From IPL Archives: Top run-scorer of each side during 2009 season

#4 JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians)

J.P Duminy

Key Statistics: Matches 13, Innings 12, Not Outs 3, Runs 372, Highest 62, Centuries 0, Fifties 5, Average 41.33, Strike Rate 114.46.

The role of the Mumbai Indians as far as the entire history of IPL is concerned, is undeniable. The three-time champions, however, did not start the opening seasons very well, and in 2009 they failed to secure a top-four finish in the group stages for the second time in a row, after the debut season in 2008. With just 5 wins from 14 outings, Mumbai finished in the penultimate spot in the group stages.

Both their batting and bowling were below-par, with no one apart from Sachin Tendulkar or JP Duminy crossing the 300-run mark. South African Duminy was the top scorer for the franchise in 2009, wherein he made 372 runs across 12 innings. He was a vital cog in the middle-order in many cases where others failed to make impressions.

Duminy's best knock came against arch-nemesis Chennai Super Kings on 16th May 2009, when he made 62 off 54 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. The rest of the batsmen failed and Mumbai could add only 147 to their board, which was then polished off by a clinical Chennai batting display that included Hayden, Raina, and Dhoni.