Mumbai Indians in 2017

Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai that play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of eight teams that competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma was the captain of the team for the fifth season in succession, while Mahela Jayawardene was in his first season as the team’s coach. The Mumbai Indians drew an average home attendance of 26,000 in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians won the 2017 IPL Final by defeating Rising Pune Supergiants by 1 run thus winning their 3rd title.

Offseason

  • In November 2016, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed head coach, replacing Ricky Ponting.

Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.[2] The Mumbai Indians bought the following players at the auction:

  • Nicholas Pooran
  • Mitchell Johnson
  • K Gowtham
  • Karn Sharma
  • Saurabh Tiwary
  • Asela Gunaratne
  • Kulwant Khejroliya

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary[3] Notes
Batsmen
7 Siddhesh Lad  India 23 May 1992 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
9 Ambati Rayudu  India 23 September 1985 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2010) ₹400 lakh (US$500,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
15 Saurabh Tiwary  India 30 December 1989 (age 33) Left-handed 2017 ₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
27 Nitish Rana  India 27 December 1993 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
45 Rohit Sharma  India 30 April 1987 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2011) ₹1,250 lakh (US$1.6 million) Captain
54 Lendl Simmons  Trinidad and Tobago 25 January 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 ₹550 lakh (US$690,000) Overseas
All-rounders
11 Hardik Pandya  India 11 October 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
12 Karn Sharma  India 23 October 1987 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2017 ₹320 lakh (US$400,000)
19 Shreyas Gopal  India 4 September 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
24 Krunal Pandya  India 24 March 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 ₹200 lakh (US$250,000)
55 Kieron Pollard  Trinidad and Tobago 12 May 1987 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2010) ₹970 lakh (US$1.2 million) Overseas/Vice-captain
Deepak Punia  India 27 September 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Asela Gunaratne  Sri Lanka 8 January 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2017 ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) Overseas
Wicket-keepers
63 Jos Buttler  England 8 September 1990 (age 32) Right-handed 2016 ₹380 lakh (US$480,000) Overseas
72 Parthiv Patel  India 9 March 1985 (age 38) Left-handed 2015 ₹140 lakh (US$180,000)
Jitesh Sharma  India 22 October 1993 (age 29) Right-handed 2016 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Nicholas Pooran  Trinidad and Tobago 2 October 1995 (age 27) Left-handed 2017 ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) Overseas
Bowlers
3 Harbhajan Singh  India 3 July 1980 (age 42) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2008) ₹800 lakh (US$1.0 million)
16 Jagadeesha Suchith  India 16 January 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
23 Vinay Kumar  India 12 February 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 ₹299 lakh (US$370,000)
25 Mitchell Johnson  Australia 2 November 1981 (age 41) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2017 ₹200 lakh (US$250,000) Overseas
38 Tim Southee  New Zealand 11 December 1988 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 ₹250 lakh (US$310,000) Overseas
81 Mitchell McClenaghan  New Zealand 11 June 1986 (age 36) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2015 ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) Overseas
93 Jasprit Bumrah  India 6 December 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 (since 2013) ₹120 lakh (US$150,000)
99 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 28 August 1983 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 (since 2008) ₹810 lakh (US$1.0 million) Overseas
Krishnappa Gowtham  India 20 October 1988 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2017 ₹200 lakh (US$250,000)
Kulwant Khejroliya  India 13 March 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2017 ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)

Season standings

Pos Team

Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.784 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Rising Pune Supergiant (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.176
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14 8 5 1 17 0.599 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 0.641
5 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.009
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 6 8 0 12 −0.512
7 Gujarat Lions 14 4 10 0 8 −0.412
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 3 10 1 7 −1.299
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Match summary

Matches

6 April
Mumbai Indians
184/8 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant (H)
187/3 (19.5 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 7 wickets
9 April
Kolkata Knight Riders
178/7 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
180/6 (19.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
12 April
Sunrisers Hyderabad
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
159/6 (18.4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
14 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
145/6 (18.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
16 April
Gujarat Lions
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
177/4 (19.3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
20 April
(H) Kings XI Punjab
198/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
199/2 (15.3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
22 April
(H) Mumbai Indians
142/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
128/7 (20 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 14 runs
24 April
(H) Mumbai Indians
157/8
v
Rising Pune Supergiant
160/6
Rising Pune Supergiants won by 3 runs
29 April
(H) Gujarat Lions
153/9
v
Mumbai Indians
153
Match tied (Mumbai Indians won the Super Over)
1 May
(H) Mumbai Indians
165/5
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
162/8
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
6 May
(H) Delhi Daredevils
66
v
Mumbai Indians
212/3
Mumbai Indians won by 146 runs
8 May
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
140/3
v
Mumbai Indians
138/7
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
11 May
(H) Mumbai Indians
223/6
v
Kings XI Punjab
230/3
Kings XI Punjab won by 7 runs
13 May
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
164/8
v
Mumbai Indians
173/5
Mumbai Indians won by 9 runs

Playoffs

Qualifier 1
16 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rising Pune Supergiants
162/4 (20 overs)
v
(H) Mumbai Indians
142 (20 overs)
Manoj Tiwary 58 (48)
Lasith Malinga 1/14 (3 overs)
Parthiv Patel 52 (40)
Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiants won by 20 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiants)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl
Qualifier 2
19 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
111/4 (14.3 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
107 (18.5 overs)
Krunal Pandya 45 (30)
Piyush Chawla 2/34 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 31 (25)
Karn Sharma 4/16 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Karn Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl

Final

21 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rising Pune Supergiants
128/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 51 (50)
Mitchell Johnson 3/26 (4 overs)
Krunal Pandya 47 (38)
Jaydev Unadkat 2/19 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 1 run
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat