The 2023 season of the Indian Premier League saw Mumbai Indians plays its 16th season.[1]
Having finished the 2022 season in the bottom spot on the table, the team qualified for the playoffs in 2023.[2]
Background
The franchise retained several players ahead of the 2023 mini-auction. These included the list as below.[3]
- Rohit Sharma
- Ishan Kishan
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Hritik Shokeen
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Tim David
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Dewald Brevis
- Ramandeep Singh
- Tilak Varma
- Jofra Archer
- Mohd. Arshad Khan
- Akash Madhwal
- Tristan Stubbs
- Jason Behrendorff
Players released
- Kieron Pollard (Retired)
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Aryan Juyal
- Basil Thampi
- Daniel Sams
- Fabian Allen
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Mayank Markande
- Murugan Ashwin
- Rahul Buddhi
- Riley Meredith
- Sanjay Yadav
- Tymal Mills
Players signed
- Cameron Green
- Duan Jansen
- Nehal Wadhera
- Shams Mulani
- Piyush Chawla
- Raghav Goyal
- Jhye Richardson
- Vishnu Vinod
Season
Despite the absence of experienced bowlers in the side, and with Jasprit Bumrah injured,[4] the emergence of Akash Madhwal, who took a five-wicket haul in the eliminator match[5] was one of the positives for the team.[6]
The team started slowly, losing two of its first three matches, but was able to finish 4th in the group stage, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Lucknow Super Giants in the eliminator, but lost to Gujarat Titans in the second playoff match.[7]
Suryakumar Yadav was the standout talent with the bat accumulating 605 runs,[8] whilst Piyush Chawla took 22 wickets.[9]
References
- ^ "IPL to become 10-team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "IPL 2023. Rohit Sharma took Mumbai Indians to Qualifiers with astute captaincy: Irfan Pathan". 25 May 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Tata IPL 2023 Player Retention". Cricbuzz.com. Cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Jasprit Bumrah provides major injury update a day after MI's IPL 2023 exit: '...we meet again'". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "IPL 2023, Eliminator: Akash Madhwal's Stunning 5-Wicket Haul Guides MI To Win vs LSG. Photo Gallery". NDTVSports.com.
- ^ "How Uttarakhand transformed Akash Madhwal, a tennis-ball cricketer". The Times of India. 22 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "GT vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Gujarat Titans blow away Mumbai Indians to set up final with Chennai Super Kings". The Times of India. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "GT vs MI: Suryakumar Yadav hits 600 plus runs in an IPL season for first time in his career". India Today.
- ^ Satyam, Ashish (8 June 2023). "'I Bowled Wrong Deliveries, But…': IPL Star Piyush Chawla Shares 22-Wicket Haul Secret". news.abplive.com.