119-583: The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011 , was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League , the top Twenty20 cricket league in India. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were held in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings . The season ran from 8 April to 28 May 2011. This season
238-654: A 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $ 6.2 billion, according to a report by consulting firm D & P Advisory. In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of ₹ 5,000 crore (US$ 600 million) for the IPL. This insurance policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and sponsors. The BCCI is covered in the case of any revenue losses due to weather, riots, and other unforeseen events. The next cycle of IPL media rights will last from 2023 to 2027 and will be put to auction. In this auction,
357-551: A boundary off the next ball to push Rajasthan Royals below and claim that fourth spot. Aditya Tare hit a six to a full toss bowled by James Faulkner . Due to that six, they reached the play-offs of the IPL but lost against the Chennai Super Kings in the eliminator, which ended their IPL 2014 campaign. The Mumbai Indians qualified for the qualifier round of the CLT20 2014. Due to injury to their skipper Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard
476-437: A comeback in that match because of Dinesh Karthik due to which Mumbai lost by just one run. In the second match against the Chennai Super Kings , the openers were dismissed but due to the efforts of Dinesh Karthik and Kieron Pollard, Mumbai managed to put a defendable score on the board. The Mumbai Indians bowlers started off well by dismissing Murali Vijay and the match went till the last over. The Super Kings needed 16 runs off
595-461: A fixed opening combination, with Tendulkar missing out four matches due to an injury and other opening batsmen failing to show consistency. Johnson was ruled out of the rest of the season in late April with an injury and Dwayne Smith was named his replacement in the squad. Mumbai fared better in the second half of the league stage, winning six of their eight matches. They finished third on the points table with 20 points from 16 matches and qualified for
714-457: A hard-hitting Australian batsman, and James Franklin , an all-rounder from New Zealand. At the 2012 IPL player auction , Mumbai Indians signed South Africans Richard Levi and Robin Peterson for $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 respectively, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson for $ 300,000, Indian fast bowler R. P. Singh for $ 600,000, and Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera for $ 650,000. After
833-495: A higher amount for the last two seasons of its sponsorship contract due to the league's expansion from the 2022 season. According to InsideSport , due to the new deal's structure, Tata would pay ₹ 335 crore (US$ 40 million) per year while Vivo would pay the deficit of ₹ 163 crore (US$ 20 million) per season. Saudi Aramco brought the rights to advertise on the Purple and Orange caps in 2022. The BCCI pays ten per cent of
952-596: A last-ball win in their last league match. They finished third on the points table with 18 points from 14 games and qualified for the Eliminator. The Eliminator was played at the Wankhede where Mumbai faced the Kolkata Knight Riders . After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Mumbai restricted Kolkata to 147 in 20 overs and chased down the target for the loss of six wickets with four balls to spare. Munaf Patel won
1071-407: A match ends in a tie, a Super Over will be played to determine the winner. The ten teams are divided into two groups of five. In the group stage, each team plays 14 games: facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times. A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across
1190-515: A new record for most wickets taken within an Indian Premier League season, claiming 28 wickets during the campaign, but Mumbai had to settle for third place in the tournament, having lost to Bangalore in the second qualifier. Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai represented India in the Champions League 2011 tournament in September. The Fair Play Award was again won by the Chennai Super Kings for topping
1309-461: A purple cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only players to have won the award twice. Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings who took 24 wickets during the 2024 season , is the most recent winner of the award. The Most Valuable Player award, formerly called the "Man of the Tournament" until the 2012 season, is awarded using
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#17328800746351428-434: A ratings system introduced in 2013. Sunil Narine won the award in 2024. The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team considered to have the best fair play record. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the third umpire score the performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team at the end of the season receiving the award. The 2024 winners were Sunrisers Hyderabad . The Emerging Player Award
1547-440: A reduction in their salary cap, reducing the amount they may spend on other players. All other players were added to the auction held on 8 and 9 January 2011. The catchment areas of the eight existing teams were changed to account for the two new teams. Catchment areas are nominated areas to help each side select their local players. Each team must select four players from their area. A total of 12 players have been retained by all
1666-528: A secret tiebreaker. After the auction, they signed up ten uncapped Indian players out of whom seven were former ICL players. Former India cricketer Robin Singh was named as the head coach of the team as Pollock took up the role of bowling coach. Mumbai had to shift their home venue to Brabourne Stadium for the season since the Wankhede was undergoing renovation to host some matches of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup . Mumbai won seven of their first eight games to take
1785-545: A single title. The reigning champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders, who defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the 2024 IPL final to secure their third title. Team now defunct Team now defunct This section shows records from the league stage only (i.e. excluding playoffs & finals) from 2008–2024. Stats are correct as of conclusion of league stage of IPL 2024 . A summary of
