Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2017 schedule: Team and squad details, match timetable and venues

Rohit Sharma-led side will begin their campaign playing the first game against Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) on April 6 at their home ground Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

IPL has already started making rounds, as the 10th edition is set to begin on April 5. Two-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will aim to become the most celebrated side by clinching the title for the third time. Rohit Sharma-led side will begin their campaign playing the first game against Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) on April 6 at their home ground Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MI headed into the auctions by retaining 20 players, which included their key members Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, among others. IPL 2017 Auction Review: Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians’ find their old heroes back; Asela Gunaratne one of the top picks

However, the noticeable exclusions were Martin Guptill and Corey Anderson. MI entered the IPL auction 2017 with 20 players and had the liberty to purchase 7 international players with INR 11.5 crores in their kitty. Their highest bid was Karn Sharma for INR 3.2 crores. He played for defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) until 2016. MI’s former players also made their way back to the side: Mitchell Johnson and Saurabh Tiwary. Some newbie such as Asela Gunaratne, Nicholas Pooran, Krishnappa Gowtham and Kulwant Khejroliya were also included in the side to build a formidable unit.

The MI brigade will also see a change in their head coach, as Mahela Jayawardene will be taking over the responsibilities from Ricky Ponting. In IPL 2016, MI did stand a chance to make it to the playoffs. However, series of losses in the last few matches landed them at No. 5 in the points table with a net run rate of +0.146. However, this time around some last-minute municipal elections have brought about few changes in the IPL 2017 schedule.

Let us see how those have affected the MI matches:

MI will be playing a total of 14 matches to enter the playoffs. Initially, MI were to play 7 matches at home. However, this time around, MI will play one extra game in their home ground with their match against Delhi Daredevils (DD) shifting from Feroz Shah Kotla to Wankhede Stadium on May 6. Also, MI vs DD that was to take place at 4pm on April 22 is now rescheduled for 8pm, while RPS and SRH match is pushed earlier. IPL 2017: Mumbai Indians’ tickets for home matches go on sale

From March 16 to March 21, MI’s home ground tickets will be available online as their official partner JioMoney brings an exclusive six-day window for its users and MI fans. However, from March 22, tickets will be available for purchase through various other online payment modes.

Mumbai Indians Squad (overseas cricketers are underline): Rohit Sharma (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Parthiv Patel (wk), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kulwant Khejroliya, Karn Sharma, Saurabh Tiwary, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mitchell Johnson, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ambati Rayudu, Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Lad, Vinay Kumar, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Tim Southee, Lasith Malinga, Jagadeesh Suchith, Lendl Simmons, Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia.

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