Captain: Hardik Pandya
Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Home Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Best Finishes: Champions (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
Last Season: 10th
Key Stats
1. PowerPlay Dominance
5.28 – Since 2023, Jasprit Bumrah has dominated the PowerPlay across all T20s, with a 63.8% dot-ball percentage while conceding boundaries on just 12.85% of deliveries. In the IPL, he has been even tighter (6.00 economy, 62.6% dots). Though slightly more expensive (6.93 economy, 53.6% dots) in IPL, Trent Boult remains a potent new-ball threat. Together, they have a combined IPL PowerPlay economy of under 6.5 over the last two years, making them a formidable duo.
2. Explosive Top Order
150.62 – Since IPL 2023, Rohit Sharma (142.15), Tilak Varma (141.02), and Suryakumar Yadav (168.04) have combined for a strike rate of 150.62 in overs 1-14, scoring at 9.04 runs per over. This season, Mumbai Indians’ likely top four — Rohit, Ryan Rickelton, Tilak, and Suryakumar — promise an aggressive start. Across all T20s since 2023, they’ve maintained a scoring rate of 8.88 per six balls in this phase, with Rohit (143.62), Rickelton (150.62), Tilak (142.6), and Suryakumar (155.88) forming a solid foundation for the finishers to exploit.
This aggressive approach lays a strong foundation for Mumbai’s finishers to capitalise in the death overs.
3. Wankhede’s High-Scoring Nature
9.84 – In the last two IPL seasons, Wankhede Stadium has been the second-fastest scoring venue in terms of runs per over, behind only Kolkata’s Eden Gardens (9.98). The red soil pitch has encouraged high-scoring encounters, with teams surpassing 200 runs on 12 occasions out of 28 since 2023. The highest total recorded in this period is 234 for five (MI vs DC in 2024). Due to the dew factor, teams that won the toss opted to bowl first in 13 out of 14 matches.
Predicted Playing XI
Top Order
Rohit Sharma
Ryan Rickelton
Tilak Varma
Suryakumar Yadav
Middle Order & All-Rounders
Naman Dhir
Robin Minz
Hardik Pandya
Mitchell Santner
Bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah
Trent Boult
Karn Sharma
Impact Player: Will Jacks / Satyanarayana Raju
Final Thoughts
Mumbai Indians’ fortunes in IPL 2025 will depend on their PowerPlay bowling and top-order aggression. Can their star-studded lineup deliver this time?