2015 Mumbai Indians season

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Mumbai Indians
2015 season
Coach Ricky Ponting
Captain Rohit Sharma
Ground(s) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (33,108)
IPL Champions
Most runs Lendl Simmons (540) [1]
Most wickets Lasith Malinga (24) [2]
Most catches Kieron Pollard (13)
Ambati Rayudu (9) [3]
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Parthiv Patel (7) [4]

Mumbai Indians (MI) is a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2015 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Rohit Sharma.

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The Mumbai Indians reached the final of the 2015 IPL where they beat Chennai Super Kings to win the title.

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch [a] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 November 1986 (aged 28)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 20153.2 crore (US$500,000)Overseas
7 Siddhesh Lad Flag of India.svg  India 23 May 1992 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm off break 201510 lakh (US$20,000)
9 Ambati Rayudu Flag of India.svg  India 23 September 1985 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20144 crore (US$620,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
15 Unmukt Chand Flag of India.svg  India 26 March 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm off break 2015Traded player
45 Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 30 April 1987 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201412.5 crore (US$1.95 million) Captain
54 Lendl Simmons Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 25 January 1985 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium 201490 lakh (US$140,000)Overseas
Aiden Blizzard Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 June 1984 (aged 30)Left-handedLeft-arm medium 201530 lakh (US$50,000)Overseas
Colin Munro Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1987 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2015Replacement signingOverseas
Alex Hales Flag of England.svg  England 3 January 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2015Replacement signingOverseas
Nitish Rana Flag of India.svg  India 27 December 1993 (aged 21)Left-handedRight arm off break 201510 lakh (US$20,000)
All-rounders
19 Shreyas Gopal Flag of India.svg  India 4 September 1993 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 201410 lakh (US$20,000)
55 Kieron Pollard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 12 May 1987 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20147.5 crore (US$1.17 million)Overseas/Vice-captain
78 Corey Anderson [b] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 December 1990 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 20144.5 crore (US$700,000)Overseas
228 Hardik Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 11 October 1993 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 201510 lakh (US$20,000)
Wicket-keepers
27 Aditya Tare Flag of India.svg  India 7 November 1987 (aged 27)Right-handed20141.6 crore (US$250,000)
72 Parthiv Patel Flag of India.svg  India 9 March 1985 (aged 30)Left-handed2015Traded player
Bowlers
3 Harbhajan Singh Flag of India.svg  India 3 July 1980 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20149.5 crore (US$1.48 million)
8 Josh Hazlewood [c] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 January 1991 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium 201450 lakh (US$80,000)Overseas
12 Jasprit Bumrah Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1993 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20141.2 crore (US$190,000)
16 Jagadeesha Suchith Flag of India.svg  India 16 January 1994 (aged 21)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 201510 lakh (US$20,000)
23 Vinay Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 12 February 1984 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2015Traded player
30 Pragyan Ojha Flag of India.svg  India 9 March 1985 (aged 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 201550 lakh (US$80,000)
33 Pawan Suyal Flag of India.svg  India 15 October 1989 (aged 25)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 201410 lakh (US$20,000)
81 Mitchell McClenaghan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 June 1986 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 201530 lakh (US$50,000)Overseas
90 Marchant de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 October 1990 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast 201430 lakh (US$50,000)Overseas
99 Lasith Malinga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 28 August 1983 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast 20145.5 crore (US$860,000)Overseas
Abhimanyu Mithun Flag of India.svg  India 25 October 1989 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 201530 lakh (US$50,000)
Akshay Wakhare Flag of India.svg  India 3 October 1985 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm off break 201510 lakh (US$20,000)
Ben Hilfenhaus Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 March 1983 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2015Replacement signingOverseas
  1. ruled out of the season with an injury
  2. ruled out of the season with an injury
  3. withdrew citing rest before international cricket

IPL

Standings

Mumbai Indians finished second in the league stage of IPL 2015.

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R)14950180.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C)1486016−0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3)14752161.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4)14752160.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14761150.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1477014−0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 1458111−0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 1431106−1.436
Source: [5]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Results

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1April 8 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 7 wickets Cricinfo
2April 12 Kings XI Punjab Mumbai Lost by 18 runs Cricinfo
3April 14 Rajasthan Royals Ahedabad Lost by 7 wickets Cricinfo
4April 17 Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Lost by 5 wickets Cricinfo
5April 19 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 18 runs, MoM – Harbhajan Singh 3/27 (4 overs) Cricinfo
6April 23 Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Lost by 38 runs Cricinfo
7April 25 Sunrisers Hyderabad Mumbai Won by 20 runs, MoM – Lasith Malinga 4/23 (4 overs) Cricinfo
8May 1 Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Won by 8 runs, MoM – Ambati Rayudu 53* (27) Cricinfo
9May 3 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 23 runs, MoM – Lendl Simmons 71 (56) Cricinfo
10May 5 Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Won by 5 wickets, MoM - Harbhajan Singh 2/11 (4 overs) Cricinfo
11May 8 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Hardik Pandya 21 (8) Cricinfo
12May 10 Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Lost by 40 runs Cricinfo
13May 14 Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Won by 5 runs, MoM - Hardik Pandya 61 (31) Cricinfo
14May 17 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Mitchell McClenaghan 3/16 (4 overs) Cricinfo
15May 19 Chennai Super Kings (Qualifier 1) Mumbai Won by 25 runs, MoM - Kieron Pollard 41 (17) Cricinfo
16May 24 Chennai Super Kings (Final) Kolkata Won by 41 runs, MoM - Rohit Sharma 50 (26) Cricinfo

Playoffs

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
19 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 24 May — Eden Gardens, Kolkata
1 Chennai Super Kings 162 (19 ov)2 Mumbai Indians 202/5 (20 ov)
2 Mumbai Indians (H)187/6 (20 ov)22 May — JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi 1 Chennai Super Kings 161/8 (20 ov)
1 Chennai Super Kings 140/7 (19.5 ov)
20 May — MCA Stadium, Pune 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 139/8 (20 ov)
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/4 (20 ov)
4 Rajasthan Royals 109 (19 ov)
Qualifier 1
19 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
162 (19 overs)
Lendl Simmons 65 (51)
Dwayne Bravo 3/40 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 45 (34)
Lasith Malinga 3/23 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 25 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (MI)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat
Final
24 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
202/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
161/8 (20 overs)
Lendl Simmons 68 (45)
Dwayne Bravo 2/36 (4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 57 (58)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3/25 (4 overs)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field

References

  1. "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most dismissals". Cricketcountry. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.