Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and has elected to bowl first against Rising Pune Supergiant in Mumbai on Monday.
Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steve Smith captain said there is no change in his team. Mumbai Indians make one change. Krunal Pandya is injured. Karn Sharma will replace him.
Playing XI
Mumbai Indians
PA Patel (wicket-keeper), JC Buttler, N Rana, RG Sharma (captain), KA Pollard, HH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, MJ McClenaghan, SL Malinga, KV Sharma, JJ Bumrah
Rising Pune Supergiant
AM Rahane, RA Tripathi, SPD Smith (captain), MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), BA Stokes, MK Tiwary, DT Christian, Washington Sundar, SN Thakur, JD Unadkat, Imran Tahir
On a roll after a six-game winning streak, high-flying Mumbai Indians will take on a resurgent Rising Pune Supergiant, their only conquerors in IPL season 10, in a potentially high-voltage clash in Mumbai.
Pune’s last-ball, six-wicket victory on Saturday at home against defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad was followed just over a 100km away at the Wankhede Stadium by Mumbai’s stout defence of a small total on a bouncy pitch against the misfiring Delhi Daredevils.
Rising Pune Supergiant versus Mumbai Indians
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