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Playing XI-

Mumbai Indians:

Lendl Simmons, Jos Buttler (wk), Rohit Sharma (C), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Vinay Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah

Rising Pune Supergiants:

Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Kevin Pietersen, Mitchell Marsh, MS Dhoni (C/wk), Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh

The same old captain in the new outfit MS Dhoni leading the Rising Pune Supergiants said he was looking to bat first at the Wankhede which is a true batting track. Dhoni said: “We were looking to bowl first. It is a good wicket and it will remain the same, also it is slightly difficult to defend totals here. Not a lot of time to get used to the team. I was here in Pune but the foreign players arrived late. We do not have the luxury like we had at CSK. It is like six batters and five bowlers. but everybody knows the responsibility.”

Skipper Rohit Sharma was pleased at having won the toss, the first time he swung it this season he said: “We are going to bat first. Looks a good track, played enough cricket here to understand what to expect from the track. We have had a very good preparation. Lot of the foreign players arrived early. All the preparation is done and it is time for some real business here. We are playing with six batters and five bowlers, which includes three overseas batters and one seamer. “

Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to bat first in the first match of the IPL 9 against Rising Pune Supergiants.