Mumbai Indians are set to take on Rising Pune Supergiant in their first IPL 2017 match at the MCA Stadium on Thursday, Apr. 6. While Mumbai Indians are looking to start off the season on a winning note, Rising Pune Supergiant will see Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the first time, in a non-captain role.
IPL 2017: Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant Live Online
You can watch Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant online via live stream on Hotstar. Fans in India can watch the match live on TV on Sony Six, Sony Max and Sony ESPN and the HD channels of the same. VIVO IPL 2017 starts at 8 p.m. IST from MCA Stadium in Pune.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have a challenge in front of them as they play their first eight games in just 18 days including the travel time. MI captain Rohit Sharma stated in a press conference that will break the season into parts.
"We have to break it into parts and the first few games we want to start really well; we are actually focusing on the first few games. The first opposition for us is Pune in Pune. They have a pretty exciting squad, some new faces in them. So, yes, Mahela (Jayawardene) and Shane Bond (bowling coach), they have working on their bowling and batting lineups. We have to break it into parts and see where we stand," Rohit said via Hindustan Times.
Probable Playing XI:
Rising Pune Supergiant: Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Manoj Tiwary, Rajat Bhatia, Shardul Thakur, Ashok Dinda, Imran Tahir, Jaydev Unadkat.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, R Vinay Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Parthiv Patel (wk).
