2018 Mumbai Indians season


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The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians
2018 season
CoachMahela Jayawardene
CaptainRohit Sharma
Ground(s)Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
IPL5th
Most runsSuryakumar Yadav (512)
Most wicketsHardik Pandya (18)
2017 2019

Support staff changes

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  • 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]

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]

  • 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
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

The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
  1. ^ a b "Jonty Rhodes parts ways with Mumbai Indians". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Malinga appointed as Mumbai Indians bowling mentor". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Goibibo signed as principal sponsor of Mumbai Indians". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Samsung joins Mumbai Indians as lead sponsor". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 April 2018.