1904-576: A slump in batting form of Ricky Ponting , he was eventually dropped from the playing eleven and Rohit Sharma took over the leadership of the team. With the experienced advice of Anil Kumble, Jonty Rhodes and Sachin Tendulkar, the team emerged victorious in IPL 2013. In 2013, Mumbai Indians started off by losing against the Royal Challengers Bangalore due to the efforts of Chris Gayle and pace bowler Vinay Kumar . However, they were able to make
2023-431: A sum of $ 4.5 million. This retention left the franchise with the power of spending $ 4.5 million at the auction , where they purchased Indian batsman Rohit Sharma for $ 2 million, former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds for $ 850,000, and pacer Munaf Patel for $ 700,000. Mumbai won eight of their first ten league games following which they suffered a loss of form that led to three consecutive defeats and
2142-503: A winning bid of ₹ 2,199 crore (US$ 260 million). On 4 August 2020, Vivo canceled the title sponsorship rights due to the military stand-off between India and China at the Line of Actual Control in July 2020. The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; Vivo intended to return as the title sponsor for the following three years. Dream11 became
2261-399: Is presented to the player who hits the most sixes at the end of the season. From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF , India's largest real estate developer, which bid ₹ 200 crore (US$ 24 million) for the rights for five seasons. After the 2012 season, PepsiCo bought the title sponsorship rights for ₹ 397 crore (US$ 48 million) for the next five seasons but terminated
2380-531: Is the leading wicket taker of the team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in September 2007 the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008. In January 2008, the BCCI unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The Mumbai franchise was sold to the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) for $ 111.9 million, making it
2499-662: The TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India . Founded by the BCCI (the Board of Control for Cricket in India) in 2007, the league features ten state or city-based franchise teams. It is the most popular and biggest cricket league and it usually takes place during the summer for 2 months, between March and May each year. It has an exclusive window in
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#17328800746352618-661: The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) , South Africa's SA20 , the UAE's International League T20 (ILT) and the USA's Major League Cricket (MLC) . These teams have been branded with similar names to their parent IPL franchises. In addition to the above acquisitions, Delhi Capitals also bought a stake in MLC's Seattle Orcas . The IPL's headquarters are located in the Cricket Centre, next to
2737-439: The Chennai Super Kings , Mumbai struggled to put up consistent performances during the season. They relied heavily on Duminy and Tendulkar's batting, and Malinga 's bowling, along with minimal contributions from other players. With only five wins from 14 matches, Mumbai finished on seventh place in the league table. At the 2010 players auction , Mumbai Indians bought Trinidadian all-rounder Kieron Pollard for $ 750,000 following
2856-500: The Deccan Chargers for undisclosed sums. At the auction , the franchise bought five players, including R. P. Singh , Thisara Perera (both for $ 600,000) and Mitchell Johnson . Tendulkar stepped down from captaincy hours before the season's first game following which Harbhajan was appointed as the captain. In the first half of the league stage, Mumbai had four wins and four defeats, including three losses at home. Mumbai did not have
2975-472: The ICC Future Tours Programme , resulting in fewer international cricket tours occurring during the IPL seasons. In 2014, it ranked sixth in average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on YouTube . Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Indian sports leagues have been established. In 2022, the league's brand value
3094-466: The Kolkata Knight Riders , they won against Kings XI Punjab and the Delhi Daredevils respectively. In the match against Kings XI Punjab , Lendl Simmons scored a hundred due to which they won comfortably by seven wickets. With one game left to play, Mumbai Indians were fifth in the table with 12 points. In the last league-stage match of the season against Rajasthan Royals , who were fourth in
3213-519: The Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run in a thrilling final, thus becoming the first team to win three IPL titles. While playing the tournament, they won their 100th T20, becoming the first team to do so. In 2019, they repeated the same feat as they won a record breaking fourth IPL title, by beating CSK by just 1 run on 12 May 2019 in the IPL Final. They became the first team to win the IPL title for
3332-713: The Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final . In 2007, Zee Entertainment Enterprises founded the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The ICL was not recognized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC). Moreover, the BCCI was unhappy about its committee members joining the ICL executive board. In response, the BCCI increased the prize money for its domestic tournaments and imposed lifetime bans on players who joined
3451-551: The Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate , Mumbai. The Governing Council is responsible for the league's functions, including the organization of tournaments. As of April 2024 , its members included: A team can acquire players through the annual player auction , trading with other teams during trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction and set their base price and are bought by
3570-451: The 2021 Auction, Mumbai Indians got back Nathan Coulter-Nile (₹50 million), Adam Milne (₹32 million), Piyush Chawla (₹24 million), Marco Jansen (₹2 million), James Neesham (₹5 million), Arjun Tendulkar (₹2 million), and Yudhvir Singh Charak (₹2 million). In the initial matches, Mumbai Indians struggled on the slow pitch of Chennai which was one of the neutral venues for IPL 2021. They lost 3 out of their first 5 games. The main reason
3689-537: The 4th ball of the 15th over, but skipper Kieron Pollard finished in a blistering way, scoring 20 runs from just 7 balls. But in the last match against the Northern Knights , they managed to score only 132 runs. Northern Knights comfortably chased down the target, winning by 6 wickets with 16 balls to spare. In this way, Mumbai's CLT20 2014 campaign ended. Mumbai Indians won their second IPL title in 2015 after they defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs. They started
