IPL 2025: Predicted XI of Mumbai Indians (MI) for the season
Middle-Order: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton
Known as Mr. 360 for his innovative stroke play, Suryakumar Yadav has been the batting backbone for the Mumbai-based franchise for the last few years. He has consistently delivered match-winning performances and will be key in the middle overs.
Suryakumar Yadav has been a part of the IPL since 2012. Overall, he has played 150 games so far, scoring 3,594 runs at an average of 32.1 and a strike rate of 145.3, including two centuries and 24 half centuries. Tilak Varma seems to have picked up plenty of lessons on the go and is expected to shine for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming season.
Having played 38 games so far, he scored 1156 runs at an average of around 40 and a strike rate of 146.3, including six half centuries. Naman Dhir featured in a total of seven games for Mumbai Indians in the last season, scoring 140 runs at an impressive strike rate of 177.22, including a fifty. Mumbai Indians used RTM to get Naman Dhir back for INR 5.25 crore.