IPL 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Team, Schedule and Venue Details

Rising Pune Supergiants enter IPL this year for the first time. Rising Pune Supergiants along with Gujarat Lions are the two franchises that make their debut in IPL 2016. IPL 2016 starts on April 9, 2016 and Rising Pune Supergiants will make their debut in the opening match against Mumbai Indians.

Rising Pune Supergiants is the second team from Maharashtra. Although, they will contest in the IPL for two seasons only, MCA International Stadium, Pune will be their home ground. This is a relatively new stadium, for 2012 marks its completion date. It has a capacity of around 40,000 and became a test venue in November 2015.

This is also the second team from Pune after Pune Warriors India. Fans will rejoice as Pune is finally back in IPL. Unlike Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants will play all of their home games in MCA International Stadium only.

Let us look at the schedule of Rising Pune supergiants.

Date	Draw	Venue
April 9, 2016	Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 14, 2016	Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 17, 2016	Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
April 22, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	MCA International Stadium, Pune
April 24, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders	MCA International Stadium, Pune
April 26, 2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
April 29, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions	MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 1, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians	MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 5, 2016	Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
May 7, 2016	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
May 10, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 14, 2016	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
May 17, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils	MCA International Stadium, Pune
May 21, 2016	Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab	MCA International Stadium, Pune

This team has caught the attention of both pundits and fans alike. They managed to grab some big player such as MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin. The IPL 2016 auction was held on February 6, 2016. Pune were clever during the auction and got some big players such as Steve Smith, Francois du Plessis, and Kevin Peterson.

Here is the Rising Pune Supergiants Team Player List for IPL 2016.

Rising Pune Supergiants Squad for IPL 2016
Name	Role
MS Dhoni (Captain)	Wicketkeeper batsman
Kevin Pietersen*	Batsman
Francois du Plessis*	Batsman
Ajinkya Rahane	Batsman
Steve Smith*	Batsman
Saurabh Tiwary	Batsman
Mitchell Marsh*	All-rounder
Albie Morkel*	All-rounder
Irfan Pathan	All-rounder
Thisara Perera*	All-rounder
Baba Aparajith	All-rounder
Rajat Bhatia	All-rounder
Ankush Bains	Wicketkeeper batsman
Peter Handscomb*	Wicketkeeper
Ravichandran Ashwin	Bowling all-rounder
Ankit Sharma	Bowling all-rounder
Adam Zampa*	Bowler
Murugan Ashwin	Bowler
Ashok Dinda	Bowler
Deepak Chahar	Bowler
Scott Boland*	Bowler
Jaskaran Singh	Bowler
Ishwar Pandey	Bowler
Ishant Sharma	Bowler
RP Singh	Bowler

* indicates overseas player.

MS Dhoni will captain the side. Well, this man needs no introduction. He is the most successful captain in IPL and is one of the most successful captains in International Cricket. He has won many laurels for his previous team – Chennai Super Kings. He will be looking to do the same here as well.

They have some extraordinary overseas batsman such as Francois du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, and Steve Smith. These players are very handy in T20 cricket.

Adam Zampa from Australia is having a decent WT20 2016; he will be hoping that this would continue into the IPL. This team also has some prominent Indian players with Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharman, and Irfan Pathan filling up the ranks.

Stephen Fleming reunites with MS Dhoni as the head coach for Rising Pune Supergiants.

Pune’s side is formidable. Anything less than a play-off spot should be a disappointment for Pune. If the tide is right for them, they might sail towards victory in IPL 2016.