Mumbai Indians in 2012
# Mumbai Indians in 2012

The Mumbai Indians (MI) are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that took part in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Harbhajan Singh who had taken over the captaincy from Sachin Tendulkar.

Mumbai Indians reached the Eliminator of playoff stage in the 2012 IPL where they were defeated by the Chennai Super Kings. They qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20, where they crashed out in the group stage.

## Squad

* Players with international caps before 2012 IPL are listed in bold.

| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 02 | Tirumalasetti Suman | India | (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 06 | Aiden Blizzard | Australia | (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas |
| 09 | Ambati Rayudu | India | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 10 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 16 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 74 | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | (1974-02-23)23 February 1974 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 77 | Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| 88 | Richard Levi | South Africa | (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| – | Jaydev Shah | India | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 01 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 05 | Robin Peterson | South Africa | (1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| 07 | James Franklin | New Zealand | (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith | Barbados | (1983-04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 04 | Sushant Marathe | India | (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Aditya Tare | India | (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 03 | Harbhajan Singh | India | (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 11 | R. P. Singh | India | (1985-12-06)6 December 1985 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 13 | Munaf Patel | India | (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 14 | Abu Nechim | India | (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 15 | Clint McKay | Australia | (1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 23 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 30 | Pragyan Ojha | India | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 69 | Pawan Suyal | India | (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 91 | Dhawal Kulkarni | India | (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |

## Indian Premier League

### Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils (3) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.617 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.561 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (4) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | −0.100 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0.100 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −0.022 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | −0.216 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0.201 |
| 8 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | −0.509 |
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −0.551 |

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | April 4 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | 24.633663366337Won by 8 wickets; MoM – Richard Levi 50 (35) | Scorecard |
| 2 | April 6 | Pune Warriors India | Mumbai | −28Lost by 28 runs | Scorecard |
| 3 | April 9 | Deccan Chargers | Visakhapatnam | 4Won by 5 wickets; MoM – Rohit Sharma 73* (50) and 1 catch | Scorecard |
| 4 | April 11 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | 27Won by 27 runs; MoM – Kieron Pollard 64 (33), 4/44 (4 overs) and 1 catch | Scorecard |
| 5 | April 16 | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai | −33.393258426966Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 6 | April 22 | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | −5.2051282051282Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard |
| 7 | April 25 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 4.436974789916Won by 4 wickets; MoM – Ambati Rayudu 34* (17) | Scorecard |
| 8 | April 27 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | −37Lost by 37 runs | Scorecard |
| 9 | April 29 | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai | 11.192660550459Won by 5 wickets | Scorecard |
| 10 | May 3 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | 1Won by 1 run; MoM – Lasith Malinga 2/25 (4 overs) and 14 (14) | Scorecard |
| 11 | May 6 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 1Won by 2 wickets; MoM – Dwayne Smith 24* (9) | Scorecard |
| 12 | May 9 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | −18.444444444444Lost by 9 wickets | Scorecard |
| 13 | May 12 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 27Won by 27 runs; MoM – Rohit Sharma 109* (60) | Scorecard |
| 14 | May 14 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 4.9322033898305Won by 5 wickets; MoM – Ambati Rayudu 81* (54) | Scorecard |
| 15 | May 16 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | −32 Lost by 32 runs | Scorecard |
| 16 | May 20 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 19.111111111111Won by 10 wickets; MoM – {Dwayne Smith 87* (58) & 1 catch | Scorecard |
| Eliminator ||||||
| 17 | May 23 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | −38 Lost by 38 runs | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 10–7. Advanced to the playoffs. ||||||

## Champions League Twenty20

### Group standings

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sydney Sixers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.656 |
| Highveld Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | +0.140 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.049 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −0.471 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | −1.791 |

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 14 | Highveld Lions | Johannesburg | 4Lost by 8 wickets | Scorecard |
| 2 | October 18 | Yorkshire | Cape Town | 4Match did not start after intermittent rain | Scorecard |
| 3 | October 20 | Chennai Super Kings | Johannesburg | 4Lost by 6 runs | Scorecard |
| 4 | October 22 | Sydney Sixers | Durban | 4Lost by 12 runs | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 0–3. Did not advance. ||||||
