Mumbai Indians were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Sachin Tendulkar. They finished as runners-up of the tournament after losing to Chennai Super Kings by 22 runs in the finals. With this, they qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, where they could not progress past the group stages.
Background
Mumbai Indians had a dismal run in the 2009 edition of the IPL held in South Africa. They were placed at seven in the eight-team points table with just five wins from 14 matches. After the 2009 season, they trimmed their squad by releasing three overseas players in Luke Ronchi, Kyle Mills and Mohammad Ashraful along with several domestic players with an aim of building a new-look team for the 2010 season.
Pre-season player signings
At the players auction on 19 January 2010, Mumbai Indians bought just one player – hard-hitting Trinidadian all-rounder Kieron Pollard – for a sum of $750,000. Pollard, who had a base price of $200,000, had to go into a secret tie-breaker as four franchises bid the maximum amount of $750,000 for him. Although the actual amount of the bid by the Mumbai Indians was undisclosed, reports claim that the franchise bid as much as $2.75 million in the tie-breaker. However, according to IPL regulations, Pollard would be paid only the actual bidding amount with the rest of the money going into the IPL kitty.
Apart from Pollard, the Mumbai franchise bought a number of Indian domestic players including former ICL players who were made eligible to take part in the tournament. Former ICL players signed up by the franchise were Ambati Rayudu, Ali Murtaza, Abu Nechim, Stuart Binny, Rajagopal Sathish, Ishan Malhotra and Syed Sahabuddin. Other domestic signings include Aditya Tare, Rahul Shukla and Chandan Madan.
Squad
Players with international caps before the start of the 2010 IPL season are listed in bold.
| No. |
Name |
Nationality |
Birth date |
Batting style |
Bowling style |
Notes |
| Batsmen |
| 10 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
 India |
24 April 1973 (aged 36) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
Captain |
| 15 |
Saurabh Tiwary |
India |
30 December 1989 (aged 20) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
|
| 16 |
Shikhar Dhawan |
India |
5 December 1985 (aged 24) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm off break |
|
| 21 |
Jean-Paul Duminy |
 South Africa |
14 April 1984 (aged 26) |
Left-handed |
Right arm off break |
Overseas |
| 27 |
Ajinkya Rahane |
India |
5 June 1988 (aged 21) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
|
| 90 |
Ambati Rayudu |
India |
23 September 1985 (aged 24) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
|
| All-rounders |
| 01 |
Sanath Jayasuriya |
 Sri Lanka |
30 June 1969 (aged 40) |
Left-handed |
Slow left arm orthodox |
Overseas |
| 08 |
Ryan McLaren |
South Africa |
9 February 1983 (aged 27) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
Overseas |
| 17 |
Graham Napier |
 England |
6 January 1980 (aged 30) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
Overseas |
| 23 |
Rajagopal Sathish |
India |
14 January 1981 (aged 29) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
|
| 25 |
Abhishek Nayar |
India |
8 October 1983 (aged 26) |
Left-handed |
Right-arm medium |
|
| 47 |
Dwayne Bravo |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
7 October 1983 (aged 26) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
Overseas |
| 55 |
Kieron Pollard |
Trinidad and Tobago |
12 May 1987 (aged 22) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
Overseas |
| 84 |
Stuart Binny |
India |
3 June 1984 (aged 25) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
|
| Wicket-keepers |
| 07 |
Aditya Tare |
India |
7 November 1987 (aged 22) |
Right-handed |
– |
|
| 12 |
Chandan Madan |
India |
15 October 1982 (aged 27) |
Right-handed |
– |
|
| Bowlers |
| 03 |
Harbhajan Singh |
India |
3 July 1980 (aged 29) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
Vice Captain |
| 14 |
Abu Nechim |
India |
5 November 1988 (aged 21) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
| 26 |
Dilhara Fernando |
Sri Lanka |
19 July 1979 (aged 30) |
Right-handed |
Right arm medium-fast |
Overseas |
| 30 |
Dhawal Kulkarni |
India |
10 December 1988 (aged 21) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
| 34 |
Zaheer Khan |
India |
7 October 1978 (aged 31) |
Right-handed |
Left-arm fast-medium |
|
| 39 |
Ali Murtaza |
India |
1 January 1990 (aged 20) |
Left-handed |
Slow left arm orthodox |
|
| 99 |
Lasith Malinga |
Sri Lanka |
28 August 1983 (aged 26) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm fast |
Overseas |
|
Ishan Malhotra |
India |
22 May 1984 (aged 25) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
|
Syed Sahabuddin |
India |
1 July 1979 (aged 30) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
|
|
Rahul Shukla |
India |
28 August 1990 (aged 19) |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
|
Indian Premier League
Season standings
| Pos |
Team
|
Pld |
W |
L |
NR |
Pts |
NRR |
| 1 |
Mumbai Indians (R) |
14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
1.084 |
| 2 |
Deccan Chargers |
14 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
−0.297 |
| 3 |
Chennai Super Kings (C) |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0.274 |
| 4 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0.219 |
| 5 |
Delhi Daredevils |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0.021 |
| 6 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
−0.341 |
| 7 |
Rajasthan Royals |
14 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
−0.514 |
| 8 |
Kings XI Punjab |
14 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
−0.478 |
Source:
(C) = Champion; (R) = Runner-up; (3rd) = Winner of third place playoff.
