# 2018 Mumbai Indians season

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

## Offseason
### Support staff changes

* In December 2017, Jonty Rhodes stepped down as the fielding coach in order to focus on personal business.
* In December 2017, James Pamment was appointed fielding coach.
* In February 2018, Lasith Malinga was named as the bowling mentor of the team.

### Others

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. 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.

## Squad

* 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 | (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.8 crore (US$455,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | JP Duminy | South Africa | (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Vice-Captain; Overseas |
| 23 | Siddhesh Lad | India | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 77 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | |
| — | Saurabh Tiwary | India | (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) | |
| — | Sharad Lumba | India | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 24 | Krunal Pandya | India | (1991-03-24)24 March 1991 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹8.8 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Australia | (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | Overseas |
| 33 | Hardik Pandya | India | (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹5.4 crore (US$647,000) | Overseas |
| — | Anukul Roy | India | (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Tajinder Dhillon | India | (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 51 | Ishan Kishan | India | (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.2 crore (US$743,000) | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 4 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Mayank Markande | India | (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 18 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | |
| 81 | Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | Overseas |
| 93 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) | |
| — | Rahul Chahar | India | (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2018 | ₹1.9 crore (US$228,000) | |
| — | Pat Cummins | Australia | (1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹5.4 crore (US$647,000) | Overseas |
| — | Mohsin Khan | India | (1998-07-15)15 July 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | M. D. Nidheesh | India | (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| — | Adam Milne | New Zealand | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |

## Season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 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 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 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 | |

### Results
#### League matches

* 7 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 165/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 169/9 (19.5 overs) |
| Suryakumar Yadav 43 (29) Shane Watson 2/29 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 68 (30) Mayank Markande 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 1 wicket Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 151/9 (20 overs) |
| Evin Lewis 29 (17) Sandeep Sharma 2/25 (4 overs) | | Shikhar Dhawan 45 (28) Mayank Markande 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 1 wicket Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 April 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 194/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs) |
| Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32) Daniel Christian 3/35 (3 overs) | | Jason Roy 91* (53) Krunal Pandya 2/21 (3 overs) |
* Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 213/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/8 (20 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 94 (52) Umesh Yadav 2/36 (4 overs) | | Virat Kohli 92* (62) Krunal Pandya 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 46 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 168/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Suryakumar Yadav 72 (47) Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs) | | Sanju Samson 52 (39) Hardik Pandya 2/25 (2.4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Player of the match: Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 118 (18.4 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 87 (18.5 overs) |
| Kane Williamson 29 (21) Mayank Markande 2/15 (3 overs) | | Suryakumar Yadav 34 (38) Siddarth Kaul 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 31 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 170/2 (19.4 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 75* (47) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/26 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 56* (33) Harbhajan Singh 1/20 (3.5 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 153/7 (20 overs) |
| Manan Vohra 45 (31) Hardik Pandya 3/28 (3 overs) | | Hardik Pandya 50 (42) Tim Southee 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Tim Southee (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 176/4 (19 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 50 (40) Jasprit Bumrah 1/19 (4 overs) | | Suryakumar Yadav 57 (42) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 May 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 168/6 (20 overs) |
| Suryakumar Yadav 59 (39) Andre Russell 2/12 (2 overs) | | Robin Uthappa 54 (35) Hardik Pandya 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 210/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 108 (18.1 overs) |
| Ishan Kishan 62 (21) Piyush Chawla 3/48 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 21 (15) Krunal Pandya 2/12 (3.1 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 102 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Anil Chaudhary (India) Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 171/3 (18 overs) |
| Evin Lewis 60 (42) Jofra Archer 2/16 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 94* (53) Hardik Pandya 2/52 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 186/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 183/5 (20 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 50 (23) Andrew Tye 4/16 (4 overs) | | K. L. Rahul 94 (60) Jasprit Bumrah 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 3 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 May 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 overs) |
| Rishabh Pant 64 (44) Krunal Pandya 1/11 (2 overs) | | Evin Lewis 48 (31) Amit Mishra 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Daredevils won by 11 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.