The Wankhede Stadium erupted into shuffling when it was announced that Rohit Sharma would return to the Mumbai Indians line-up on Monday 4th May. Sharma, who was injured midway through the team’s match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 12, made his comeback against Lucknow Super Giants.
Acting captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the decision which was greeted with loud cheers from the crowd. Suryakumar also revealed that Hardik Pandya was not part of the playing XI due to illness.
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Currently ninth in the points table, Mumbai Indians have a must-win game against Lucknow. With just two wins from nine games, Mumbai need to win every remaining game if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive.
MUMBAI INDIANS XI vs LSG
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.
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Issued by:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
04 May 2026 19:18 IST
