. After two dot balls, he gets off the mark with a single. FOUR...!!! Rayudu gets a rare boundary towards cover, followed by a single.

Over 11: Mumbai Indians 51 for 6: Ambati Rayudu 12 (16)

Murgan Ashwin is the new bowler into the attack. Rayudu starts with a single off the first ball. A dot ball is followed by two singles. A dot ball and Gopal ends the over with a WICKET...!!! Gopal gives away an easy catch to Rahane at long off.

WICKET...!!! Shreyas Gopal 2 (16) c Rahane b M Ashwin

Over 10: Mumbai Indians 48 for 5: Ambati Rayudu 10 (14), Shreyas Gopal 1 (12)

Bhatia continues his second over. Rayudu takes a quick single and runs towards the danger end. Luckily for him it was not a direct hit. Three dot balls from Gopal and he ends the over with one more dot ball.

Over 9: Mumbai Indians 47 for 5: Ambati Rayudu 9 (12), Shreyas Gopal 1 (8)

Marsh to continue with the ball. FOUR...!!! Gets a rare boundary towards square leg and then takes a single. A dot ball from Gopal followed by a single, which gets him off the mark.

Over 8: Mumbai Indians 40 for 5: Ambati Rayudu 3 (9), Shreyas Gopal 0 (5)

Rajat Bhatia is brought into the attack. WICKET...!!! Pollard is gone and this time he has been given out. lbw. Shreyas Gopal replaces him in the middle. No run of the first three balls. Followed by two dot balls. A wicket maiden for Bhatia.

WICKET...!!! Kieron Pollard 1 (8) lbw Bhatia

Talented KP

Over 7: Mumbai Indians 40 for 4: Ambati Rayudu 3 (9), Kieron Pollard 1 7)

Marsh to continue his second over. Rayudu takes a single. Pollard is on strike and it struggling to get off the mark. Pollard has been given a chance after umpire decides against giving the batsman out. He then gets off the mark with a single. Wide down the leg side. A dot ball to end the over.

Over 6: Mumbai Indians 37 for 4: Ambati Rayudu 2 (6), Kieron Pollard 0 (4)

Kieron Pollard is the new man in the middle and will start from the non strikers end. Ishant continues his third over as Dhoni looks for another wicket. After a dot ball, Rayudu takes a single and brings Kieron Pollard on strike.

FOUR...!!! A bouncer above Kieron Pollard's head and it beats Dhoni too. Raises to the boundary in no time. Wide called too. It is followed by one more wide, this time on the off side. That was a close call. Two dot balls to end the over.

Over 5: Mumbai Indians 30 for 4: Ambati Rayudu 1 (4)

Mitchell Marsh replaces RP Singh. WICKET...!!! Pandya looks for the big shot. It takes a top edge and gives enough time for Dhoni to move around and place himself to take an easy catch. Two new batsmen in the middle as Ambati Rayudu joins Buttler in the middle.

Ambati Rayudu starts with two dot balls, followed by twp dot balls. Rayudu calls for a quick single and that would have bought an end to Buttler's time in the middle. WICKET...!!! In-swinger from Marsh and Buttler's debut comes to a disappointing end as he ends up giving an easy catch to Ashwin in the slip.

WICKET...!!! Jos Buttler 0 (2) c Ashwin b Marsh

WICKET...!!! Hardik Pandya 9 (11) B Marsh c Dhoni

Over 4: Mumbai Indians 29 for 2: Hardik Pandya 9 (10), Jos Buttler 0 (1)

Ishant Sharma to continue his second over. FOUR...!!! Pandya smashes it over cover boundary to get his first boundary. FOUR...!!! Moves away from the stumps and it takes a top edge. Goes to third man boundary. A dot ball is followed by a single.

WICKET...!!! Ishant's pace takes Simmons by surprise as it beats his bat and hits the stump. Jos Buttler is the new man in the middle and decides to leave the first ball he faces in the IPL.