Note: Top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Note: The winner, runner-up and winner of the third place playoff qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.
Match log
| 1 |
March 13, 2010 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Mumbai |
Won by 4 runs |
[1] |
| 2 |
March 17, 2010 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Delhi |
Won by 98 runs; MoM – Sachin Tendulkar 63 (32) |
[2] |
| 3 |
March 20, 2010 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Mumbai |
Lost by 4 wickets |
[3] |
| 4 |
March 22, 2010 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Mumbai |
Won by 7 wickets; MoM – Sachin Tendulkar 71* (48) |
[4] |
| 5 |
March 25, 2010 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Mumbai |
Won by 5 wickets; MoM – Sachin Tendulkar 72 (52) |
[5] |
| 6 |
March 28, 2010 |
Deccan Chargers |
Mumbai |
Won by 41 runs; MoM – Harbhajan Singh 49* (18) and 3/31 |
[6] |
| 7 |
March 30, 2010 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Mumbai |
Won by 4 wickets; MoM – Lasith Malinga 4/22 |
[7] |
| 8 |
April 3, 2010 |
Deccan Chargers |
Mumbai |
Won by 63 runs; MoM – Ambati Rayudu 55 (29) |
[8] |
| 9 |
April 6, 2010 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Chennai |
Lost by 24 runs |
[9] |
| 10 |
April 9, 2010 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Mohali |
Lost by 6 wickets |
[10] |
| 11 |
April 11, 2010 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Jaipur |
Won by 37 runs; MoM – Sachin Tendulkar 89* (59) |
[11] |
| 12 |
April 13, 2010 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Mumbai |
Won by 39 runs; MoM – Kieron Pollard 45* (13) and 2 runouts |
[12] |
| 13 |
April 17, 2010 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Bangalore |
Won by 57 runs; MoM – Ryan McLaren 40 (42) and 1/21 |
[13] |
| 14 |
April 19, 2010 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kolkata |
Lost by 9 wickets |
[14] |
| 15 |
21 April 2010 — Semifinal |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Mumbai |
Won by 35 runs; MoM – Kieron Pollard 33* (13) and 3/17 |
[15] |
| 16 |
25 April 2010 — Final |
Chennai Super Kings |
Mumbai |
Lost by 22 runs |
[16] |
| Overall record: 11–5. Runners-up |
Most runs
| Sachin Tendulkar |
15 |
618 |
47.53 |
132.61 |
89* |
0 |
5 |
| Saurabh Tiwary |
15 |
419 |
29.92 |
135.59 |
61 |
0 |
3 |
| Ambati Rayudu |
14 |
356 |
27.38 |
144.71 |
55* |
0 |
2 |
| Kieron Pollard |
14 |
273 |
22.75 |
185.71 |
45* |
0 |
0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
10 |
191 |
19.10 |
112.35 |
56 |
0 |
2 |
Most wickets
| Harbhajan Singh |
14 |
17 |
22.17 |
7.04 |
3/31 |
0 |
| Kieron Pollard |
12 |
15 |
18.26 |
7.40 |
3/17 |
0 |
| Lasith Malinga |
13 |
15 |
22.93 |
7.02 |
4/22 |
1 |
| Zaheer Khan |
14 |
15 |
25.06 |
7.77 |
3/21 |
0 |
| Dilhara Fernando |
5 |
7 |
19.71 |
7.26 |
2/23 |
0 |
Champions League Twenty20
Group standings
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Southern Redbacks |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
+0.590 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+0.759 |
| Lions |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+0.401 |
| Mumbai Indians |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+0.221 |
| Guyana |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
−2.083 |
Most runs
| Sachin Tendulkar |
4 |
148 |
37.00 |
139.62 |
69 |
0 |
1 |
| Kieron Pollard |
4 |
127 |
42.33 |
201.58 |
72* |
0 |
1 |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
4 |
114 |
28.50 |
102.70 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
Most wickets
| Lasith Malinga |
4 |
6 |
19.66 |
7.37 |
3/33 |
0 |
| Dwayne Bravo |
3 |
4 |
21.75 |
7.90 |
2/18 |
0 |
| Ali Murtaza |
3 |
3 |
26.66 |
8.00 |
2/29 |
0 |