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3808-627: The BCCI announced that two new franchises, based in two of six shortlisted cities, would join the league in the 2022 season . In closed bidding held in October, the RPSG Group and CVC Capital won the bids for the teams, paying ₹ 7,000 crore (US$ 840 million) and ₹ 5,200 crore (US$ 620 million), respectively. The teams were subsequently named Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans . Several IPL franchise owners have expanded their business by acquiring teams in other franchise leagues, such as
3927-503: The Eliminator against the fourth-placed Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore. Mumbai won the toss and put Chennai in to bat first. After losing two wickets inside the first two overs, Chennai managed to put up 187/5 in 20 overs mainly because of their captain MS Dhoni 's unbeaten 20-ball 51. Mumbai's chase had started solidly with the score reading 47/0 in the fifth over, before they started losing wickets at regular intervals to end at 149/9 and lose
4046-558: The High Court. Their owners were broken into several legal entities when the BCCI required the incorporation of the companies. Kochi was also at risk of ejection for the same reasons before BCCI cleared their new ownership pattern for the tournament. The leading scorer of the league phase wore an orange cap when fielding. The tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding. Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL) , also known as
4165-410: The IPL at US$ 4.16 billion in 2016; that number grew to $ 5.3 billion in 2017 and $ 6.13 billion in 2018. A report from Duff & Phelps said one of the contributing factors in the rapid growth of the IPL's value was a new television deal with Star India Private Limited, which engaged more viewers because the IPL was transmitted to regional channels in eight languages; under the previous deal,
4284-557: The IPL had contributed to a net loss of 2.4 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide, primarily in India. Mumbai Indians T20 kit Mumbai Indians are a professional franchise cricket team based in Mumbai , Maharashtra , that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India 's biggest conglomerate , Reliance Industries , through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment,
4403-436: The IPL offered total prize money of ₹ 46.5 crore (equivalent to ₹ 49 crore or US$ 5.9 million in 2023), with the winning team netting ₹ 20 crore (equivalent to ₹ 21 crore or US$ 2.5 million in 2023) and the second-placed team ₹ 13 crore (equivalent to ₹ 14 crore or US$ 1.7 million in 2023). League rules mandate that half of any prize money must be distributed amongst
4522-576: The IPL. Before the start of the season, Mumbai Indians traded Robin Uthappa for Zaheer Khan with Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Ashish Nehra for Shikhar Dhawan with the Delhi Daredevils . Shaun Pollock retired after the first season and became the head coach of the team. Lasith Malinga, who missed the previous season due to an injury, returned to the team. At the player auction , Mumbai bought South African batsman JP Duminy to strengthen their batting department. After winning their opening match against
4641-430: The Indian Premier League is here to stay. The league has delivered financially for the players, franchisees, sponsors, and India as a whole, prompting a strong desire among stakeholders to value it appropriately. To ensure continued development, management, and team owners must explore innovative ways of engaging fans, clubs, and sponsors. In December 2022, the IPL became a decacorn valued at US$ 10.9 billion, registering
4760-459: The MI management bought Kyle Mills for $ 150,000 and Mohammad Ashraful for $ 75,000. The team also signed Graham Napier and Ryan McLaren at the pre-auction signings. In the IPL 2010 , Mumbai Indians bought West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard for $ 750,000 ($ 2,750,000) after a silent tie-breaker with Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Pollard had impressed
4879-695: The Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/27. With this win, Mumbai qualified for the Qualifying final against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the winner of which would play the Super Kings in the final. Mumbai skipper Tendulkar won the toss once again and put their opposition into bat who set Mumbai a target of 186. Mumbai kept losing wickets at regular intervals from the start of their innings and could score only 142/8, falling short by 43 runs. The top two leading wicket-takers of
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4998-570: The Mumbai Indians for a sum of $ 30,000. South African fast bowler André Nel was signed in place of Dwayne Bravo who left the tournament early. In the 2009 player auction, the Mumbai Indians signed up South African player JP Duminy for $ 950,000. He was the third most expensive pick after Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff (both signed up for $ 1.55 million by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings respectively). In addition,
5117-466: The Mumbai Indians reach the formidable score of 209/5. At one stage, it looked like David Warner would snatch the game away from Mumbai, but the Mumbai Indians bowlers dismissed him. The Delhi Daredevils then collapsed, allowing the Mumbai Indians to win comfortably by 44 runs. In the next match against the Pune Warriors India , Mumbai got off to a flying start with a 54-run opening stand between
5236-558: The auction ultimately raised $ 723.59 million. The league officially commenced in April 2008, featuring Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Deccan Chargers (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Following the ban on players who chose to participate in the ICL, the rival league shut down in 2009. New franchises, Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala , joined
5355-400: The auctioned value of players to their national cricket boards. In January 2018, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the IPL would double the amount paid to cricket boards that made their players available for an entire season. In 2022, Australian Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this. The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016 and 2018. Financial experts valued
5474-487: The auctions, Mumbai Indians managed to get South African explosive opener Richard Levi, who gained attention after hitting the fastest century in T20 international cricket and hitting a record 13 sixes, after a bidding war with Pune Warriors India. Richard Levi was brought in as a replacement for Andrew Symonds, who retired from all forms of the game citing family reasons. Sachin Tendulkar stepped down as Mumbai Indians captain ahead of
