New Delhi: Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. In a significant setback for the already struggling Mumbai Indians, their regular captain Hardik Pandya was unavailable for selection due to illness.
Rohit Sharma Returns
Star batter Rohit Sharma, who had been sidelined with a hamstring injury, made his return to the playing XI. His inclusion provides a much-needed boost to the team's batting lineup.
Toss Update
Speaking at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, "We will look to bowl first. Looks good, little humid also tonight, second innings we saw it became better. He (Hardik) is not well tonight, so going into his shoes. Corbin comes in for Boult, Rohit is back. You can run away from the fact MI is not known for this position, put your hands up and play your best game. Can't say it will make us dangerous, we have five games left and try to win them."
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant added, "We would have done the same. It is a good wicket to bat on and you can chase any target. Lot of reflection. It has been a tough season for us, no running away from that. Everyone knows how passionate he (Sanjeev Goenka) is about the game and his team, hopefully we can do it for the owner and our fans. Records help but when you are clearing your mindset everything comes together. Inglis comes in, Mukul goes out and Raghuwanshi comes in, bowling we will decide later."
Playing XIs
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
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
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