2018 Mumbai Indians season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mahela Jayawardene | ||
| Captain | Rohit Sharma | ||
| Ground(s) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||
| IPL | 5th | ||
| Most runs | Suryakumar Yadav (512) | ||
| Most wickets | Hardik Pandya (18) | ||
| |||
The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians.
Offseason
[edit]Support staff changes
[edit]- In December 2017, Jonty Rhodes stepped down as the fielding coach in order to focus on personal business.[1]
- In December 2017, James Pamment was appointed fielding coach.[1]
- In February 2018, Lasith Malinga was named as the bowling mentor of the team.[2]
Others
[edit]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
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 17 | Evin Lewis |  Trinidad and Tobago | 27 December 1991 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.8 crore (US$455,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | JP Duminy |  South Africa | 14 April 1984 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Vice-Captain; Overseas |
| 23 | Siddhesh Lad |  India | 23 May 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | India | 30 April 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 77 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 14 September 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | |
| — | Saurabh Tiwary | India | 30 December 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) | |
| — | Sharad Lumba | India | 10 September 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 24 | Krunal Pandya | India | 24 March 1991 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹8.8 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting |  Australia | 30 January 1987 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | Overseas |
| 33 | Hardik Pandya | India | 11 October 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 May 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹5.4 crore (US$647,000) | Overseas |
| — | Anukul Roy | India | 30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Tajinder Dhillon | India | 25 May 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | 7 November 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 51 | Ishan Kishan | India | 18 July 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.2 crore (US$743,000) | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 4 | Akila Dananjaya |  Sri Lanka | 4 October 1993 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Mayank Markande | India | 11 November 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 18 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | 5 November 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | |
| 81 | Mitchell McClenaghan |  New Zealand | 11 June 1986 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh | 6 September 1995 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | Overseas |
| 93 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 6 December 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) | |
| — | Rahul Chahar | India | 4 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2018 | ₹1.9 crore (US$228,000) | |
| — | Pat Cummins | Australia | 8 May 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹5.4 crore (US$647,000) | Overseas |
| — | Mohsin Khan | India | 15 July 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | M. D. Nidheesh | India | 5 May 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | 20 April 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| — | Adam Milne | New Zealand | 13 April 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
Season
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | |
| 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
[edit]League matches
[edit](H) Mumbai Indians 165/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 169/9 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 151/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 194/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 213/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 168/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 118 (18.4 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 87 (18.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 170/2 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 153/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 176/4 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 168/6 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 210/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 108 (18.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 171/3 (18 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 186/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 183/5 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jonty Rhodes parts ways with Mumbai Indians". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Malinga appointed as Mumbai Indians bowling mentor". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Goibibo signed as principal sponsor of Mumbai Indians". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Samsung joins Mumbai Indians as lead sponsor". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 April 2018.