New Delhi: Mumbai Indians will open their&nbsp;title defence at home against new entrants Rising Pune&nbsp;Supergiants to kick-start the 2016 Indian Premier League on&nbsp;April 9.
The tournament opener will take place at the Wankhede&nbsp;Stadium, it was announced today. The final on May 29 will also&nbsp;be played in Mumbai.
A total of 60 matches (including the 4 play-offs) will&nbsp;be played over a period of 51 days, in the ninth season of the&nbsp;tournament.
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket&nbsp;Stadium at Raipur will play host to two home games of Delhi&nbsp;Daredevils, while the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at&nbsp;Nagpur will host three home games of Kings XI Punjab.
"All the top players from around the world will be seen&nbsp;in action this year. This season the IPL will be played at 10&nbsp;venues -- Mohali, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bengaluru,&nbsp;Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajkot and Raipur. I am excited to join&nbsp;the fans to see a lot of exciting cricket over the next three&nbsp;months," IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said.

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Mumbai Indians will open their&nbsp;title defence at home against new entrants Rising Pune&nbsp;Supergiants to kick-start the 2016 Indian Premier League on&nbsp;April 9

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