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IPL 2016 Mumbai Indians Team, Schedule and Venue Details

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians will kick-start the ninth edition of IPL on April 9, 2016, facing Rising Pune Supergiants in the season opener. Mumbai Indians enter IPL 2016 as the defending champions.

Also read: How to book IPL 2016 Tickets online 

Mumbai Indians is one of the most successful teams in IPL. They have won the tournament twice now. Only three teams have done that so far. Other two teams are Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. Not only that, Mumbai Indians have won the Champions League T20 twice as well. Expectations are always high on Mumbai Indians and we will have to wait until April 9, 2016 to find out if they can deliver the same quality of cricket that they have been playing in the past.

Also read: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016 Match 5, Live Cricket Streaming Online: Free Live Telecast of KKR vs MI on Hotstar.com

Mumbai Indians will play their home games at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They have a great fan following all around the country. Expect huge numbers to turn up during match days and this will turn Wankhede Stadium blue.

Here is Mumbai’s schedule for IPL 2016.

Date

Draw

Venue

April 9, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 13, 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

April 16, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 18, 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

April 20, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 23, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

April 25, 2016

Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

April 28, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 1, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 8, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 11, 2016

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

May 13, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Kings XL Punjab

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 15, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 21, 2016

Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians

TBC, TBC

TBC – To be confirmed.

Mumbai has a top-class squad. They have a good mix of prolific overseas players and exceptional Indian talent. We had the IPL 2016 auction on February 6, 2016. Mumbai retained most of their squad; they also managed to grab a few key players such as Jos Buttler during the auction. This should strengthen their side for the upcoming edition of IPL.

Let us look at Mumbai’s squad for the ninth edition of IPL.

Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2016

Name

Role

Rohit Sharma (Captain)

Batsman

Unmukt Chand

Batsman

Lendl Simmons*

Batsman

Nitish Rana

Batsman

Siddhesh Lad

Batsman

Corey Anderson*

All-rounder

Hardik Pandya

All-rounder

Kieron Pollard*

All-rounder

Krunal Pandya

All-rounder

Shreyas Gopal

All-rounder

Deepak Punia

All-rounder

Jos Buttler*

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Ambati Rayudu

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Parthiv Patel

Wicketkeeper Batsman

Jitesh Sharma

Wicketkeeper

Harbhajan Singh

Bowling All-rounder

Lasith Malinga*

Bowler

Jasprit Bumrah

Bowler

Tim Southee*

Bowler

Marchant de Lange*

Bowler

Mitchell McClenaghan*

Bowler

Vinay Kumar

Bowler

Jagadeesha Suchith

Bowler

Nathu Singh

Bowler

Akshay Wakhare

Bowler

Kishore Kamath

Bowler

*indicates overseas player.

Rohit Sharma will captain the side. Corey Anderson and Jos Buttler will be key in the middle order. Kieron Pollard will likely play in the lower middle order and will be instrumental in propelling Mumbai’s score above the par score in any ground. For Kieron Pollard, no boundary is too long.

Coming to their bowling department, they have Lasith Malinga from Sri Lanka and Tim Southee from New Zealand. Not to forget, they even have Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah is having a decent World T20 2016. He would hope that the form would continue into IPL 2016. The experience of Harbhajan Singh will come in handy.

Mumbai Indians have a great balance. No wonder, their coach Ricky Ponting and their fans alike will fancy their chances of lifting the cup for the second year in a row and for the third time in the competition’s history. 

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