• Rising Pune Supergiants’ Ishant Sharma (R) celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians batsman Lendl Simmons during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants’ Ishant Sharma (R) celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians batsman Lendl Simmons during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Rising Pune Supergiants’ Ishant Sharma celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians captain and batsman Rohit Sharma during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants’ Ishant Sharma celebrates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians captain and batsman Rohit Sharma during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Rising Pune Supergiants’ Mitchell Marsh (3rd L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians batsman Jos Buttler during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants’ Mitchell Marsh (3rd L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians batsman Jos Buttler during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Mumbai Indians batsman Harbhajan Singh plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Mumbai Indians batsman Harbhajan Singh plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Ajinkya Rahane (R) plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Ajinkya Rahane (R) plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
  • Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Ajinkya Rahane (L) plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
    Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Ajinkya Rahane (L) plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on April 9, 2016. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE

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IPL: Ajinkya Rahane and Rising Pune Supergiants bowlers star in opener – in pictures

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Images from the opening match of the 2016 Indian Premier League season, with Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with 66 and Rising Pune Supergiants easily besting Mumbai Indians’ 121-8 with 126-1 in just 14.4 overs.

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