2015 Mumbai Indians season

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.

Mumbai Indians
2015 season
CoachRicky Ponting
CaptainRohit Sharma
Ground(s)Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (33,108)
IPLChampions
Most runsLendl Simmons (540)[1]
Most wicketsLasith Malinga (24)[2]
Most catchesKieron Pollard (13)
Ambati Rayudu (9) [3]
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsParthiv Patel (7)[4]

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

Squad

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  • Players with international caps before the start of 2015 IPL are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch[a]   Australia (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 28) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2015 32 million (US$380,000) Overseas
7 Siddhesh Lad   India (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm off break 2015 1 million (US$12,000)
9 Ambati Rayudu   India (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 40 million (US$480,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
15 Unmukt Chand   India (1993-03-26)26 March 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm off break 2015 Traded player
45 Rohit Sharma   India (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 125 million (US$1.5 million) Captain
54 Lendl Simmons   Trinidad and Tobago (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 9 million (US$110,000) Overseas
Aiden Blizzard   Australia (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 30) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2015 3 million (US$36,000) Overseas
Colin Munro   New Zealand (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 Replacement signing Overseas
Alex Hales   England (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2015 Replacement signing Overseas
Nitish Rana   India (1993-12-27)27 December 1993 (aged 21) Left-handed Right arm off break 2015 1 million (US$12,000)
All-rounders
19 Shreyas Gopal   India (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 1 million (US$12,000)
55 Kieron Pollard   Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 75 million (US$900,000) Overseas/Vice-captain
78 Corey Anderson[b]   New Zealand (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2014 45 million (US$540,000) Overseas
228 Hardik Pandya   India (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 1 million (US$12,000)
Wicket-keepers
27 Aditya Tare   India (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 27) Right-handed 2014 16 million (US$190,000)
72 Parthiv Patel   India (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 30) Left-handed 2015 Traded player
Bowlers
3 Harbhajan Singh   India (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 95 million (US$1.1 million)
8 Josh Hazlewood[c]   Australia (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 5 million (US$60,000) Overseas
12 Jasprit Bumrah   India (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 12 million (US$140,000)
16 Jagadeesha Suchith   India (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 1 million (US$12,000)
23 Vinay Kumar   India (1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 Traded player
30 Pragyan Ojha   India (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 5 million (US$60,000)
33 Pawan Suyal   India (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2014 1 million (US$12,000)
81 Mitchell McClenaghan   New Zealand (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2015 3 million (US$36,000) Overseas
90 Marchant de Lange   South Africa (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 3 million (US$36,000) Overseas
99 Lasith Malinga   Sri Lanka (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 55 million (US$660,000) Overseas
Abhimanyu Mithun   India (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2015 3 million (US$36,000)
Akshay Wakhare   India (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm off break 2015 1 million (US$12,000)
Ben Hilfenhaus   Australia (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2015 Replacement signing Overseas
  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

Standings

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

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) 14 7 5 2 16 1.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 5 2 16 0.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 6 1 15 0.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 7 7 0 14 −0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 8 1 11 −0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 3 11 0 6 −1.436
Source: [5]
  • Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to the Qualifier
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

("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

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Playoffs

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SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
19 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai24 May — Eden Gardens, Kolkata
1Chennai Super Kings162 (19 ov)2Mumbai Indians202/5 (20 ov)
2Mumbai Indians (H)187/6 (20 ov)22 May — JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi1Chennai Super Kings161/8 (20 ov)
1Chennai Super Kings140/7 (19.5 ov)
20 May — MCA Stadium, Pune3Royal Challengers Bangalore139/8 (20 ov)
3Royal Challengers Bangalore180/4 (20 ov)
4Rajasthan Royals109 (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

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24 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
202/5 (20 overs)
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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

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  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.