Mumbai Indians
2021 season
CoachMahela Jayawardene
CaptainRohit Sharma
Ground(s)Wankhede Stadium
Tournament performanceLeague stage (5th)
Most runsRohit Sharma (381)
Most wicketsJasprit 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.

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
45Rohit Sharma India30 April 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break201815 crore (US$1.9 million)Captain
77Suryakumar Yadav India14 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium20183.2 crore (US$401,000)
5Saurabh Tiwary India30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break202050 lakh (US$63,000)
50Chris Lynn Australia10 April 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20202 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
63Anmolpreet Singh India28 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break201980 lakh (US$100,000)
All-rounders
55Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago12 May 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20185.4 crore (US$676,000)Vice-Captain, Overseas
33Hardik Pandya India11 October 1993Right-HandedRight arm medium-fast201811 crore (US$1.4 million)
Wicket-keepers
27Aditya Tare India7 November 1987Right-handed201820 lakh (US$25,000)
13Quinton de Kock  South Africa17 December 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox20192.8 crore (US$351,000)Overseas
23Ishan Kishan India18 July 1998Left-handed20186.2 crore (US$776,000)
Spin Bowlers
36Krunal Pandya India24 March 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20188.8 crore (US$1.1 million)
19Jayant Yadav India22 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break201950 lakh (US$63,000)
28 Rahul Chahar  India4 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break20181.9 crore (US$238,000)
120Piyush Chawla India24 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm leg break20212.4 crore (US$301,000)
6Anukul Roy India30 November 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace Bowlers
7Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast20215 crore (equivalent to 5.6 crore or US$700,000 in 2023)Overseas
83James Neesham New Zealand17 September 1990Left-handedRight-arm medium202150 lakh (equivalent to 56 lakh or US$70,000 in 2023)Overseas
21Dhawal Kulkarni India10 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast202075 lakh (US$94,000)
18Trent Boult New Zealand22 July 1989Right-handedLeft-arm fast20202.2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas
20Adam Milne New Zealand13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast20213.4 crore (equivalent to 3.8 crore or US$480,000 in 2023)Overseas
93Jasprit Bumrah India6 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20187 crore (US$876,635.00)
Arjun Tendulkar India24 September 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium202120 lakh (US$25,000)Injured
Yudhvir Charak India13 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast202120 lakh (US$25,000)
70Marco Jansen South Africa1 May 2000Right-handedLeft-arm fast202120 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
Mohsin Khan India15 July 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast202020 lakh (US$25,000)
Simarjeet Singh India17 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast202120 lakh (US$25,000)
Source:MI Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
OwnerAkash Ambani (Reliance Industries)
Team managerRahul Sanghvi
Director of Cricket OperationsZaheer Khan
Head coachMahela Jayawardene
Batting coachRobin Singh
Bowling coachShane Bond
Fielding coachJames 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
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (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
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
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. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1Rohit Sharma13110 381 6331.00273124.900102912
2Suryakumar Yadav14120 317 5618.50173128.32010247
3Quinton de Kock11111 297 70*29.70256116.01020297
4Kieron Pollard14124 245 87*33.14153151.630101516
5Ishan Kishan1080 241 2813.3719886.9900053
6Krunal Pandya13121 143 3914.88116115.5100096
7Hardik Pandya1290 127 1614.0098114.28000114
8Saurabh Tiwary542 115 50*57.5097118.55010102
9 Chris Lynn 1 1 0 49 49 49.00 35 140.00 0 0 0 4 3
  • Last updated: 10 October 2021
  • Source:Cricinfo[10]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1Jasprit Bumrah141455.00410 21 3/3619.527.4515.7100
2Rahul Chahar111143.00318 13 4/2724.467.3919.8410
2Trent Boult141451.20406 13 3/2831.237.9024.6900
3Nathan Coulter-Nile5520.00127 7 4/1418.146.3517.1410
4Kieron Pollard14913.1095 5 2/819.007.2115.8000
4James Neesham339.0066 5 3/1213.207.3310.8000
4Krunal Pandya131213.10265 5 1/1353.007.9839.8000
5Adam Milne4414.00131 3 2/2143.669.3528.000
  • Last updated: 10 October 2021
  • Source:Cricinfo[11]

Player of the match awards

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
113 April 2021Rahul ChaharKolkata Knight RidersWon by 10 runs4/27 (4 overs)[12]
217 April 2021Kieron PollardSunrisers HyderabadWon by 13 runs35* (22)[13]
329 April 2021Quinton de KockRajasthan RoyalsWon by 7 wickets70* (50)[14]
41 May 2021Kieron PollardChennai Super KingsWon by 4 wickets2/12 (2 overs) and 87* (34)[15]
528 September 2021Kieron PollardPunjab KingsWon by 6 wickets2/8 (1 over) and 15* (7)[16]
65 October 2021Nathan Coulter-NileRajasthan RoyalsWon by 8 wickets4/14 (4 overs)[17]
78 October 2021Ishan KishanSunrisers HyderabadWon by 42 runs84 (32)[18]

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