# 2016 Mumbai Indians season

Mumbai Indians (MI) are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Captained by Rohit Sharma, they were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League.

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Gujarat Lions (3) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.374 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.932 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.245 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.106 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.146 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.155 | |
| 7 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.015 | |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.646 | |

### Match summary
## Squad

* Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2015 | ₹32 million (US$380,000) | Overseas |
| 7 | Siddhesh Lad | India | (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 9 | Ambati Rayudu | India | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹40 million (US$480,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 15 | Unmukt Chand | India | (1993-03-26)26 March 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | 2015 | Traded player | |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) | Captain |
| 54 | Lendl Simmons | Trinidad and Tobago | (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹9 million (US$110,000) | Overseas |
| | Aiden Blizzard | Australia | (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
| | Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
| | Nitish Rana | India | (1993-12-27)27 December 1993 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 19 | Shreyas Gopal | India | (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹75 million (US$900,000) | Overseas/Vice-captain |
| 78 | Corey Anderson | New Zealand | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹45 million (US$540,000) | Overseas |
| 228 | Hardik Pandya | India | (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 27) | Right-handed | | 2014 | ₹16 million (US$190,000) | |
| 72 | Parthiv Patel | India | (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 30) | Left-handed | | 2015 | Traded player | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | India | (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) | |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹12 million (US$140,000) | |
| 16 | Jagadeesha Suchith | India | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 23 | Vinay Kumar | India | (1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | Traded player | |
| 30 | Pragyan Ojha | India | (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2015 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | |
| 33 | Pawan Suyal | India | (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 81 | Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 90 | Marchant de Lange | South Africa | (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹55 million (US$660,000) | Overseas |
| | Abhimanyu Mithun | India | (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2015 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | |
| | Akshay Wakhare | India | (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | 2015 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Ben Hilfenhaus | Australia | (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2015 | Replacement signing | Overseas |
* ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury
* ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury
* ↑ withdrew citing rest before international cricket