5593-405: The award. Australian batsman David Warner has won the award three times, more than any other player. Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru , who scored 741 runs during the 2024 season , is the most recent winner of the award. The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition and the bowler who is the leading wicket-taker wears
5712-525: The bottom of the points table. The 2023 season was a topsy-turvy one for the Mumbai Indians. With their bowler Jasprit Bumrah sidelined due to injury, the pace attack was led by English spearhead Jofra Archer and consisted of several domestic bowlers, including purchases from the 2023 auction. Despite a slow start, losing 2 out of their first 3 matches, the tournament saw Mumbai Indians rally back with solid performances from emerging bowler Akash Madhval and young talent Tilak Varma. The Mumbai Indians qualified for
5831-495: The broadcasting rights were divided into four packages. Package A was for domestic television rights, and Package B was for domestic digital rights. Package C was for the digital rights of eighteen non-exclusive matches, and Package D was for international television and digital rights, further divided into four groups. On 13 June 2022, it was reported the packages for domestic television and streaming rights had fetched at least ₹ 397.75 billion (nearly US$ 5.1 billion) in total, doubling
5950-536: The contract due date or the actual payment date. Before the 2014 season, Indian domestic players were not included in the player auction pool. They could be signed up by franchises at a discrete amount while a fixed sum of ₹ 10 lakh (US$ 12,000) to ₹ 30 lakh (US$ 36,000) would be deducted per signing from the franchise's salary purse. This received significant opposition from franchise owners, who complained richer franchises were "luring players with under-the-table deals." The IPL later decided to include domestic players in
6069-480: The deal in October 2015, two years before the expiry of the contract, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises from the league. The BCCI transferred the title sponsorship rights for the remaining two seasons of the contract to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo for ₹ 200 crore (US$ 24 million). In June 2017, Vivo retained the rights for the next five seasons from 2018 to 2022 with
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#17328800746356188-515: The event. Other notable rules, as of the 2024 season, include: Player contracts run for one year but can be extended by one or two years if the franchises take up the option. Since the 2014 season, player contracts have been denominated in the Indian rupee , before which the contracts were in the US dollar . Overseas players can be remunerated in the currency of the player's choice, at the exchange rate on either
6307-401: The fair-play table. With the introduction of 2 new teams, a new ten-team format was created. This new format consists of 74 matches and was introduced as retaining the previous format would result in 94 matches, significantly greater than the 60 matches from the previous season , where teams compete in a double round-robin tournament . The knockout stage was changed to a playoff format. If
6426-553: The fastest 50 off just 17 balls in that match. Alzarri Joseph recorded the best bowling figures (6/12) in the IPL history in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad , which was also his IPL debut. In IPL auction 2020, Mumbai Indians added 6 new names to their squad: Chris Lynn (₹20 million), Nathan Coulter-Nile (₹80 million), Saurabh Tiwary (₹5 million), Mohsin Khan (₹2 million), Digvijay Deshmukh (₹2 million), and Balwant Rai Singh (₹2 million). In 2020,
6545-402: The fifth time, by beating Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets on 10 November 2020 in the IPL Final. Mumbai Indians are currently captained by Hardik Pandya . Mark Boucher was appointed as head coach of Mumbai Indians before the 2023 season. Kieron Pollard is the batting coach and Lasith Malinga is their bowling coach. Rohit Sharma is the leading run scorer of the team while Lasith Malinga
6664-471: The final by 1 run to clinch their record fourth championship. The final had a thrilling end which saw Chennai Super Kings needing 2 runs off the last delivery. Mumbai Indians bowler Lasith Malinga took a wicket on the final delivery, securing the victory for Mumbai Indians. This win further solidified Mumbai's position ahead of the rest of the league in terms of championships. Hardik Pandya scored 91 runs off just 34 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders and made
6783-636: The final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup . Mumbai Indians won six out of the seven matches at the Brabourne Stadium that season. Mumbai Indians now play their home games at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The stadium is named after former BCCI President S. K. Wankhede . The stadium is owned by the Mumbai Cricket Association and has a seating capacity of 33,108. The motto of the team is "Duniya Hila Denge Hum...", which translates to We will rock
6902-422: The final, Glenn Maxwell scored a quickfire 14-ball 37. Mumbai posted 202/6 and won the match comfortably by 33 runs. In 2014 , Mumbai Indians didn't start off well, losing 5 of their matches in the UAE leg against Kolkata Knight Riders , Royal Challengers Bangalore , Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils by big margins. They did well in their 5th match against Sunrisers Hyderabad but consequently lost
7021-553: The final, they were defeated by the Chennai Super Kings by 22 runs. The Mumbai team management was criticised for the "strategic errors" during the final, such as sending Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan at batting positions 3 and 4 respectively, while Duminy and Pollard were sent at 7 and 8. Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 618 runs at an average of 47.53 and strike rate of 132.6, won the Orange Cap for scoring most runs in
7140-546: The final. The team won the double by winning its first IPL title, in 2013 , by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final, and then defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win its second Champions League Twenty20 title later that year. They won their second IPL title on 24 May 2015 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final and became the third team to win more than one IPL title. On 21 May 2017, they won their third IPL title by defeating
