MI playing 11: The 5-time champions Mumbai Indians will open their IPL 2022 campaign against one of the most improved sides of IPL in the last 2-3 years, i.e. Delhi Capitals. The match will be played at the Brabourne Stadium at 3:30 PM in Mumbai. We are here with the possible playing 11 of Mumbai Indians.
The Mumbai Indians had an indifferent campaign last year as they failed to qualify for the playoffs and were humbled by Delhi Capitals on both occasions in the league stage. With a new season lurking for the Indians, they will be looking to reinforce their newly built squad and come up with the best possible eleven in their tournament opener.
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Rohit Sharma
Ishan Kishan
Tilak Varma
Anmolpreet Singh
Tim David
Kieron Pollard
Fabian Allen/Daniel Sams
Tymal Mills
Mayank Markande/Murugan Ashwin
Jaydev Unadkat
Jasprit Bumrah
Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Basil Thampi, M Ashwin, Mohammad Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Fabian Allen, Aryan Juyal
Rohit Sharma Stats in IPL
Skipper Rohit Sharma will be a vital cog with the bat in the absence of Suryakumar Yadav. Below are his numbers in IPL.
| Runs | Strike Rate | vs DC | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
213 | 5611 | 130.39 | 1044 runs from 34 innings | 479 runs from 15 matches | 43, 8, 7, 22, 18 |
Ishan Kishan Stats in IPL
Mumbai Indians invest huge bucks to re-acquire the services of Ishan Kishan during the auctions this year. He will be one of the batting pillars for MI yet again.
| Runs | Strike Rate | vs DC | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
56 | 1452 | 136.33 | 305 runs from 11 innings | 541 runs from 10 innings | 11, 14, 9, 50, 84 |
Kieron Pollard in IPL
Kieron Pollard is more of a batsman as he is in his late thirties. However, he still remains a vital cog when it comes to power-hitting in the slog overs.
| Runs | Average | vs DC | In IPL 2021 | Last 3 IPL innings |
178 | 3268 | 29.98 | 430 runs from 31 marches | 245 runs from 14 matches & 5 wickets | 7, 15, 6, DNP, 13 |
Jasprit Bumrah Stats in IPL
Delhi Capitals team is Jasprit Bumrah’s bunny. The experienced pacer has scalped 20 wickets from 17 matches against the Rishabh Pant-led side.
Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | vs DC | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
106 | 130 | 7.42 | 20 wickets from 17 matches | 21 wickets from 14 matches | 3/36, 2/24, 1/29, 2/14, 2/39 |