Mumbai Indians in 2021
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| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mahela Jayawardene | ||
| Captain | Rohit Sharma | ||
| Ground(s) | Wankhede Stadium | ||
| Tournament performance | League stage (5th) | ||
| Most runs | Rohit Sharma (381) | ||
| Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (21) | ||
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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. They were one of the eight teams competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League.[1][2] Mumbai Indians were the defending champions, but cannot defend their title after they finished in the 5th position and edging behind Kolkata Knight Riders net run-rate at the end of the league stage.[3] The team was captained by Rohit Sharma with Mahela Jayawardene as team coach.
Background[edit]
Player retention and transfers[edit]
The Mumbai Indians retained 18 players and released seven players.[4]
Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan
Released Players: Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McClenaghan.
Added Players:Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Charak, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Milne, Arjun Tendulkar
Squad[edit]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 45 | Rohit Sharma |  India | 30 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) | Captain |
| 77 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 14 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$401,000) | |
| 5 | Saurabh Tiwary | India | 30 December 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| 50 | Chris Lynn |  Australia | 10 April 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | Overseas |
| 63 | Anmolpreet Singh | India | 28 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹80 lakh (US$100,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 55 | Kieron Pollard |  Trinidad and Tobago | 12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹5.4 crore (US$676,000) | Vice-Captain, Overseas |
| 33 | Hardik Pandya | India | 11 October 1993 | Right-Handed | Right arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | 7 November 1987 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 13 | Quinton de Kock |  South Africa | 17 December 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹2.8 crore (US$351,000) | Overseas |
| 23 | Ishan Kishan | India | 18 July 1998 | Left-handed | — | 2018 | ₹6.2 crore (US$776,000) | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 36 | Krunal Pandya | India | 24 March 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹8.8 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 19 | Jayant Yadav | India | 22 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| 28 | Rahul Chahar | India | 4 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1.9 crore (US$238,000) | |
| 120 | Piyush Chawla | India | 24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹2.4 crore (US$301,000) | |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | India | 30 November 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | 11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹5.6 crore or US$700,000 in 2023) | Overseas |
| 83 | James Neesham |  New Zealand | 17 September 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹56 lakh or US$70,000 in 2023) | Overseas |
| 21 | Dhawal Kulkarni | India | 10 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| 18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2020 | ₹2.2 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹3.4 crore (equivalent to ₹3.8 crore or US$480,000 in 2023) | Overseas |
| 93 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 6 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$876,635.00) | |
| — | Arjun Tendulkar | India | 24 September 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | Injured |
| — | Yudhvir Charak | India | 13 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 70 | Marco Jansen | South Africa | 1 May 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | Overseas |
| — | Mohsin Khan | India | 15 July 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| — | Simarjeet Singh | India | 17 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Source:MI Players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Akash Ambani (Reliance Industries) |
| Team manager | Rahul Sanghvi |
| Director of Cricket Operations | Zaheer Khan |
| Head coach | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Batting coach | Robin Singh |
| Bowling coach | Shane Bond |
| Fielding coach | James Pamment |
| Physiotherapist | Kevin Sims |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Paul Chapman |
| Source:MI Staff | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors[edit]
|      T20 uniform
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Teams and standings[edit]
Results by match[edit]
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
League stage[edit]
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]
Matches[edit]
Mumbai Indians 159/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 152 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 142/7 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 150/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 137 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 138/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 131/6 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 132/1 (17.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 171/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 172/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 218/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 219/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 136/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 155/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 159/3 (15.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 111 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[6]
- Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.[7]
Punjab Kings 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 137/4 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 132/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 90/9 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 94/2 (8.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.[8]
Mumbai Indians 235/9 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 193/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.[9]
Statistics[edit]
Most runs[edit]
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | 13 | 11 | 0 | 381 | 63 | 31.00 | 273 | 124.90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 2 | Suryakumar Yadav | 14 | 12 | 0 | 317 | 56 | 18.50 | 173 | 128.32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock | 11 | 11 | 1 | 297 | 70* | 29.70 | 256 | 116.01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 4 | Kieron Pollard | 14 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 87* | 33.14 | 153 | 151.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| 5 | Ishan Kishan | 10 | 8 | 0 | 241 | 28 | 13.37 | 198 | 86.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Krunal Pandya | 13 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 39 | 14.88 | 116 | 115.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Hardik Pandya | 12 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 16 | 14.00 | 98 | 114.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Saurabh Tiwary | 5 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 50* | 57.50 | 97 | 118.55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Chris Lynn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49.00 | 35 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
- Last updated: 10 October 2021
- Source:Cricinfo[10]
Most wickets[edit]
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 0 | 410 | 21 | 3/36 | 19.52 | 7.45 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Rahul Chahar | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 0 | 318 | 13 | 4/27 | 24.46 | 7.39 | 19.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Trent Boult | 14 | 14 | 51.2 | 0 | 406 | 13 | 3/28 | 31.23 | 7.90 | 24.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 127 | 7 | 4/14 | 18.14 | 6.35 | 17.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kieron Pollard | 14 | 9 | 13.1 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 2/8 | 19.00 | 7.21 | 15.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | James Neesham | 3 | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 3/12 | 13.20 | 7.33 | 10.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Krunal Pandya | 13 | 12 | 13.1 | 0 | 265 | 5 | 1/13 | 53.00 | 7.98 | 39.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Adam Milne | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 131 | 3 | 2/21 | 43.66 | 9.35 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 10 October 2021
- Source:Cricinfo[11]
Player of the match awards[edit]
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April 2021 | Rahul Chahar | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 10 runs | 4/27 (4 overs) | [12] |
| 2 | 17 April 2021 | Kieron Pollard | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 13 runs | 35* (22) | [13] |
| 3 | 29 April 2021 | Quinton de Kock | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 7 wickets | 70* (50) | [14] |
| 4 | 1 May 2021 | Kieron Pollard | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 4 wickets | 2/12 (2 overs) and 87* (34) | [15] |
| 5 | 28 September 2021 | Kieron Pollard | Punjab Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 2/8 (1 over) and 15* (7) | [16] |
| 6 | 5 October 2021 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 8 wickets | 4/14 (4 overs) | [17] |
| 7 | 8 October 2021 | Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 42 runs | 84 (32) | [18] |
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