# 2009 Mumbai Indians season

Mumbai Indians (MI) is a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Sachin Tendulkar.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| Saurabh Tiwary | India | (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | South Africa | (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India | (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | (1969-06-30)30 June 1969 (aged 39) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| Ryan McLaren | South Africa | (1983-02-09)9 February 1983 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Graham Napier | England | (1980-01-06)6 January 1980 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| Abhishek Nayar | India | (1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dwayne Bravo | Trinidad and Tobago | (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Luke Ronchi | New Zealand | (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 27) | Right-handed | – | |
| Pinal Shah | India | (1987-11-03)3 November 1987 (aged 21) | Right-handed | – | |
| Yogesh Takawale | India | (1984-11-05)5 November 1984 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Harbhajan Singh | India | (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice Captain |
| Dilhara Fernando | Sri Lanka | (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | India | (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Zaheer Khan | India | (1978-10-07)7 October 1978 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
| Kyle Mills | New Zealand | (1979-03-15)15 March 1979 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
| Chetanya Nanda | India | (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Rohan Raje | India | (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |

## Standings

Mumbai Indians finished seventh in the league stage of IPL 2009.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.311 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.951 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.191 |
| 4 | Deccan Chargers (C) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.203 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.483 |
| 6 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.352 |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0.297 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −0.789 |
    (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
    Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.