history

2024

The desert is painted in Blue and Gold! Nicholas Pooran’s Midas touch continues, this time with MI Emirates, leading them from the front to lift their first ILT20 title.

MI Cape Town endure a disappointing finish at the SA20 2024 season, finishing sixth in the league stage.

2023

Welcome the inaugural MLC Champions – MI NEW YORK. Firsts are always special, and on the back of Nicholas Pooran’s iconic 55-ball 137 on the night of the final, MI New York conquered America, and brought home the silverware!

Surya-TON-sham! 605 runs in 16 games at a strike-rate of 181.13, Aapla Dada Suryakumar Yadav was in dream form through IPL 2023. Overall, the team has a good run, making it to the second Qualifier. Young stars like Akash Madhwal, who produced match figures of 5/5 in the Eliminator, and Tilak Varma, who rose up the ranks to join the Indian squad soon after the season, were unearthed.

Season finish: Playoffs

Most runs: Suryakumar Yadav - 605 runs
Most wickets: Piyush Chawla - 22 wickets

WPL Season finish: Inaugural WPL Champions

Most runs: Natalie Sciver-Brunt - 332 runs
Most wickets: Hayley Matthews - 16 wickets

Welcome MI New York - the newest addition to our #OneFamily, in USA's Major League Cricket (MLC)

Hayley Matthews – with 16 wickets at an average of 12.62 – bags the Purple Cap. She also finishes fifth on the run-getters list, and bags the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award.

Mumbai Indians become the FIRST WPL CHAMPIONS. Nat Sciver-Brunt puts on a show in the final, with nerves of steel to see MI home in a tense chase.

MI kick off their campaign with a 143-run win against Gujarat Giants, and then get on a roll to win their first five games

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first player to be picked up by Mumbai Indians at the WPL Auction. She also becomes the first MI captain in the WPL. Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Chloe Tryon, Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews form the core of the team.

The much-awaited Women’s Premier League is announced, and MI add another team based in the city of Mumbai to its growing #OneFamily

MI Emirates narrowly miss out on a final’s berth in the inaugural ILT20, finishing third on the points table. Our very own Kieron Pollard provides exemplary leadership to the side with some stunning match-winning innings.

The inaugural SA20 kicks off, and MI Cape Town finish sixth in the league

2022

Season finish: 10th

Most runs: Ishan Kishan - 418 runs
Most wickets: Jasprit Bumrah - 15 wickets

Shortly after, a team based in Cape Town (MI Cape Town) joins the MI #OneFamily for South Africa’s SA20 league

The birth of MI Emirates: Mumbai Indians expands into global franchise-based cricket, with a team based in Abu Dhabi in the newly-launched league in the UAE.

Jasprit Bumrah registers his personal best of 5/10 with a devastating spell of fast bowling vs KKR

Tim David finished with the second-best strike rate of 216.27 in the IPL 2022

At 19 years and 145 days, Tilak Varma became the youngest player to score a 50 for MI.

2021

Season finish: 5th

Most runs: Rohit Sharma - 381 runs
Most wickets: Jasprit Bumrah - 21 wickets

MI register their highest-ever IPL score of 235 against SRH

Rohit Sharma becomes the first player to score 1000 runs against a single IPL team versus KKR

Jasprit Bumrah plays his 100th game in MI colours

MI complete their highest-ever run chase in the IPL by chasing down 219 against CSK

Kieron Pollard becomes the first MI player to hit over 200 sixes in the IPL.

2020

Season finish: Champions

Most runs: Ishan Kishan - 516 runs
Most wickets: Jasprit Bumrah - 27 wickets

MI win back to back titles for a record 5th trophy

Mumbai Indians become first-ever team to play 200 IPL games

Rohit Sharma plays 150th IPL match for MI against Delhi Capitals

Kieron Pollard becomes first MI cricketer to play 150 IPL matches

2019

Season finish: Champions

Most runs: Quinton de Kock - 529 runs
Most wickets: Jasprit Bumrah - 19 wickets

MI become the first team to win the IPL 4 times

Quinton de Kock becomes the first 'keeper to score over 500 runs and take 15 dismissals in a single IPL season

Hardik Pandya smashes the fastest fifty of IPL 2019 -- off 17 balls vs KKR

6/12 vs SRH - Alzarri records the best-ever IPL figures on debut

First team to win 100 IPL matches

Player-Mentor-Player: MI relieve Malinga as their Bowling Mentor, buy him back in the auction as a player

Yuvraj Singh joins MI

Zaheer Khan joins as Director of Cricket Operations

2018

Season finish: 5th

Most runs: Suryakumar Yadav - 512 runs
Most wickets: Hardik Pandya - 18 wickets

Surya’s breakthrough season on his MI return, top-scores for us with over 500 runs

