The Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports. The team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They are currently captained by Rohit Sharma. Sharma is the leading run scorer of the team while Lasith Malinga is theleading wicket taker.
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The Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports. The team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final. In 2017, the Mumbai Indians became the first franchise to cross the USD 100 million mark in brand value among the IPL franchises. In 2019, they repeated the same feat as they won a record breaking fourth IPL title, by beating CSK by just 1 run on 12 May 2019 in the IPl Final. They are currently captained by Rohit Sharma. Sharma is the leading run scorer of the team while Lasith Malinga is theleading wicket taker. The franchise named Sachin Tendulkar as the captain and appointed former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput as the head coach. The Mumbai franchise was sold for USD 111.9 million, making it the most expensive team to be sold in the league. The 2009 season was played in South Africa as it coincided with the multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections due to the Government of India refusing to commit the paramilitary forces to provide security. They finished fifth in the table with 7 wins and 7 losses, missing out on a semi-final spot by just one point.
The IPL named four players as icon players for their respective city franchises which made the players unavailable to play for any team other than their city team. The icon player was also entitled to earn 15% more than the next-best paid player in their team. The team got off to a bad start in the season losing their first four games by some comprehensive margins. Their stand-in captain, Harbhajan, was suspended from the tournament for slapping Sreesanth during Mumbai’s league match against Kings XI Punjab. Under Pollock, Shaun Pollock won six out of their next six games which left them needing two more out of four matches to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final match, Mumbai won by two wickets, including two off the last ball before winning the match by two runs. In 2009, they won their 100th T20, becoming the first team to do so. In 2012, they became the third team to win more than one IPLtitle. In 2013, they defeated the Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run in a thrilling final to win their third title. In 2014, they beat the Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win its second Champions League T20 title later that year. In 2015, they lost to the Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets on 10 November 2020 in theIPL Final. In 2016, they were the first side to win three IPL titles in a row.
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