7259-526: The franchise's players. The IPL has several rules which vary from the established Laws of cricket or those used in other Twenty20 (T20) leagues: As of the 2024 season, the league has ten teams based in cities across India. Present teams Former teams Suspended Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles, while Rajasthan Royals , Deccan Chargers , Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have each won
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#17328800746357378-461: The franchise. Outside of the player auction, the franchise also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and Abhishek Nayar (both from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (WK-batsman from Maharashtra), and Pinal Shah (WK-batsman from Baroda). Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey , members of the U-19 World Cup winning team, were the random picks drafted in during the second auction. Dominic Thornely was also signed by
7497-725: The franchises while the remaining go to the auction list. The retained players – who must have been part of the franchise's registered squads for the 2010 season – were valued at $ 1.8 million for the first player, $ 1.3 million for the second, $ 900,000 for the third and $ 500,000 for the fourth. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings retained the maximum of four players while the Kings XI Punjab , Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders released all their players. The RCB franchise owners only retained one player (Virat Kohli), but let go few key players – Rahul Dravid, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis. These players emerged very consistent subsequently in
7616-543: The group stage, which gave them second place on the group points table with five points. They qualified for the semi-final and Mumbai batsman Suryakumar Yadav returned to the squad after recovering from his injury. This led to the withdrawal of the concession given by the Champions League for the Mumbai Indians to field five overseas players. Mumbai faced Somerset County Cricket Club in the semi-final at Chennai. Batting first, Mumbai made 160/5 in 20 overs. Somerset's chase
7735-413: The groups once and twice. Each team plays the team in the same row and the same column twice, and all others once. For instance, Deccan chargers will play Chennai Super Kings and the other Group A teams twice but the other teams from Group B (Kolkata Knight Riders, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals) only once. Similarly Kochi Tuskers Kerala will play Delhi Daredevils and
7854-550: The head coach. However, Tendulkar was injured before the start of the 2008 season due to which Harbhajan Singh took over as the captain in the initial stage of the season. The team got off to a bad start in the season, losing their first four games by some comprehensive margins. Their first match was a five-wicket defeat to the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 20 April 2008 at the Wankhede . Their stand-in captain, Harbhajan,
7973-400: The highest-bidding franchise. Unsold players at the auction can become replacement signings. Trades require player consent, and any contract differences are covered by the franchise. There are typically three trading windows: two before the auction and one before the tournament. No trading is allowed outside these windows or during the tournament, but replacements can be signed before or during
8092-406: The jersey. The team colour was almost the same in 2008 and 2009, with Idea as the principal sponsor, except for the colour shade and additional sponsors. In 2010, a new kit with golden stripes was unveiled. In 2011, kit used in 2010 is being used with Hero Honda as the main sponsor. The 2011 jersey also has three gold stripes going towards the back on the side of the jersey for the new players in
8211-473: The key wickets of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli , triggering a batting collapse, and eventually Bangalore were bowled out for 108, giving Mumbai a 31-run victory and their first-ever title. Harbhajan was named player of the match and Malinga won the man of the tournament award. Andrew Symonds retired from all forms of cricket in early 2012. Before the start of the 2012 season , the Mumbai Indians traded Dinesh Karthik from Kings XI Punjab and Pragyan Ojha from
8330-463: The last over with MS Dhoni on strike and Munaf Patel to bowl; Patel dismissed Dhoni on the first ball and Mumbai won the match comfortably by 9 runs. In their third match against the Delhi Daredevils , Mumbai once again lost their openers Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar. This time, it was again Dinesh Karthik who brought the match within Mumbai's grasp, with the help of Rohit Sharma, which helped
8449-514: The league before the fourth season in 2011. The Sahara Adventure Sports Group purchased the Pune franchise for $ 370 million, while Rendezvous Sports World bought the Kochi franchise for $ 333.3 million. The Kochi franchise was terminated after just one season due to their failure to pay the BCCI the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise fee. In September 2012, the Deccan Chargers franchise agreement
8568-400: The league table with 14 points, Mumbai needed to win by a big margin to leapfrog them and secure the fourth playoff spot. Rajasthan Royals set a target of 190 runs. Mumbai Indians had to reach the target in 14.3 overs in order to improve the net run rate and claim the fourth position in the table, but they just managed a tie with the Rajasthan Royals in 14.3 overs. So, the Mumbai Indians needed
8687-653: The massive fan split over the captaincy change and the team's disjointed performance, Mumbai finished the season in last place with only 4 wins. The Mumbai Indians played home games at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai for the first two IPL seasons. In the third season, in 2010, they played all seven home games at the Brabourne Stadium while the Wankhede Stadium underwent renovation to host group matches and
8806-525: The match by 38 runs. They gained direct qualification to the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, along with the three IPL teams that finished at the top that season. Mumbai, placed in Group B, was winless in the tournament with three defeats and one no result. The 2013 IPL saw Anil Kumble being appointed as the chief mentor after he quit a similar position from Royal Challengers Bangalore . Due to
