The newly appointed captain Steve Smith have a huge responsibility of raising the Rising Pune Supergiants in the tenth edition of IPL. MI are known to be slow beginner in most IPL seasons. Pune have a more formidable batting lineup in Rahane, DuPlessis, Smith, Dhoni, Stokes. Compared to this the MI have a captain who is coming back from injury, out of form Simmons and Pollard, Parthiv, Rayudu and Butler. Bowling wise too, Pune seems to have upper hand, with Mumbai missing Malinga for this game.
Top Fantasy picks:
Mumbai – Parthiv, Butler, K Pandya, Bumrah, Pollard
Pune – DuPlessis, Rahane, Stokes, Dinda, Zampa
My prediction: Pune should win this match and start the season on a winning note under new captain.
