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IPL 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Team, Schedule and Venue Details

MS Dhoni reunites with Chennai’s head coach Stephen Fleming

Rising Pune Supergiants enter IPL this year for the first time. Rising Pune Supergiants along with Gujarat Lions are the two franchises that make their debut in IPL 2016. IPL 2016 starts on April 9, 2016 and Rising Pune Supergiants will make their debut in the opening match against Mumbai Indians.

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Rising Pune Supergiants is the second team from Maharashtra. Although, they will contest in the IPL for two seasons only, MCA International Stadium, Pune will be their home ground. This is a relatively new stadium, for 2012 marks its completion date. It has a capacity of around 40,000 and became a test venue in November 2015.

This is also the second team from Pune after Pune Warriors India. Fans will rejoice as Pune is finally back in IPL. Unlike Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants will play all of their home games in MCA International Stadium only.

Let us look at the schedule of Rising Pune supergiants.

Date

Draw

Venue

April 9, 2016

Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 14, 2016

Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

April 17, 2016

Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

April 22, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

MCA International Stadium, Pune

April 24, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders

MCA International Stadium, Pune

April 26, 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

April 29, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 1, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 5, 2016

Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

May 7, 2016

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

May 10, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 14, 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rising Pune Supergiants

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

May 17, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils

MCA International Stadium, Pune

May 21, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab

MCA International Stadium, Pune

This team has caught the attention of both pundits and fans alike. They managed to grab some big player such as MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin. The IPL 2016 auction was held on February 6, 2016. Pune were clever during the auction and got some big players such as Steve Smith, Francois du Plessis, and Kevin Peterson.

Here is the Rising Pune Supergiants Team Player List for IPL 2016.

Rising Pune Supergiants Squad for IPL 2016

Name

Role

MS Dhoni (Captain)

Wicketkeeper batsman

Kevin Pietersen*

Batsman

Francois du Plessis*

Batsman

Ajinkya Rahane

Batsman

Steve Smith*

Batsman

Saurabh Tiwary

Batsman

Mitchell Marsh*

All-rounder

Albie Morkel*

All-rounder

Irfan Pathan

All-rounder

Thisara Perera*

All-rounder

Baba Aparajith

All-rounder

Rajat Bhatia

All-rounder

Ankush Bains

Wicketkeeper batsman

Peter Handscomb*

Wicketkeeper

Ravichandran Ashwin

Bowling all-rounder

Ankit Sharma

Bowling all-rounder

Adam Zampa*

Bowler

Murugan Ashwin

Bowler

Ashok Dinda

Bowler

Deepak Chahar

Bowler

Scott Boland*

Bowler

Jaskaran Singh

Bowler

Ishwar Pandey

Bowler

Ishant Sharma

Bowler

RP Singh

Bowler

* indicates overseas player.

MS Dhoni will captain the side. Well, this man needs no introduction. He is the most successful captain in IPL and is one of the most successful captains in International Cricket. He has won many laurels for his previous team – Chennai Super Kings. He will be looking to do the same here as well.

They have some extraordinary overseas batsman such as Francois du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, and Steve Smith. These players are very handy in T20 cricket.

Adam Zampa from Australia is having a decent WT20 2016; he will be hoping that this would continue into the IPL. This team also has some prominent Indian players with Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharman, and Irfan Pathan filling up the ranks.

Stephen Fleming reunites with MS Dhoni as the head coach for Rising Pune Supergiants.

Pune’s side is formidable. Anything less than a play-off spot should be a disappointment for Pune. If the tide is right for them, they might sail towards victory in IPL 2016.

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