# 2017 Mumbai Indians season

Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai that play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of eight teams that competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma was the captain of the team for the fifth season in succession, while Mahela Jayawardene was in his first season as the team's coach. The Mumbai Indians drew an average home attendance of 26,000 in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians won the 2017 IPL Final by defeating Rising Pune Supergiants by 1 run thus winning their 3rd title.

## Offseason

* In November 2016, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed head coach, replacing Ricky Ponting.

## Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore. The Mumbai Indians bought the following players at the auction:
* Nicholas Pooran
* Mitchell Johnson
* K Gowtham
* Karn Sharma
* Saurabh Tiwary
* Asela Gunaratne
* Kulwant Khejroliya

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 7 | Siddhesh Lad | India | (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | India | (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2010) | ₹400 lakh (US$480,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 15 | Saurabh Tiwary | India | (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | | 2017 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2011) | ₹1,250 lakh (US$1.5 million) | Captain |
| 54 | Lendl Simmons | Trinidad and Tobago | (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹550 lakh (US$660,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 11 | Hardik Pandya | India | (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| 12 | Karn Sharma | India | (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹320 lakh (US$380,000) | |
| 19 | Shreyas Gopal | India | (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| 24 | Krunal Pandya | India | (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹200 lakh (US$240,000) | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 (since 2010) | ₹970 lakh (US$1.2 million) | Overseas/Vice-captain |
| | Deepak Punia | India | (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| | Asela Gunaratne | Sri Lanka | (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 63 | Jos Buttler | England | (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹380 lakh (US$460,000) | Overseas |
| 72 | Parthiv Patel | India | (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | | 2015 | ₹140 lakh (US$170,000) | |
| | Jitesh Sharma | India | (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| | Nicholas Pooran | Trinidad and Tobago | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | | 2017 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | India | (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹800 lakh (US$960,000) | |
| 16 | Jagadeesha Suchith | India | (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2015 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |
| 23 | Vinay Kumar | India | (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹299 lakh (US$360,000) | |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981 (age 42) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹200 lakh (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| 38 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹250 lakh (US$300,000) | Overseas |
| 81 | Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | (1986-06-11) 11 June 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2015 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 93 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 (since 2013) | ₹120 lakh (US$140,000) | |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 (since 2008) | ₹810 lakh (US$970,000) | Overseas |
| | Krishnappa Gowtham | India | (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹200 lakh (US$240,000) | |
| | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) | |

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 | |

### Match summary
## Playoffs
### Qualifier 1

* 16 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rising Pune Supergiants 162/4 (20 overs) | v | (H) Mumbai Indians 142 (20 overs) |
| Manoj Tiwary 58 (48) Lasith Malinga 1/14 (3 overs) | | Parthiv Patel 52 (40) Washington Sundar 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Rising Pune Supergiants won by 20 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Washington Sundar (Rising Pune Supergiants)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl

### Qualifier 2

* 19 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 111/4 (14.3 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 107 (18.5 overs) |
| Krunal Pandya 45 (30) Piyush Chawla 2/34 (4 overs) | | Suryakumar Yadav 31 (25) Karn Sharma 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Karn Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl

### Final

* 21 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rising Pune Supergiants 128/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 129/8 (20 overs) |
| Steve Smith 51 (50) Mitchell Johnson 3/26 (4 overs) | | Krunal Pandya 47 (38) Jaydev Unadkat 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 1 run Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat