WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians - Full Squad, Strength And Weakness Analysis

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet Kaur [Source: @mipaltan/x.com]Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet Kaur [Source: @mipaltan/x.com]

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Mumbai Indians is a franchise with a great legacy. Their teams have done well in T20 leagues across the world. While IPL is no exception to the general rule of thumb for the franchise, the team has also been brilliant in the WPL. 

Mumbai Indians, under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, won the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League and stamped their authority in the tournament, too. However, they failed to defend their title during the last edition; Kaur and her unit will be keen to re-establish themselves as the reigning queens. 

In this article, we will delve deeeper into the Mumbai Indians squad for WPL 2025 and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the teams. 

Mumbai Indians Squad For WPL 2025

Batters: Yastika Bhatia, Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta

All-rounders: Nadine de Klerk, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Chloe Tryon, G Kamalini, Sathyamoorty Keerthana, Akshita Maheswari

Bowlers: Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Jintimani Kalita, Pooja Vastrakar

Strengths of Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025

Solid Top Five In The Batting Order

The top five of the MI batting line-up looks very solid and has a good mixture of all type of batters. While Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews is a very complementing opening pair. Bhatia may be the solid presence at the top who can lay the foundation of the time, while Matthews can take the attack to the bowlers and keep the scoring rate up to propel the team towards a formidable total.

Following Bhatia and Mathews there are Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet Kaur. All these batters have different gears in their batting and can adapt to the situation of the game. Thus the top five of the Mumbai Indians have a great mix of batters who can leave match winning impacts.

Brilliant Mix Of Bowlers

While the top five make the team look like a  solid unit, the MI bowling also looks solid, deep and flexible. While they have a world class pacer like Shabnim Ismail, the have some great bowlers to support her in Pooja Vastrakar, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Nadine de Klerk. Thus the pace unit of the Mumbai Indians has seemingly all their bases covered.

When it comes to the spin department, the Indian left-arm slow bowler Saika Ishaque might be leading the troop. Besides Ishaque, MI have players like Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews who add depth to the spin department and could be a handful for the opposition teams in the middle-overs.

A few members of Mumbai Indians unit for WPL 2025A few members of Mumbai Indians unit for WPL 2025

Weaknesses of Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025

Lack Of Proven Finisher In The Lower-order

While the top five of MI look solid and impactful, there is not much depth in batting after that. This makes their finishing look a bit weak and there is a chance of the team failing badly if the top order fails. The team has players like Pooja Vastrakar and Amanjot Kaur, who could be handy with the bat in the lower middle-order, but these batter are yet to to prove themselves as game changers or lone finishers in big games.

Opportunities for Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025

Reinstate The Legacy Of Franchise In WPL

The Mumbai Indians Women team will be looking to win the tournamenta and become the team with the most title in the league. This is a record that has been held by the Men's team for a long time in the IPL. So, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will have the chance to replicate the legacy of the Men's team in the WPL and keep the tradition of the franchise going.

Threats for Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025

Lack Of Quality In The Bench

The team seems to be lacking a bit of quality when it comes to the bench strength. They lack depth in the squad when it comes to some of the key positions. For example if their lead pacer, Shabnim Ismail gets injured, they dont have back up who can step in the mid-tournament and leave the same impact. Same is the case for some other key spots in the team too. So, this might become a concern for the inaugural WPL champions during the tournament.

Evaluation of Mumbai Indians Squad for WPL 2025

The Mumbai Indians seem to have all the ingridients to become the champions. A mixed and well blended batting line up along with a well balanced bowling attack is their for the inaugural WPL champions. Although there are some holes in the squad, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side looks like a balanced unit on the papers.

Rating: 8/10

Prediction for Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025

Mumbai Indians have all the resources to become the champions. Even though there are some holes in the side, they have the firepower in all the dpeatrment to reclaim the title. Looking at the balance and the depth of the squad, the team should play in the summit clash at the least.