Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in the IPL, having won the title four times. Going into this season’s tournament as defending champions, they are once again considered by many as the favourites. Before Rohit Sharma and co. get the ball rolling, here’s a quiz to test your knowledge on the Mumbai-based IPL franchise.
When was the first time MI finished in the top four at the end of the league stage in the IPL?
MI finished fifth in 2008 and seventh in ’09 before reaching the final in ’10.
2008
2009
2010
2011
Who was MI’s head coach during the first IPL season in 2008?
Rajput was MI’s head coach while Bhogle was part of the support staff as an advisor during IPL 2008.
Harsha Bhogle
Lalchand Rajput
Robin Singh
John Wright
Who was Jasprit Bumrah’s first wicket in the IPL?
Bumrah dismissed Kohli in his first-ever over in the IPL. The RCB captain had hit him for three fours earlier in the over, before the then 19-year-old came back superbly.
AB de Villiers
Chris Gayle
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Virat Kohli
Who is the only batsman to have won the Orange Cap while playing for MI?
Tendulkar won the Orange Cap in IPL 2010, having scored 618 runs at an average of 47.54 and a strike rate of 132.6.
Lendl Simmons
Rohit Sharma
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Who, among the following cricketers, has never played for MI in an IPL match?
Axar was in MI’s squad in 2013 but didn’t play. While Pandey featured in three matches for MI in 2008, Binny and Chahal played one game in ’10 and ’13 respectively.
Axar Patel
Manish Pandey
Stuart Binny
Yuzvendra Chahal
Who was MI’s highest run-scorer in IPL 2019, a season in which they won the IPL for the fourth time?
The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 529 runs at an average of 35.27 and a strike rate of 132.9.
Hardik Pandya
Quinton de Kock
Rohit Sharma
Suryakumar Yadav
Four batsmen have scored centuries for MI in the IPL so far. Who was the first?
Jayasuriya’s unbeaten 114 off 48 deliveries against CSK in 2008 is still the highest score by a MI batsman in the IPL.
Lendl Simmons
Rohit Sharma
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Who, while playing for MI, registered the best bowling figures in an IPL innings in 2019?
Joseph’s 6/12 against SRH is an all-time IPL record.
Alzarri Joseph
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga
Rahul Chahar
At ₹8 cr, who was MI’s biggest buy during the 2020 IPL auction?
Coulter-Nile has taken 36 wickets in 26 IPL matches so far.
Chris Lynn
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Saurabh Tiwary
Trent Boult
Who, among the following cricketers, has captained MI in an IPL match?
Bravo captained MI in one match during IPL 2010, the game was against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Ambati Rayudu
Dwayne Bravo
Lasith Malinga
Zaheer Khan