IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians’ squad and the full schedule

 

The reigning champions Mumbai Indians will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai on April 9, in what will be the curtain-raiser of the 14th edition of the tournament. The Rohit Sharma-led team will play three-afternoon games against Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Rajasthan Royals, which will begin from 3:30 PM IST.

The five-time champions will play their last league stage match against the previous season runners-up Delhi Capitals on 23rd May. Mumbai will play five matches in Chennai, four in Delhi, three in Bangalore, and two in Kolkata. In this season, no team will have the home advantage as the matches will be played in six cities.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians will be chasing their sixth IPL title in the upcoming season. Mumbai has a potent squad and they have ticked the right boxes as they mostly come with collective efforts.

In IPL 2021 auctions, the defending champions had roped in players like Piyush Chawla, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, and Adam Milne.

Mumbai has been the most consistent team in the IPL and their skipper Rohit Sharma has played a key role in their success. Players like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and Jasprit Bumrah have come through the ranks for the franchise. Moreover, they have foreign players like Kieron Pollard, Quinton de Kock, and Trent Boult, who have consistently performed for them.

MI’s squad for IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh, James Neesham, Arjun Tendulkar

 

Match 1: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM IST, 9 April – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 5: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 13 April – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 9: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 7:30 PM IST, 17 April – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 13: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 20 April – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 17: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 23 April – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 24: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals – 3:30 PM IST, 29 April – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Match 27: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings – 7:30 PM IST, 1 May – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Match 31: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 4 May – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Match 36: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 8 May – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Match 39: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 7:30 PM IST, 10 May – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match 42: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings – 3:30 PM IST, 13 May – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match 47: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 16 May – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match 51: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST, 20 May – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 55: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals – 3:30 PM IST, 23 May – Eden Gardens, Kolkata