Mumbai Indians are batting first against Punjab Kings in the 24th match of the Indian Premier League 2026. However, Mumbai Cha Raja Rohit Sharma Ryan Rickelton has found an opening partner in fellow South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock as he doesn't get to bat in this crucial game at the Wankhede Stadium.
MI vs PBKS: Toss Update
The visitors turned the coin in their favor and PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer confirmed that they will bowl first, and invited the Hardik Pandya-led side to bat first. Hardik revealed that due to the absence of Rohit and Mitchell Santner, he was forced to make some changes for this competition. PBKS, on the other hand, entered the competition unchanged from their winning combination.
MI vs PBKS: Why is Rohit Sharma not playing?
For those who don't know, Rohit retired after scoring 19 off 13 in the previous contest against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The experienced batsman could not stand in the middle after suffering a hamstring strain. The matter did not end in that match but became the reason for Rohit's exclusion from today's match. He will be out for one more match before returning to the field, as confirmed by Hardik. On the other hand, an unhealthy michel santner Mayank Rawat has taken his place.
MI vs PBKS: What did the captains say?
Shreyas Iyer
We are going to bowl first. (talking about the team) Yeah, so far so good. I think we have got a great start in the IPL. That's what any captain wants, especially at the start of the season and our combination has been fantastic throughout the season. So I think we just have to build momentum and keep the momentum going. All I want to say to everyone on the team is that they need to stay in the present and make sure they are intentional and active the whole time. You know, it's easy to get complacent sometimes, but this game, it's a fast-paced game and you have to stay in your zone, the whole game. So I keep telling them this from time to time. Sounds a bit rude, but I talked to a few players. He said that it gets better with the arrival of dew. So based on that I took this decision. We are going with the same team.
hardik pandya
We would have also liked to bowl first, but yes, it is good to lose the toss. (But time to step up?) Yes, time to play some good cricket, time to win. So, yes, I think we played good cricket. It's just that in some overs, we couldn't capitalize on it and we missed those big moments. And we'll just talk about it and make sure that in this game, we come out there and make sure that we keep winning these little battles. Yes, I think we had four 20+ overs in the last game. I think this is not acceptable at any time in T20 cricket. So, as a group, we know, as a group, we know we need to control those overs and not let them get away and give them big overs. And yes, we have talked about it. We have made some plans about it. Let's see what happens today. (What is the injury news as you are troubled by some injuries?) Yes, Rohit is out of the last game. He's going to play some games to see where he really is. Michelle is also unwell. So Mitchell Santner is also not available. So, yes, we've got some changes. Quinny comes back and we have a debutant Mayank Rawat.
MI vs PBKS: Playing XI
Mumbai Indians
quinton de kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dheer, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Effect Options: AM Ghazanfar, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Ashwini Kumar
punjab kings
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Effect Options: Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur
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