The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. They were one of the eight teams competing in the 2019 Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win the final for their fourth title. Background Player retention, transfers and auction In November 2018, Mumbai Indians announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne and Jason Behrendorff. Preseason In February 2019, Netflix released an eight-part documentary series based on Mumbai Indians' 2018 season called Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians. On 1 March 2019, Colors was signed up as the team's principal sponsor for the season. Team analysis ESPNcricinfos Vishal Dikshit opined that Mumbai's strength is their batting lineup "which has become even stronger" with the addition of Quinton de Kock while calling lack of depth in the spin department as their "biggest concern". Cricbuzz, however, stated that "the firepower the bowling department" is their strength and the uncertainty over Rohit Sharma's position in the batting order as "one of the biggest headaches." According to NDTV, "The perfect mixture of experience and young talent make Mumbai Indians one of the favourites to lift the trophy once more." News18 wrote "Mumbai's USP is their Indian contingent", while the Indian Express suggested that Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya could be rested during the latter stages of the season ahead of the World Cup. Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. Coaching and support staff Head coach – Mahela Jayawardene Batting coach – Robin Singh Bowling coach - Shane Bond Fielding coach – James Pamment Mentor - Sachin Tendulkar Team manager - Rahul Sanghvi Director of cricket operations - Zaheer Khan Ref Season League table Results League matches Playoffs Qualifier 1 Final Statistics Most runs Source:Cricinfo Most wickets Source:'Cricinfo Player of the match awards References External links Official Website 2019 Indian Premier League Mumbai Indians seasons