8925-476: The matches against their respective opponents. In the Indian leg, they made a comeback by beating Kings XI Punjab who were at the top of the table at that time. After that, they were inconsistent with their performance. They won against Royal Challengers Bangalore but lost against Chennai Super Kings . They won against the Sunrisers Hyderabad but again lost against Kolkata Knight Riders . But after losing against
9044-558: The matches were played in the UAE due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in India. Despite having a strong team, Mumbai Indians were underrated due to their past records in the UAE and a superstition about winning titles in odd years. However, Mumbai Indians broke all those expectations, emerged as the season's most successful team, and clinched their fifth title. Before the 2021 Auction, Mumbai Indians released Mitchell McClenaghan , Sherfane Rutherford , Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile . In
9163-437: The most expensive team to be sold in the league. RIL, owned by Mukesh Ambani , acquired the rights to the franchise for a period of 10 years. The Indian Premier League named four players as icon players for their respective city franchises which made the players unavailable to play for any team other than their city team. Sachin Tendulkar was named Mumbai's icon player. The icon player was also entitled to earn 15% more than
9282-420: The most notable statistical records associated with the tournament is provided below: The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer at the end of each season. It is an ongoing competition with the current highest-run scorer wearing the cap whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the first player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of
9401-406: The most streamed live event on the internet, with 32 million viewers. In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next 4 seasons for US$ 6.4 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports , meaning each IPL match was valued at $ 13.4 million. As of 2024, there have been seventeen seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the Kolkata Knight Riders , who won the 2024 season after defeating
9520-491: The next three games, including two off the last ball, before winning their last league match. They finished fifth in the points table with 7 wins and 7 losses, missing out on a semi-final spot by just one point. The 2009 season was played in South Africa as it coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections due to which the Government of India refused to commit the Indian paramilitary forces to provide security for
9639-471: The next-best paid player in their team. At first player auctions for the inaugural IPL season conducted in February 2008, the Mumbai franchise bought several star international cricketers such as Sanath Jayasuriya , Harbhajan Singh , Shaun Pollock , Lasith Malinga and Robin Uthappa . The franchise named Sachin Tendulkar as the captain of the team and appointed former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput as
9758-526: The number of teams in the league went from eight to ten with the additions of the Pune Warriors India and the Kochi Tuskers Kerala . The tournament was won by the Chennai Super Kings for the second successive season defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final in Chennai, with the winning team's Murali Vijay being named Man of the Match. With this win CSK became the first, and till 2014
9877-445: The only team to have won the IPL on more than one occasion. Despite Bangalore failing to win the title, one of the team's players, Chris Gayle was named as the tournament's best player. He scored 608 runs in twelve innings – the most in the tournament – as well as picking up eight wickets, having joined the team after the start of the season due to an injury to another overseas player, Dirk Nannes . Mumbai Indians ' Lasith Malinga set
9996-446: The other Group B teams twice but all other teams from Group A only once. Team winning a match will be awarded 2 points. The losing team will not receive any points. In case of a draw or no result, both teams will be awarded 1 point. A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage. Four games will be played in the playoffs: The top three teams from
10115-404: The player auction. The BCCI give 10% of foreign players' salaries to their country's national cricket board. Based on a 2024 report by Forbes India , the average IPL salary among the top 10 highest-paid players is ₹12.37 crore, the second-highest of sports leagues in the world. Because players in the IPL are contracted only for the duration of the tournament – less than two months –
10234-581: The playoffs, securing the 4th spot with 8 wins and 6 losses. After eliminating the Lucknow Super Giants during the Eliminator, the Mumbai Indians went on to lose to the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 to end their season. The 2024 season saw the homecoming of one of their core players, Hardik Pandya . He was made captain after much controversy over replacing their previous skipper, Rohit Sharma. Due to
10353-488: The rival league, which it considered a rebel league. On 13 September 2007, following India's victory at the 2007 T20 World Cup , the BCCI announced a franchise based Twenty20 cricket competition known as the Indian Premier League. The inaugural season was scheduled to start in April 2008, commencing with a "high-profile ceremony" in New Delhi . BCCI Vice-president Lalit Modi , who led the IPL initiative, provided details of
10472-551: The same set of core players, retained captain Sachin Tendulkar, vice-captain Harbhajan Singh, all-rounder Kieron Pollard and fast bowler Lasith Malinga for a total of $ 4.5 million. The retention left them with the power of spending only $ 4.5 million at the mega-auction. At the auction , they purchased Rohit Sharma as one of the costliest players in the auction along with Munaf Patel , Andrew Symonds , Aiden Blizzard,
10591-507: The season in the fifth spot in the points table. In IPL 2017 , the Mumbai Indians finished at the top of the points table, winning 10 out of 14 matches. They went on to win the trophy after beating Rising Pune Supergiant in a nail-biting finish. This was their 3rd IPL title, making them the most successful team in the history of IPL. In IPL 2018 , the Mumbai Indians finished at fifth spot after winning 6 and losing 8 matches. In IPL 2019 , Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings in
