04 May,2026 09:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Suryakumar Yadav (Pic: File Pic)
In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Mumbai Indians' (MI) stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The "Paltan" has made some changes ahead of the match, with Raj Bawa replacing Robin Minz and Corbin Bosch coming in for Hardik Pandya. Deepak Chahar replaces Trent Boult, while Raghu Sharma comes in for Krish Bhagat. Also, Rohit Sharma comes back for the game.
After winning the toss, Suryakumar said, "We will look to bowl first. (Any particular reason?) Nothing, it looks good. It's a little humid also tonight. There's no wind. In the second innings, we saw what happened here in the last 2-3 games. So it became a little better. So just want to take advantage and give it to the bowlers."
Speaking about Pandya's absence, the stand-in skipper said, "He's (Hardik) not well tonight, so just going into his shoes. But yeah, the rest, everything is fine. There's definitely, Cobin Bosch comes in for Trent Boult and also our very own Rohit Sharma is back. You can't run away from the fact, to be very honest, Mumbai Indians is not known to be in such positions. But at the end of the day, it's just a game, part of the game, you have to put your chin up, play the game for why you love it, and put your hands up. Have that pride and enjoy the game. (Clearly no margin for errors anymore, right?) Can't say it can make us dangerous, but definitely we can try and put our best foot forward. We have five games left. Try and win as many as possible. Show character, enjoy the game, and give some shows to the crowd".
On the other hand, the Super Giants will enter the clash with three changes, with Josh Inglis coming in for Ayush Badoni and Mukul Choudhary making way for Akshat Raghuwanshi. Also, Himmat Singh will replace Digvesh Singh.
LSG's captain Rishabh Pant said, "We would have done the same. In Wankhede it's a good wicket to bat on and you can chase any target. (How does a week off help? Did it help to kind of get together?) It definitely [did], a lot of reflection, what we can do and what we can do as a team and as an individual. One thing we always found out, it's been a tough season for us and there is no running away from that, but one person for us has the most difficult time was our owner Mr. Goenka, he's one of that guy. Everyone knows how passionate he is about cricket and about his team. But at the same time we let down our fans down. The only promise is from this break is, we're gonna give our 200%, try to bring that happiness back and hopefully we can do it for our owner and the fans for sure."
When asked on the changes to the side, Pant said, "Records help but at the same time when you're clearing your mindset, when you're free, when you're raring to go everything comes together. (Changes for you?) We have three changes. Josh Inglis comes in and Mukul goes out and Raghuwanshi is making his debut and bowling will decide later".
Currently, MI is placed in the ninth position with two wins and seven defeats. The side also has a net run rate (NRR) of -0.803 and four points. On the other hand, the Super Giants are in the 10th position with two wins and six losses. They have a net run rate (NRR) of -1.106 and four points.
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.
