Sachin Tendulkar is not playing in the match and Suryakumar Yadav takes his place in the Mumbai Indian team. Munaf Patel comes in for Abu Nechim in the MI playing XI as well.
This is the first match for Pune Warriors in this IPL edition.
The Teams:
Mumbai Indians: Harbhajan Singh (capt), Richard Levi, Suryakumar Yadav, Ambati Rayadu, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Kieron Pollard, James Franklin, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha.
Pune Warriors: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Robin Uthappa, Callum Ferguson, Marlon Samuels, Manish Pandey, Steven Smith, B Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Wayne Parnell, Murli Kartik, Ashok Dinda. PTI PDS