10710-495: The season were Mumbai Indians pacers Lasith Malinga and Munaf Patel with 28 and 22 wickets respectively. Mumbai qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 held in India. Before the start of the tournament, six first-choice Indian players in the Mumbai squad, including Tendulkar, Sharma and Patel, were ruled out of the tournament due to injuries, and two more Indian players were ruled out based on medical reports. This left their 14-member squad with only six Indian players, while
10829-497: The season with 4 IPL defeats mainly due to their bowling. They lost Aaron Finch and Corey Anderson due to injury for the rest of the season, which meant Lendl Simmons got a chance back into the team. With the help of 6 half-centuries, he gave the team solid starts throughout the season. He was the top scorer for Mumbai with 540 runs and joint second (with Ajinkya Rahane ) in total for the season behind David Warner. The introduction of another strike bowler, Mitchell McClenaghan , in
10948-533: The season. Mumbai qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 where they were eliminated in the group stage with two wins and two defeats in four matches. In 2011 , with the addition of two new teams to the IPL, the IPL Governing Council declared that each franchise could retain a maximum of four players of their 2010 squad, and the rest of the international players would be auctioned. Mumbai Indians retained Tendulkar, Harbhajan, Pollard and Malinga for
11067-480: The second highest-valued sports media property worldwide, behind only the NFL , whose new media contracts taking effect in the 2023 season cumulatively fetched US$ 111 billion. In February 2023, Viacom18 announced it would stream the 2023 IPL for free on JioCinema with feeds in 12 languages, including English and regional languages, and in 4K resolution . The same month, The Walt Disney Company reported its loss of
11186-580: The so-called Pon-dulkar (Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar). This was followed by a strong performance from Rohit Sharma due to which Mumbai scored 183/3 and won the match comfortably by 41 runs. In the next match against the Rajasthan Royals , Mumbai was bundled out for just 92, giving the Rajasthan Royals an 83-run victory. As a result, Ricky Ponting stepped down as the captain and retired from all forms of cricket. With Rohit Sharma in good batting form, he
11305-477: The team has played home matches at the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium . In 2017, the Mumbai Indians became the first franchise to cross the $ 100 million mark in brand value. The brand value of Mumbai Indians in 2019 was estimated around ₹ 809 crore ($ 115 million), the highest among all the IPL franchises for the fourth consecutive year. Mumbai Indians won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in
11424-467: The team provided good support to Lasith Malinga upfront. Mumbai went on to win 9 out of their last 10 matches to win the title, thanks to solid batting performances from Simmons, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard, and good bowling from Malinga, McClenaghan and Harbhajan Singh. In the IPL 2016 Auction, Mumbai Indians bought Tim Southee , Nathu Singh , Jos Buttler , Jitesh Sharma , KP Kamath, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Punia . They finished
11543-602: The team. The kit manufacturer was Adidas from the start of IPL in 2008 till 2014. In 2015, Performax, an in-house brand of Reliance Trends, replaced Adidas as the kit manufacturer. During the player auction in 2008, the Mumbai Indians successfully bid for seven players, including two members of the Indian Twenty-20 World Cup winning side, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa . Sanath Jayasuriya , Lasith Malinga , Luke Ronchi , Dilhara Fernando and Shaun Pollock were other cricketers who were successfully bid for by
11662-407: The teams with his performances at KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and Champions League Twenty20 . In 2011 , as two new teams were added to the IPL, the IPL Governing Council declared that each franchise could retain a maximum of four players of their squad, only three of whom can be Indian players, and the rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction. The Mumbai franchise, keen to have
11781-502: The title sponsors for the 2020 IPL for an amount of ₹ 222 crore (equivalent to ₹ 261 crore or US$ 31 million in 2023). Vivo returned as the title sponsor for the 2021 IPL season but withdrew again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons. InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive ₹ 498 crore (US$ 60 million) for the 2022 and 2023 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had previously agreed to pay
11900-415: The top spot in the points table. Their success was mainly due to the efforts of Tendulkar, Malinga, Harbhajan, Ambati Rayudu and Saurabh Tiwary . They won three of the remaining six league games and finished with 20 points from 14 games at the top of the points table. They beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs in the semi-final, thanks to Pollard's all-round efforts (33* from 13 balls and 3/17). At
12019-486: The tournament allowed a maximum of four overseas players and minimum of seven local players in the playing eleven. An exception was made for the Mumbai Indians which permitted them to field five overseas players during the tournament. Harbhajan was named the stand-in captain in the absence of Tendulkar. Mumbai was placed in Group A alongside Chennai Super Kings, New South Wales Blues , Cape Cobras and Trinidad & Tobago . Mumbai had two wins, one defeat and one no result in
12138-442: The tournament qualify for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team enters the qualifying stage of the tournament. Due to the playoff format, the qualifying teams will be the top two teams of the group stage and the winner of the Eliminator in the playoff stage. Each team can have a squad of at most 30 players with a maximum of US$ 9 million to spend on purchasing players. . Choosing to retain players would subject to
12257-418: The tournament, including its format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. The league, to be managed by a seven-man governing council, would also serve as the qualifying mechanism for that year's Champions League Twenty20 . To determine team ownership, an auction for the franchises was held on 24 January 2008. The reserve prices for the eight franchises totalled $ 400 million, but
12376-460: The transmissions were limited to sports networks with English-language commentary. According to an independent report conducted by Brand Finance, a London-based company, after the conclusion of the 2017 Indian Premier League , the IPL's business value grew by 37% to an all-time peak of $ 5.3 billion, exceeding the five-billion-dollar mark for the first time in a season. According to the company's director Savio D'Souza: Now in its 11th season,
