Mumbai Indians
2018 season
CoachMahela Jayawardene
CaptainRohit Sharma
Ground(s)Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
IPL5th
Most runsSuryakumar Yadav (512)
Most wicketsHardik Pandya (18)
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The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians.

Offseason

Support staff changes

Others

In March 2018, the franchise signed up Goibibo as the principal sponsor of the team for the season. As part of the deal, Goibibo was sported on the back of the team jersey.[3] Later that month, the franchise onboarded Samsung as the lead sponsor of the team, replacing Videocon. The three-year contract with Samsung was worth approximately ₹25 crore per year, according to a report in the Economic Times.[4]

Squad

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
17 Evin Lewis  Trinidad and Tobago (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹3.8 crore (US$476,000) Overseas
21 JP Duminy  South Africa (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹1 crore (US$125,000) Vice-Captain; Overseas
23 Siddhesh Lad  India (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
45 Rohit Sharma  India (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) Captain
77 Suryakumar Yadav  India (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$401,000)
— Saurabh Tiwary  India (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹80 lakh (US$100,000)
— Sharad Lumba  India (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
All-rounders
24 Krunal Pandya  India (1991-03-24)24 March 1991 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹8.8 crore (US$1.1 million)
31 Ben Cutting  Australia (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$276,000) Overseas
33 Hardik Pandya  India (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million)
55 Kieron Pollard  Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹5.4 crore (US$676,000) Overseas
— Anukul Roy  India (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 19) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
— Tajinder Dhillon  India (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹55 lakh (US$69,000)
Wicket-keepers
27 Aditya Tare  India (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 30) Right-handed 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
51 Ishan Kishan  India (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 19) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2018 ₹6.2 crore (US$776,000)
Bowlers
4 Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) Overseas
11 Mayank Markande  India (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
18 Pradeep Sangwan  India (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹1.5 crore (US$188,000)
81 Mitchell McClenaghan  New Zealand (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 31) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹1 crore (US$125,000) Overseas
90 Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 22) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$276,000) Overseas
93 Jasprit Bumrah  India (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹7 crore (US$876,635.00)
— Rahul Chahar  India (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2018 ₹1.9 crore (US$238,000)
— Pat Cummins  Australia (1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹5.4 crore (US$676,000) Overseas
— Mohsin Khan  India (1998-07-15)15 July 1998 (aged 19) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
— M. D. Nidheesh  India (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
— Jason Behrendorff  Australia (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹1.5 crore (US$188,000) Overseas
— Adam Milne  New Zealand (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) Overseas

Season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.070 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 12 0.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 12 0.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 9 0 10 −0.222
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

Results

League matches

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
7 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
165/4 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
169/9 (19.5 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 43 (29)
Shane Watson 2/29 (4 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 68 (30)
Mayank Markande 3/23 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Nand Kishore (India)
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
12 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
151/9 (20 overs)
Evin Lewis 29 (17)
Sandeep Sharma 2/25 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 45 (28)
Mayank Markande 4/23 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 1 wicket
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
14 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
194/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
195/3 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32)
Daniel Christian 3/35 (3 overs)
Jason Roy 91* (53)
Krunal Pandya 2/21 (3 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
17 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
213/6 (20 overs)
v
Rohit Sharma 94 (52)
Umesh Yadav 2/36 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 92* (62)
Krunal Pandya 3/28 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 46 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
22 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
167/7 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals (H)
168/7 (19.4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 72 (47)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 52 (39)
Hardik Pandya 2/25 (2.4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
24 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
118 (18.4 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
87 (18.5 overs)
Kane Williamson 29 (21)
Mayank Markande 2/15 (3 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 34 (38)
Siddarth Kaul 3/23 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 31 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
28 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
169/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
170/2 (19.4 overs)
Suresh Raina 75* (47)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2/26 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 56* (33)
Harbhajan Singh 1/20 (3.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
1 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
167/7 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
153/7 (20 overs)
Manan Vohra 45 (31)
Hardik Pandya 3/28 (3 overs)
Hardik Pandya 50 (42)
Tim Southee 2/25 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Tim Southee (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
4 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
176/4 (19 overs)
Chris Gayle 50 (40)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/19 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 57 (42)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/37 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
6 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
181/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
168/6 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 59 (39)
Andre Russell 2/12 (2 overs)
Robin Uthappa 54 (35)
Hardik Pandya 2/19 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
9 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
210/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
108 (18.1 overs)
Ishan Kishan 62 (21)
Piyush Chawla 3/48 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 21 (15)
Krunal Pandya 2/12 (3.1 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 102 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Anil Chaudhary (India)
Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
13 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
171/3 (18 overs)
Evin Lewis 60 (42)
Jofra Archer 2/16 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 94* (53)
Hardik Pandya 2/52 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
16 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
186/8 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
183/5 (20 overs)
Kieron Pollard 50 (23)
Andrew Tye 4/16 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 94 (60)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/15 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 3 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
20 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
174/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
163 (19.3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 64 (44)
Krunal Pandya 1/11 (2 overs)
Evin Lewis 48 (31)
Amit Mishra 3/19 (4 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 11 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.

References

  1. ^ a b "Jonty Rhodes parts ways with Mumbai Indians". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Malinga appointed as Mumbai Indians bowling mentor". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Goibibo signed as principal sponsor of Mumbai Indians". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Samsung joins Mumbai Indians as lead sponsor". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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