WICKET...!!! Lendl Simmons 8 (8) b I Sharma

Over 3: Mumbai Indians 20 for 1: Hardik Pandya 1 (6), Lendl Simmons 8 (7)

RP Singh to continue his second over. Starts the over with a dot ball. SIX...!!! Simmons walks down the ground and smashes it over the bowlers head for a six. He flicks it on the leg side for a single. Same place and another single, which allows Pandya to get off the mark. Dot ball to end the over.

Over 2: Mumbai Indians 12 for 1: Hardik Pandya 0 (5), Lendl Simmons 1 (2)

Ishant Sharma joins RP Singh to open the Supergiants' bowling attack. WICKET...!!! Rohit Sharma misses the ball and it hits between middle and leg. Umpire makes no mistake in lifting his finger.

Hardik Pandya is the new man in the middle. Ishant starts with a wide on the leg side and it beats Dhoni, which allows Mumbai to take two additional runs. It is followed by three dot balls. One more wide down the leg side. Just a wicket and extras from the over.

WICKET...!!! Rohit Sharma 7 (5) lbw I Sharma

Over 1: Mumbai Indians 8 for 0: Rohit Sharma 7 (4), Lendl Simmons 1 (2)

Rohit Sharma and Lendl Simmons will open Mumbai Indians' batting attack. MS Dhoni throws the new ball to RP Singh. Simmons gets off the mark of the first ball. Some swing and Rohit flicks it mid on and gets a double.

FOUR...!!! Goes on the back foot and hit it in between the fielders. There was no point in chasing. It is followed by a single to fine leg. A dot ball to end the over.

HERE WE GO...!!!

The Rising Pune Supergiants have been predicted to win the opening fixture of the IPL 2016

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  • England star and Mumbai Indians batsman Jos Buttler wil make his IPL debut against Rising Pune Supergiants.
  • Vinay Kumar will make his 100th IPL appearance.

MI XI: L Simmons, RG Sharma, J Buttler, K Pollard, A Rayudu, J Bumrah, S Gopal, H Pandya, M McClenaghan, V Kumar, H Singh

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2016

RPS XI: F du Plessis, A Rahane, K Pietersen, MS Dhoni, S Smith, R Bhatia, M Marsh, R Ashwin, I Sharma, M Ashwin, RP Singh

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2016

TEAM NEWS:

Mumbai Indians:

Confirmed XI:Rohit Sharma (c), Lendl Simmons, Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler (wk), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Binay Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah

Rising Pune Supergiants:

Confirmed XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Steven Smith, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh

TOSS...!!! Mumbai Indians win the toss and Rohit Sharma elect to bat first

Rising Pune Supergiants

MS Dhoni (c&wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Albie Morkel, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Mitchell Marsh, RP Singh, Ishan Kishan, Ankit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, M Ashwin, Peter Handscomb, Thisara Perera, Baba Aparajith, Ashok Dinda, Jaskaran Singh, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland, Deepak Chahar, Ankush Bains.

Mumbai Indians squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Jos Buttler, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons, Tim Southee, Unmukt Chand, Ambati Rayudu, Lasith Malinga, Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Parthiv Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Corey Anderson, Marchant de Lange, Shreyas Gopal, Akshay Wakhar, Jagadeesha, Suchith, Hardik Pandya, Siddesh Lad, Nitish Rana, Nathu Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Punia, Kishore Kamath

Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting

Rising Pune Supergiants have joined Gujarat Lions as the two new franchise added to this edition of the tournament. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been handed a two year ban from IPL.

The 2016 season of the Indian Premier League will kick start today when the defending champions Mumbai Indians will be hosting newcomers Rising Pune Supergiants at the Wankhede Stadium.

Welcome to IBTimes UK's live blog for the first match of the IPL 2016 as the defending champions Mumbai Indians take on Rising Pune Supergiants. We will bring the pre-match news, pitch report and also the toss. We are set to start at 2:30pm BST/7pm IST.