Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants, IPL 2016: Twitter reacts after RPS seal debut win over Rohit Sharma's side

MS Dhoni will captain the Rising Pune Supergiants in the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League Getty

The defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians start to the ninth edition started with a disappointment as they suffered a nine wicket defeat at the hands of Rising Pune Supergiants at the Wankhede Stadium.

It was Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 66 runs from 42 deliveries that helped the IPL newcomers seal their first win on their debut. The team led by MS Dhoni could not have asked for a much better start than this as they registered a crushing victory on 9 April.

Mumbai Indians made 121 runs, losing eight wickets from their 20 overs. In reply, the Supergiants chased the target comfortably with over 30 balls to spare.

At the same time, Rohit Sharma's side will have serious homework to be done in order to analyse what went wrong in their season opener in front of their home fans. A disappointing start to Mumbai Indians' campaign and they will need to bounce back when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in the next match on 13 April. IBTimes UK have collected some reactions from Twitter after the match.

Pune beating Mumbai in something other than weather. #IPL2016
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) April 9, 2016

#MI First 5 Matches In #IPL:

2014: LLLLL
2015: LLLLW
2016: L- - - -

Maybe That's Part Of Plan. ;)#MIvRPS #RPSvsMI #IPL9
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 9, 2016

Knocks like these make you wonder why isn't @ajinkyarahane88 a part of the playing XI more often, in limited overs cricket !! #MIvRPS #IPL9
— Siddharth Maisuria (@sidbleedsblue) April 9, 2016

CSK A team kicks off with a win !! #IPL2016
— Ajeeth Raj (@ajeethraj) April 9, 2016

#CSK fooling ppl with new Jersey color and a modified team that's all, its all dhonis game play #wicked #MIvRPS #IPL2016 #Cskforever
— Dr.Shrinidh Nair (@DrShrinidh) April 9, 2016

AND THAT BOY IS A TRUE FAN OF @msdhoni ðŸ˜Š #MIvRPS #IPL2016 pic.twitter.com/kqHUvGg5Y8
— â™¥maanuâ™¥ (@Armanjoshi237) April 9, 2016

That awkward moment when a Mumbaikar plays for Punekars to beat Mumbaikars...!@mipaltan #VIVOIPL2016 #IPL2016 #MIvRPS
— Salil S (@Soul_Kadhi) April 9, 2016

Why Don't We Import a Pitch Made in Australia...And Only #RohitSharma should allow to play on it..#MIvRPS #IPL2016 #ipl
— TheHappyDevil (@premzaaat) April 9, 2016

3 International T20 skippers mingled into a single team. No wonder if you call that a 'supergiant' team. @RPSupergiants #MIvRPS #IPL2016
— Shantanu Smart (@smartshantanu) April 9, 2016