NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat first in the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday.Jasprit Bumrah became the 10th captain in charge of Mumbai Indians as neither their regular skipper Hardik Pandya nor stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav were available for selection. MI have brought in Rutherford and Shardul with Rohit likely to be their Impact Player later in the game.“We decided to bowl first. We saw the last match and felt that with the arrival of cold weather, the wicket will settle down. It feels good. I came here as a 19-year-old. I didn’t think I would be a Test captain before I became MI captain (smiles). I like the responsibility, it’s a new challenge and I will see how I can have fun. Like few teams and we want to enjoy the ruffle, we can enjoy three matches. here for personal reasons and Allah is also not there,” Bumrah said at the toss.While PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said, “We would have bowled first as well. The wicket looks a bit drier. I still don’t know how the pitch will play, so I’m taking it positively. We should stop thinking about what went wrong. We have to think about being fit and having a positive mindset. Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett and Omar Azmatullah are coming.Teams:Bombay Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton (w), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Raghu SharmaMumbai Indians Impact Subs: Cast: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Trent BoultPunjabi kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.Impact Subs Punjab Kings: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey
