Mumbai Indians introduced Raj Angad Bawa as their 24th player of IPL 2026 during their match against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. This marks the highest number of players used by any side this season.
MI's Season Struggles
Mumbai Indians have won only two of their nine matches so far. A defeat against Lucknow Super Giants would end their campaign. This is not the first time MI have used 24 players in a season; they previously did so in IPL 2008 and 2012, finishing fifth and third respectively.
Hardik Pandya's Absence
Captain Hardik Pandya missed the match due to a back spasm. He has had a difficult season, scoring 146 runs in eight innings at an average of 20.85 and a strike rate of 136.44.
Match Updates
With Hardik unavailable, Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. They also brought in Corbin Bosch in place of Trent Boult. Rohit Sharma returned after an injury break and was included in the Impact Player list.
Lucknow Super Giants made changes as well. Josh Inglis made his debut, while Mukul Choudhary was replaced by Akshat Raghuwanshi.
Teams
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI)
- Ryan Rickelton (w)
- Naman Dhir
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Tilak Varma
- Will Jacks
- Raj Bawa
- Corbin Bosch
- Deepak Chahar
- Jasprit Bumrah
- AM Ghazanfar
- Raghu Sharma
Impact Player options: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, and Trent Boult.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI)
- Mitchell Marsh
- Aiden Markram
- Rishabh Pant (w/c)
- Josh Inglis
- Nicholas Pooran
- Akshat Raghuwanshi
- Himmat Singh
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohsin Khan
- Avesh Khan
- Prince Yadav
Impact Player options: Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, and Abdul Samad.
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