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Mumbai Indians: The most successful team in IPL history.
The Mumbai Indians are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is popularly referred to as MI or MI Paltan. The MI were founded in 2008 and are owned by India's largest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment, the team has primarily played its home matches at the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium. It is one of the most successful teams in the IPL.
Quick Facts
- Tournament
- Indian Premier League (IPL)
- Season
- 2015
- Venue
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Result
- Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs
- Key performer (mi)
- Rohit Sharma (Captain), Lendl Simmons
- Opponent
- Chennai Super Kings
Lore & Background
In 2015, Mumbai Indians mirrored their previous year's start by losing four consecutive early matches. Despite losing Aaron Finch and Corey Anderson to injury, the team found success with the opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel, supported by the arrival of pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan. Mumbai won nine of their final ten games, culminating in a 41-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in the final to secure their second IPL title.
Reader's Guide
The Mumbai Indians are currently captained by Hardik Pandya. Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as head coach of the Mumbai Indians before the 2025 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 Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket taker of the team.
Did You Know?
- The Mumbai Indians won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final.
- They won their first IPL title in 2013 by defeating the Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final.
- In 2017, they became the first team to win three IPL titles, defeating the Rising Pune Supergiant by one run in the final.
- They became the first team to win the IPL title for the fifth time, by beating the Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets on 10 November 2020.
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