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[caption id="attachment_9173" align="alignnone" width="580"] Knight Riders will begin their campaign in IPL 2016 against Delhi Daredevils .[/caption]   Internet Desk: Mumbai Indians (MI), the Indian Premier League 2015 winners, will commence their defence of the title, on home turf, on April 9, 2016. The opening encounter of the VIVO IPL 2016 will see them play Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), the new entrants in the league, at the historic Wankhede Stadium. The final, slated for May 29, will also be played in Mumbai. A total of 60 matches (including the 4 playoffs) will be played over a period of 51 days, in the ninth season of the tournament that has captured the imagination of cricket lovers across the world. The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Raipur will play host to two home games of Delhi Daredevils, whilst the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Nagpur will host three home games of Kings XI Punjab. Knight Riders will play six away matches on a trot to avoid clashing with election dates . Fixtures (KKR matches only) April 10: Vs Delhi DareDevils (Calcutta); April 13: Vs Mumbai Indians (Calcutta); April 16: Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Hyderabad); April 19: Vs Kings XI Punjab (Mohali); April 24: Vs Rising Pune Supergiants (Pune); April 28: Vs Mumbai Indians (Mumbai); April 30: Vs Delhi DareDevils (Delhi); May 2: Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bangalore);May 4: Vs Kings XI Punjab (Calcutta); May 8: Vs Gujarat Lions (Calcutta); May 14: Vs Rising Pune Supergiants (Calcutta); May 16: Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Calcutta); May 19: Vs Gujarat Lions (To be decided); May 22: Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Calcutta).