Rohit Sharma is expected to miss at least a couple of matches for Mumbai Indians as captain Hardik Pandya confirmed during the draw ahead of their clash with Punjab Kings. Rohit suffered a hamstring injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and had to retire while batting on 19 off 13 balls.
IPL 2026 Update, MI vs RCB
The report suggested that Rohit had undergone scans before the game on April 16 and was racing against time to be fit. However, Hardik stated that the former India captain will need some time on the sidelines to assess his condition. Mumbai Indians are also without the services of Mitchell Santner as Quinton de Kock returns to the lineup.
Moreover, they gave debut to Mayank Rawat for the match.
“Rohit Sharma will miss out. He will take a few matches to see exactly where he stands. Mitchell Santner is also unavailable. Quinton de Kock is coming back and we have a debutant in Mayank Rawat,” Hardik said.
Rohit has scored 137 runs in four matches for MI so far, starting with a brilliant fifty against KKR. With De Kock in the lineup, he is expected to open the batting alongside compatriot Ryan Rickleton. MI are looking to end a three-game losing streak and will have their work cut out for them against an unbeaten PBKS side.
PBKS won the toss and chose to field first at the Wankhede Stadium, naming an unchanged side from their previous match against SRH.
IPL 2026, MI vs PBKS: PLAYING XI AND IMPACT
Punjab Kings playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar
Impact Compensation:
Mumbai Indians – Corbin Bosch, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Angad Bawa
Punjab Kings – Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar
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Published on:
16 Apr 2026 19:17 IST
