2021 Mumbai Indians season

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Mumbai Indians
2021 season
Coach Mahela Jayawardene
Captain Rohit Sharma
Ground(s) Wankhede Stadium
Tournament performance League stage (5th)
Most runs Rohit Sharma (381)
Most wickets Jasprit Bumrah (21)

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. They were one of the eight teams competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League. [1] [2] Mumbai Indians were the defending champions, but cannot defend their title after they finished in the 5th position and edging behind Kolkata Knight Riders net run-rate at the end of the league stage. [3] The team was captained by Rohit Sharma with Mahela Jayawardene as team coach.

Contents

Background

Player retention and transfers

The Mumbai Indians retained 18 players and released seven players. [4]

Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan

Released Players: Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McClenaghan.

Added Players: Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Charak, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Milne, Arjun Tendulkar

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
5 Saurabh Tiwary Flag of India.svg  India 30 December 1989 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm off break 202050 lakh (US$58,000)
45 Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 30 April 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201815 crore (US$1.8 million) Captain
50 Chris Lynn Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 April 1990 (aged 31)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 20202 crore (US$234,000)Overseas
63 Anmolpreet Singh Flag of India.svg  India 28 March 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201980 lakh (US$93,000)
77 Suryakumar Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 14 September 1990 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium 20183.2 crore (US$374,000)
All-rounders
33 Hardik Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 11 October 1993 (aged 27)Right-HandedRight arm medium-fast 201811 crore (US$1.3 million)
36 Krunal Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 24 March 1991 (aged 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 20188.8 crore (US$1.0 million)
55 Kieron Pollard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 12 May 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20185.4 crore (US$631,000)Vice-Captain, Overseas
83 James Neesham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 September 1990 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium 202150 lakh (equivalent to 56 lakhorUS$66,000 in 2023)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
13 Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 December 1992 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 20192.8 crore (US$327,000)Overseas
23 Ishan Kishan Flag of India.svg  India 18 July 1998 (aged 22)Left-handed20186.2 crore (US$724,000)
27 Aditya Tare Flag of India.svg  India 7 November 1987 (aged 33)Right-handed201820 lakh (US$23,000)
Spin Bowlers
6 Anukul Roy Flag of India.svg  India 30 November 1998 (aged 22)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 201820 lakh (US$23,000)
19 Jayant Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 22 January 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201950 lakh (US$58,000)
28 Rahul Chahar Flag of India.svg  India 4 August 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 20181.9 crore (US$222,000)
120 Piyush Chawla Flag of India.svg  India 24 December 1988 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 20212.4 crore (US$280,000)
Pace Bowlers
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 October 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast 20215 crore (equivalent to 5.6 croreorUS$660,000 in 2023)Overseas
18 Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 July 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedLeft-arm fast 20202.2 crore (US$260,000)Overseas
20 Adam Milne Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast 20213.4 crore (equivalent to 3.8 croreorUS$450,000 in 2023)Overseas
21 Dhawal Kulkarni Flag of India.svg  India 10 December 1988 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 202075 lakh (US$88,000)
70 Marco Jansen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 May 2000 (aged 20)Right-handedLeft-arm fast 202120 lakh (US$23,000)Overseas
93 Jasprit Bumrah Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20187 crore (US$817,322.00)
Arjun Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 24 September 1999 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium 202120 lakh (US$23,000)Injured
Yudhvir Charak Flag of India.svg  India 13 September 1997 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 202120 lakh (US$23,000)
Mohsin Khan Flag of India.svg  India 15 July 1998 (aged 22)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 202020 lakh (US$23,000)
Simarjeet Singh Flag of India.svg  India 17 January 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 202120 lakh (US$23,000)
Source:MI Players

Administration and support staff

PositionName
OwnerAkash Ambani (Reliance Industries)
Team manager Rahul Sanghvi
Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan
Head coach Mahela Jayawardene
Batting coach Robin Singh
Bowling coach Shane Bond
Fielding coach James Pamment
PhysiotherapistKevin Sims
Strength and conditioning coachPaul Chapman
Source:MI Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultLWWLLWWLLLWLWW
Position82144444675655
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd)141040200.481Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C)14950180.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th)1495018−0.140Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R)14770140.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14770140.116
6 Punjab Kings 1468012−0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 1459010−0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1431106−0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021. [5]

Matches

Match 1
9 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
160/8 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 49 (35)
Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 48 (27)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
13 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
152 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
142/7 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 56 (36)
Andre Russell 5/15 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 57 (47)
Rahul Chahar 4/27 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahul Chahar (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
17 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
150/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
137 (19.4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 40 (39)
Vijay Shankar 2/19 (3 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 43 (22)
Rahul Chahar 3/19 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 13
20 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
138/4 (19.1 overs)
Rohit Sharma 44 (30)
Amit Mishra 4/24 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 45 (42)
Kieron Pollard 1/9 (1.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 17
23 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
131/6 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
132/1 (17.4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 63 (52)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/21 (4 overs)
Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 60* (52)
Rahul Chahar 1/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 9 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 24
29 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
172/3 (18.3 overs)
Sanju Samson 42 (27)
Rahul Chahar 2/33 (4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 70* (50)
Chris Morris 2/33 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
1 May 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
218/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
219/6 (20 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 72* (27)
Kieron Pollard 2/12 (2 overs)
Kieron Pollard 87* (34)
Sam Curran 3/34 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30
19 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
136/8 (20 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 88* (58)
Adam Milne 2/21 (4 overs)
Saurabh Tiwary 50* (40)
Dwayne Bravo 3/25 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 34
23 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/3 (15.1 overs)
Quinton de Kock 55 (42)
Lockie Ferguson 2/27 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 74* (42)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/43 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 39
26 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
111 (18.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 43 (28)
Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s. [6]
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick. [7]

Match 42
28 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
137/4 (19 overs)
Aiden Markram 42 (29)
Kieron Pollard 2/8 (1 over)
Saurabh Tiwary 45 (37)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 46
2 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
132/6 (19.1 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 33 (26)
Avesh Khan 3/15 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 33* (33)
Krunal Pandya 1/18 (2.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 51
5 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
90/9 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
94/2 (8.2 overs)
Evin Lewis 24 (19)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/14 (4 overs)
Ishan Kishan 50* (25)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/32 (2.2 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut. [8]

Match 55
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
235/9 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
193/8 (20 overs)
Ishan Kishan 84 (32)
Jason Holder 4/52 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 69* (41)
James Neesham 2/28 (3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 42 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match. [9]

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
1 Rohit Sharma 131103816331.00273124.900102912
2 Suryakumar Yadav 141203175618.50173128.32010247
3 Quinton de Kock 1111129770* 29.70256116.01020297
4 Kieron Pollard 1412424587* 33.14153151.630101516
5 Ishan Kishan 10802412813.3719886.9900053
6 Krunal Pandya 131211433914.88116115.5100096
7 Hardik Pandya 12901271614.0098114.28000114
8 Saurabh Tiwary 54211550* 57.5097118.55010102
9 Chris Lynn 110494949.0035140.0000043

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Jasprit Bumrah 141455.00410213/3619.527.4515.7100
2 Rahul Chahar 111143.00318134/2724.467.3919.8410
2 Trent Boult 141451.20406133/2831.237.9024.6900
3 Nathan Coulter-Nile 5520.0012774/1418.146.3517.1410
4 Kieron Pollard 14913.109552/819.007.2115.8000
4 James Neesham 339.006653/1213.207.3310.8000
4 Krunal Pandya 131213.1026551/1353.007.9839.8000
5 Adam Milne 4414.0013132/2143.669.3528.000

Player of the match awards

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
113 April 2021 Rahul Chahar Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 10 runs4/27 (4 overs) [12]
217 April 2021 Kieron Pollard Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 13 runs35* (22) [13]
329 April 2021 Quinton de Kock Rajasthan Royals Won by 7 wickets70* (50) [14]
41 May 2021Kieron Pollard Chennai Super Kings Won by 4 wickets2/12 (2 overs) and 87* (34) [15]
528 September 2021Kieron Pollard Punjab Kings Won by 6 wickets2/8 (1 over) and 15* (7) [16]
65 October 2021 Nathan Coulter-Nile Rajasthan Royals Won by 8 wickets4/14 (4 overs) [17]
78 October 2021 Ishan Kishan Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 42 runs84 (32) [18]

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