IPL 2016, Match 1, Pick of the tweets: Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants at Mumbai

IPL 2016, Match 1, Pick of the tweets: Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants at Mumbai

By Cricket Country Staff Last Updated on - April 9, 2016 11:03 PM IST

So, the World T20 2016 is thing of the past now and the fans are gearing up for the ninth season of Indian Premier League (IPL) which gets underway in Mumbai on Saturday. The tournament opener will see defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on the new member in IPL family the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS).

MI will be beaming with confidence ahead of the first match as they begin their title defence in front of their home crowd. With the likes of skipper Rohit Sharma, Lendl Simmons, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Corey Anderson and Jos Buttler in their ranks, they appear to be the team to beat. However, it is hard to make predictions and declare one team clear favourite in T20s. IPL 2016, Live streaming: Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants at Mumbai

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While many will tip MI to win this encounter as they have a settled unit as compared to a newly-formed franchise which is making its debut, the RPS can be written off only at ones’ own risk. Any team that is lead by MS Dhoni can never be ruled out from the title race. During his eight years’ stay with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Dhoni led his side into the semi-finals on every single occasion, thus making it the most consistent franchise. He will look to replicate the same success with RPS as well.

In Kevin Pietersen, Faf du Plessis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane, he has a strong group of core players with whom he can script a success story. The match that begins at 8 PM will mark the beginning of the seven-week carnival. It is expected to be the top trend and as always, we will bring you the best of the social feeds, including some hilarious tweets, from the match in this space. So keep calm and enjoy the game with our presentation.

https://twitter.com/SirIshantSharma/status/718853862572953601

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/718852878484373504

https://twitter.com/bizzarebhide/status/718852540654166016

https://twitter.com/AllTimeBakchod/status/718852488032444416

https://twitter.com/RPSupergiants/status/718851015462821888

https://twitter.com/BoredCricket/status/718849456628629504

https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/718842452103143424

https://twitter.com/YCCCDizzy/status/718845210407661568

https://twitter.com/bizzarebhide/status/718844619442630656

https://twitter.com/OneTipOneHand_/status/718844556792336384

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/718842985383759876

https://twitter.com/Restlessler/status/718818825026711552

https://twitter.com/bhaiyyajispeaks/status/718833194179514368

https://twitter.com/sabkilengayab/status/718831166799753217

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/718830631245864961

https://twitter.com/Cricketopia/status/718825028255485953

https://twitter.com/AllTimeBakchod/status/718820816666800128

https://twitter.com/bizzarebhide/status/718816207693070336

https://twitter.com/bhaiyyajispeaks/status/718813490505318400

https://twitter.com/Guru_A_Nehra/status/718810737980936192

https://twitter.com/OneTipOneHand_/status/718805109719719936

https://twitter.com/jigsactin/status/718804625684590592

https://twitter.com/rachnadutta6/status/718793346961965056

https://twitter.com/iRajivRanjan/status/718793246709665792