Mumbai Indians captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Lucknow Super Giants in Match No.47 in the Indian Premier League 2026. The game will start at 07:30 pm IST.
"We will bowl first. The wicket looks good, and it will get better in the second innings. Hardik is not well, and I am leading the side. Rohit Sharma returns to the team. MI are not known to be in such positions, but it is important to play matches. We will have to put our best foot forward," he said.
LSG skipper Rishabh Pant would have bowled first as well.
"We wanted to bowl first as well. The wicket is good for chasing. We have reflected on our shortcomings during the break. We are having a tough season, and there is no point in running from that. It is time to bring back happiness. Our owner is passionate, and we have let down the trust," he said.
LSG: Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Akshat Raghuvanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav
Impact Bench: Siddharth M, Digvesh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad
MI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma
Impact Bench: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult
MI captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST.
Suryakumar Yadav has opted to bat first because of the chasing history.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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