IPL 2025: Which 4 Overseas Players Will Play for Mumbai Indians?
By Sourav Paul
Cricket writer writing stories for true cricket enthusiasts.
Posted: January 27, 2025
Last updated: February 11, 2025
The five-time champion Mumbai Indians are once again one of the strong contenders to win the IPL 2025 title. After the 2020 IPL season, this year could be the best year for MI to win the championship and surpass their arch-rival Chennai Super Kings, who also won the championship 5 times.
For the IPL 2025 season, Mumbai India’s management built an amazing squad with a mixture of experienced and promising young talents, and one of the most crucial aspects of their playing XI is the inclusion of four overseas players. Let’s take a closer look at the foreign stars likely to feature in the Mumbai Indians’ playing XI for IPL 2025.
Will Jacks
In this year’s auction, Mumbai Indian brought Will Jacks for Rs. 5.25 crore. This English batting all-rounder could be a great opening partner for Rohit Sharma. He is known for his aggressive batting, which will give a great start for the MI campaign in the powerplay. He often can do spring bowling, which gives his team an extra bowling option for the entire season.
IPL Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Strike Rate |
| 8 | 230 | 100* | 175 |
T20 Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Strike Rate | Wickets |
| 198 | 5018 | 108 | 156 | 64 |
Mitchell Santner
The experienced New Zealand spinner can play a crucial role in Mumbai India’s bowling unit. He has the experience to play in the IPL and he also played for several T20 Leagues. He also can contribute with his bat, making him a starter on this MI team.
IPL Stats:
| Match | Wicket | Economy |
| 18 | 15 | 6.91 |
T20 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Economy | Runs | Highest Score |
| 212 | 214 | 7.02 | 2334 | 92* |
Allah Ghazanfar
Ghazanfa was part of the in the previous season of IPL, but he did not get the chance to play a single match. The Afghan spinner is an impressive performance for his country that was enough for Mumbai to buy him for 4.80 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. He could be a good partner with Santner.
T20 stats
| Matches | wickets | Economy |
| 19 | 30 | 6.12 |
Trent Boult
This New Zealand bowler does not need any introduction. Cricket fans all over the world know what Boult is capable of. He has the experience to play in the IPL and all the other T20 leagues. He will be a great bowling partner for Jasprit Bumrah in the MI team.
IPL stats
| Matches | wickets | Economy |
| 104 | 121 | 8.29 |
T20 stats
| Matches | wickets | Economy |
| 242 | 280 | 8.03 |
Mumbai Indians have a well-rounded squad for IPL 2025, with overseas stars like Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Allah Ghazanfar, and Trent Boult bringing lots of experience that will help the Mumbai Indian team win their sixth IPL title.
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