Ishan Kishan slams the joint-fastest fifty for MI - off 17 balls vs KKR

Lasith Malinga takes over as Bowling Mentor

2017

Season finish: Champions

Most runs: Parthiv Patel - 395 runs
Most wickets: Jasprit Bumrah - 20 wickets

Mitchell Johnson defends 10 in the last over against RPS as MI win third title and become the most successful team in IPL history

Jasprit Bumrah’s outstanding spell of 3/7 against KKR helps MI reach the finals

Kieron Pollard's 70 rescues MI against RCB

Jasprit Bumrah bowls a phenomenal over against GL to help MI win the game for the first time in a Super Over

MI’s highest team total: 223/6 vs KXIP

Hardik Pandya owns a record - he scored the most runs in an over in the season (28 vs RPS)

Mahela takes over as the Head Coach

2016

Season finish: 5th

Most runs: Rohit Sharma - 489 runs
Most wickets: Mitchell McClenaghan - 17 wickets

MI win with a swooping 80-run margin against Delhi Daredevils (Capitals)

Pollard's 19-ball 40 helps MI chase 171 against RCB

Hardik's elder brother, Krunal joins MI

2015

Season finish: Champions

Most runs: Lendl Simmons - 540 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 24 wickets

MI win 9 out of our last 10 matches to get the cup back home

Hardik Pandya joins MI, makes an immediate impact with a blistering 31-ball 61 against KKR

Mitchell McClenaghan joins MI

2014

Season finish: Playoffs

Most runs: Lendl Simmons - 394 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 16 wickets

CLT20 finish: Qualifying Group

Most runs: Lendl Simmons - 96 runs
Most wickets: Pragyan Ojha - 4 wickets

MI hunt down 190 runs in 14.3 overs, courtesy a dramatic last-ball Tare six. They win five in five to seal a playoffs spot

Zaheer Khan makes his return in MI colours

2013

Season finish: Champions

Most runs: Rohit Sharma - 538 runs
Most wickets: Harbhajan Singh - 24 wickets

CLT20 finish: Champions

Most runs: Lendl Simmons - 223 runs
Most wickets: Pragyan Ojha - 4 wickets

Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement, plays his last game in the MI Blue

MI beat RR to lift their second CLT20 trophy

MI beat CSK to lift their first-ever IPL trophy

MI win all home games at the Wankhede (8/8)

Ricky steps down mid-season, drops himself and Rohit is named as the captain for the first time

Jasprit Bumrah joins MI, arrives at the big stage by removing Kohli

Ricky Ponting joins MI, announced as captain

Anil Kumble is announced as the team mentor, John Wright becomes the Head Coach

2012

Season finish: Playoffs

Most runs: Rohit Sharma - 433
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 22 wickets

CLT20 finish: Group Stage

Most runs: Dinesh Karthik - 123 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 8 wickets

Sachin, Smith tame the Royals - power MI to a 10-wicket win with an unbeaten 163-run stand

MI’s highest partnership till date - 167* between Gibbs and Rohit

Rohit Sharma scored his first ton for MI vs KKR - 109 at the Eden Gardens

Harbhajan takes over captaincy

2011

Season finish: Playoffs

Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar - 553 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 28 wickets

CLT20 finish: Champions

Most runs: Kieron Pollard - 123 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 10 wickets

Malinga is named as the Man of the Tournament for his heroics in the CLT20

MI beat RCB to lift their first-ever Champions League T20 trophy

Sachin Tendulkar hits his first and only ton for MI

Malinga with 28 wickets, finishes as the Purple Cap holder

Rohit Sharma joins MI

Think-tank retains Sachin, Pollard, Harbhajan, Malinga

2010

Season finish: Runners-up

Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar - 618 runs
Most wickets: Harbhajan Singh - 17 wickets

CLT20 finish: Group Stage

Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar - 148 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 6 wickets

Sachin Tendulkar lights up the IPL, wins the Orange Cap with 618 runs to his name

First ever IPL final

ESA (then EFA) was introduced

Kieron Pollard joins MI

2009

Season finish: 7th

Most runs: JP Duminy - 372 runs
Most wickets: Lasith Malinga - 18 wickets

Zaheer Khan joins MI

Lasith Malinga makes his MI debut

IPL moves to South Africa, Pollock announces retirement but takes over as Head Coach

2008

Season finish: 5th

Most runs: Sanath Jayasuriya - 514 runs
Most wickets: Ashish Nehra - 12 wickets

First IPL century for MI - Sanath Jayasuriya

First-ever MI XI: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL), Luke Ronchi (AUS), Dominic Thornely (AUS), Robin Uthappa (IND), Pinal Shah (IND), Abhishek Nayar (IND), Shaun Pollock (SA), Harbhajan Singh (IND), Musavir Khote (IND), Ashish Nehra (IND), Dhawal Kulkarni (IND)

India’s favourite son, Sachin Tendulkar is named as the Icon Player

Mumbai Indians is formed