MI vs LSG, IPL 2026: Even as Rohit Sharma is back, Hardik Pandya remains missing from Mumbai Indians’ playing XI in what is a big chance in their line-up for the crucial IPL 2026 match against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium.

Due to being unwell, owing to a back spasm, the all-rounder will not feature against LSG and Suryakumar Yadav was present at the toss.

MI vs LSG, IPL 2026: Has Suryakumar Yadav captained the Mumbai Indians before?

It’s worth noting that Suryakumar has captained the Mumbai Indians only thrice before and wasn’t appointed the full-time captain of the franchise after Rohit as the management decided to go with Pandya. Although he is one of the most successful Indian T20I captains, headlined by a recent T20 World Cup victory, Mumbai Indians have won only one game out of three in which the veteran has led. His most recent game as skipper was the fixture against the Delhi Capitals earlier in the tournament at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and the hosts won by successfully chasing down 164, thanks to Sameer Rizvi’s 90.

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.

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.

MI vs LSG, IPL 2026: When was Rohit Sharma’s last game?

Having returned for the first time since walking off the field due to a hamstring injury against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium on April 12, Rohit will look to assert his authority at the top. Since then, the five-time champions have won only one match out of five, including losing three at home. The former Mumbai Indians skipper is likely to open the innings with Ryan Rickelton.