IPL 2026 MI vs PBKS Live Score Updates: Quinton de Kock slammed a half century after Arshdeep Singh rocked Mumbai early as he sent back both Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav in back to back deliveries. Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on Thursday. Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner missed out for Mumbai with Quinton de Kock and Mayank Rawat coming in while Punjab went with the an unchanged team.
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But scenes from the Mumbai nets indicated that Rohit might have overcome his niggle and is fighting fit: he was spotted doing jogging drills before padding up for throwdowns, that lasted around 15-20 minutes. The light fitness drill, which came 24 hours before MI’s IPL 2026 clash against Punjab, offered encouraging signs about his availability.
In Punjab Kings, the ninth-place Mumbai will face off against a side who are currently unbeaten in the season and are led by Mumbai boy Shreyas Iyer.
MI XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
PBKS XI: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Mumbai Indians await medical staff’s update on Rohit Sharma ahead of big clash vs Punjab Kings
Rohit had sustained a right hamstring injury during the chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday and was forced to retire hurt in the final over of the powerplay on 19. (Mumbai Indians/File Photo)
Mumbai Indians are still waiting on an update on veteran Rohit Sharma on the eve of what could be a crucial match in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Punjab Kings. Rohit had limped off after experiencing discomfort in his hamstring in last Sunday’s match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
He was batting on 19 off 13 balls when he limped off the field in MI’s chase of a mammoth target of 241 against RCB. MI went on to lose the match by 18 runs. “The medical staff is assessing him. An official update will be given when available,” a team official said about Rohit.
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