# 2013 Mumbai Indians season

Mumbai Indians (MI) are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that took part in the 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting during the initial stages of the IPL, but he was later replaced by Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians beat the Chennai Super Kings at the 2013 Indian Premier League final to win their first IPL title. They also emerged victorious at the 2013 Champions League Twenty20, which was their second CLT20 title. This was the last season Sachin Tendulkar played for the side.

## Squad

* Players with international caps before the start of 2013 IPL are listed in bold.
* * denotes players part of the 2013 CLT20 squad.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 06 | Aiden Blizzard | Australia | (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas |
| 09 | Ambati Rayudu | India | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Occasional wicketkeeper |
| 10 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas; Captain (Initial Stages) |
| 16 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain (Later Stages) |
| 64 | Phillip Hughes | Australia | (1988-11-30)30 November 1988 (aged 24) | Left-handed | – | Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 01 | Rishi Dhawan | India | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 07 | James Franklin | New Zealand | (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India | (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 24 | Jacob Oram | New Zealand | (1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith | Barbados | (1983-04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 51 | Jalaj Saxena | India | (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Overseas; Vice-Captain |
| 89 | Amitoze Singh | India | (1989-02-15)15 February 1989 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 04 | Sushant Marathe | India | (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 02 | Javed Khan | India | (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 03 | Harbhajan Singh | India | (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 05 | Abu Nechim | India | (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 12 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 13 | Munaf Patel | India | (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 18 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | (1987-10-11)11 October 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 23 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas |
| 30 | Pragyan Ojha | India | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 33 | Pawan Suyal | India | (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 91 | Dhawal Kulkarni | India | (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |

## Indian Premier League
### Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.441 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.530 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.322 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.003 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0.457 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0.226 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | −0.095 |
| 8 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −1.006 |
| 9 | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | −0.848 |
"C" refers to the champions of the tournament, R to the runners-up.

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| 1 | April 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | Lost by 2 runs | Scorecard |
| 2 | April 6 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Won by 9 runs; MoM – Kieron Pollard 57* (38) | Scorecard |
| 3 | April 9 | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai | Won by 44 runs; MoM – Dinesh Karthik 86 (48) | Scorecard |
| 4 | April 13 | Pune Warriors India | Mumbai | Won by 41 runs; MoM – Rohit Sharma 62* (32) | Scorecard |
| 5 | April 17 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 87 runs | Scorecard |
| 6 | April 21 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | Lost by 9 wickets | Scorecard |
| 7 | April 24 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 5 wickets; MoM – Dwayne Smith 62 (45) | Scorecard |
| 8 | April 27 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | Won by 58 runs; MoM – Dwayne Smith 50 (36) and 2/20 | Scorecard |
| 9 | April 29 | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | Won by 4 runs; MoM – Rohit Sharma 79* (39) | Scorecard |
| 10 | May 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 11 | May 5 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | Won by 60 runs; MoM – Mitchell Johnson 3/27 (3 overs) | Scorecard |
| 12 | May 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | Won by 65 Runs; MoM – Sachin Tendulkar 48 (28) | Scorecard |
| 13 | May 11 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won by 5 Wickets; MoM – Mitchell Johnson 2/8 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 14 | May 13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | Won by 7 wickets; MoM – Kieron Pollard 66* (27) | Scorecard |
| 15 | May 15 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | Won by 14 Runs; MoM – Aditya Tare 59 (37) | Scorecard |
| 16 | May 18 | Kings XI Punjab | Dharamsala | Lost by 50 Runs | Scorecard |
| Qualifier 1 ||||||
| 17 | May 21 | Chennai Super Kings | New Delhi | Lost by 48 Runs | Scorecard |
| Qualifier 2 ||||||
| 18 | May 24 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Won by 4 wickets; MoM Harbhajan Singh 3/23, 2 catches and 6* (4) | Scorecard |
| Final ||||||
| 19 | May 26 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Won by 23 Runs; MoM – Kieron Pollard 60* (32) | Scorecard |
| Overall record:13–6. Champions. Qualified for 2013 Champions League Twenty20. ||||||

## Champions League Twenty20
### Group standings

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.960 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +1.068 |
| Otago Volts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +0.869 |
| Highveld Lions | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | –0.726 |
| Perth Scorchers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | –2.851 |

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| 1 | September 21 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 4Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 2 | September 23 | Otago Volts | Ahmedabad | 4Match did not start after intermittent rain | Scorecard |
| 3 | September 27 | Highveld Lions | Jaipur | 4Won by 7 wickets; MoM Dwayne Smith 63 (47) and 1 catch | Scorecard |
| 4 | October 2 | Perth Scorchers | Delhi | 4Won by 6 wickets; MoM Rohit Sharma 51* (24) | Scorecard |
| Semifinal ||||||
| 5 | October 5 | Trinidad & Tobago | Delhi | 4Won by 6 wickets; MoM Dwayne Smith 59 (38) | Scorecard |
| Final ||||||
| 6 | October 6 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | 4Won by 33 runs; MoM – Harbhajan Singh 4/32 and 1 catch | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 4–1. Champions. ||||||