12495-545: The two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons following their involvement in a spot-fixing and betting scandal . The two teams were replaced for two seasons by franchises based in Pune and Rajkot . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the venue for the 2020 season was moved and games were played in the United Arab Emirates . In August 2021,
12614-548: The value of the 2018–2022 contract. The next day, it was announced that Star Sports had renewed its contract for television rights by winning package A, and that a Viacom18 consortium had exclusively acquired the streaming rights by winning both Package B and C. The two contracts for Package A and B are cumulatively valued at around US$ 6.2 billion; with the new contracts, the IPL overtook the Premier League in English football as
12733-518: The weekly IPL salaries are extrapolated pro data to obtain an average annual salary, unlike other sports leagues in which players are contracted by a single team for the entire year. According to a report by The Telegraph , IPL players are paid 18% of the revenue, which is the lowest amount compared to other major sports leagues, in which players receive at least 50% of the revenue. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations said that IPL players must be paid fairly. The 2022 season of
12852-534: The world . The first anthem of Mumbai Indians was based on this motto, wherein the Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan was enlisted for a promotional video campaign. The team logo is the Sudarshan Chakra (or Razor) as initially the name of the team was supposed to be "Mumbai Razors" before Sachin Tendulkar suggested to keep it Mumbai Indians. The team's primary colour is blue with golden stripes on either sides of
12971-494: The years 2012 and 2016. Note : Top four teams qualified for the playoffs . The top three teams also qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team played in the qualifying stage . ("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.) Pune and Kochi are new to the league. The auction for these teams
13090-414: Was dented by Malinga who picked four wickets for 20 (all bowled ) to help Mumbai restrict Somerset to 150 and win the match by 10 runs. The final was also played in Chennai where Mumbai met Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai batted first and managed only 139 in 20 overs. Bangalore started strongly in the run-chase, putting 38 for the first wicket before Malinga broke the partnership. Harbhajan then picked up
13209-421: Was estimated at ₹90,038 crore (US$ 11 billion). According to the BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹1,150 crore (US$ 140 million) to India's GDP . In December 2022, the IPL achieved a valuation of US$ 10.9 billion, becoming a decacorn and registering a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $ 6.2 billion, according to a report by the consulting firm D and P Advisory. Its 2023 final became
13328-448: Was held at Chennai on 22 March 2010. These two bids, worth a total of Rs 3,235 crore, were more than the Rs 2,853 crore collectively paid for the eight franchises in the first auction, on 24 January 2008. The Rajasthan Royals , and the Kings XI Punjab were temporarily ejected from the league due to issues with their unreported ownership changes. The teams were reinstated with involvement from
13447-566: Was made the captain. Under his captaincy, the Mumbai Indians improved a lot and won their first IPL title. They continued their winning streak in the Champions League Twenty20. However, they had a slow start in the tournament which meant they had to win their final match of the league stage against the Perth Scorchers by a margin; they did it by the combined efforts of Nathan Coulter-Nile , Dwayne Smith and skipper Rohit Sharma. In
13566-558: Was named as their captain. In the first match, they faced the FBT20 2014 champions Lahore Lions but lost against them, with Lahore Lions winning by 6 wickets in 18.4 overs. In the second match, they faced the Southern Express , who had a slow start and lost wickets regularly but managed to score 161/6 in 20 overs. The Mumbai Indians started off with an excellent opening partnership of 139 runs in just 14 overs. They lost their first wicket on
13685-428: Was one of their core players for a long time. In the mega auctions, they purchased back Ishan Kishan for a hefty sum of ₹15.25 crore, which is the second highest bid for an Indian player till date. They began the season with a poor note of losing their first 8 matches which is the worst in the history of the IPL. They ended the tournament with 4 wins out of 14 matches, making the 15th season as their worst by finishing at
13804-575: Was presented to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the best under-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as "Rising Star of the Year," and in 2013 the "Best Young Player of the Season." Since 2014, the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Mustafizur Rahman is the only foreign player to win this award. The 2024 winner was Nitish Kumar Reddy . The Maximum Sixes Award
13923-454: Was suspended from the tournament for reportedly slapping Sreesanth during Mumbai's league match against Kings XI Punjab . After Harbhajan's suspension, Shaun Pollock assumed the leadership duties until Tendulkar's return on 24 May. Under Pollock's captaincy, Mumbai won six out of their next six games which left them needing to win two more out of the remaining four matches to qualify for the semi-finals. Mumbai suffered three last-over defeats in
14042-546: Was terminated after the BCCI failed to find new owners. In October, an auction was held for a replacement franchise; Sun TV Network won the bid for what became the Hyderabad franchise; the team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad . Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL in May 2013 due to financial differences with the BCCI. The BCCI officially terminated the franchise in October, and the league reverted to eight teams. In June 2015,
14161-457: Was the failure of their lower middle order. However, Mumbai Indians won their next 2 games, with the middle order showing some improvement and making crucial contributions to secure the victories. They eventually ended the season at the fifth spot. In 2022, two new teams were introduced. Ahead of 2022 IPL mega auctions, the team retained 4 players who were Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav. They left Hardik Pandya who
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