Title defenders Mumbai Indians begin their campaign at their fortress, The Wankhede as they take on newbies Rising Pune Supergiants today. They always has a lot to prove with big names like Ricky Ponting, Shane Bond, Jhonty Rhodes and the god-Sachin Tendulkar- associated with them. The Mumbai side began their IPL on a low note but suddenly became a powerhouse by winning the tournament twice along with the Champions League T20.

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Full coverage of the IPL 2016 including preview, commentary and scorecard

Captian Rohit Sharma will have a lot of pressure on him as he leads a relatively balanced team of youngsters and experienced players.

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Retention or transferred: Akshay Wakhare, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, J Suchitch, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Rana, Parthiv Patel, R Vinay Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Lad, Unmukt Chand, Corey Anderson, Keiron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Lendl Simmons, Marchant de Lange, Mitchell McClenaghan

Acquired in auction: Jos Buttler, Tim Southee, Nathu Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kishore Pramod Kamath, Deepak Punia

​FIXTURES: 

1) Mumbai Indians v/s Rising Pune Supergiants

Match 1 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai​

RESULT: TBD

​2) Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 5 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

​RESULT: TBD

3) Mumbai Indians v/s Gujurat  Lions

Match 9 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

RESULT: TBD

4) Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 12 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

​RESULT: TBD

5) Mumbai Indians v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match 14 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

​RESULT: TBD

6) Delhi Daredevils v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 17 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi​

RESULT: TBD

7) Kings XI Punjab v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 21 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali​

RESULT: TBD

8) Mumbai Indians v/s Kolkata Knight Riders

Match 24 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

​RESULT: TBD

9) Rising Pune Supergiants v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 29 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune

​RESULT: TBD

10) Mubai Indians v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad

​Match 37 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

​RESULT: TBD

11) Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 41 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

​RESULT: TBD

12) Mumbai Indians v/s Kings XI Punjab

Match 43 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai​

RESULT: TBD

13) Mumbai Indians v/s Delhi Daredevils

Match 46 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

​RESULT: TBD

14) Gujurat Lions v/s Mumbai Indians

Match 54 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), TBC, TBC

​RESULT: TBD