New Delhi: Two bottom teams – Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Supergiants – will face off in an IPL 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. With their play-off hopes hanging by a thread, both sides are desperate to turn things around and shift into top gear.Mumbai Indians, currently ninth in the table, have managed to win just two out of nine matches. They entered the game on the back of three consecutive defeats, including a heavy eight-wicket loss at the hands of Chennai Super Kings.LSG, who are bottom, also have two wins but from eight matches. They are struggling with five straight losses, the latest being a Super Over defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders.Mumbai’s campaign has been marred by inconsistent performances from key players such as Jasprit Bumrah, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and skipper Hardik Pandya, whose leadership is also under scrutiny.Absence of Rohit Sharma The side has been further weakened by a hamstring injury, leaving them with little margin for error. Mumbai would ideally like to have Rohit back at the top of the order, but his availability for this crucial clash is uncertain.
Will Rohit Sharma play against Lucknow Supergiants today?
Mumbai Indians have not provided any official update on Rohit’s return. The former captain, who led the franchise to five IPL titles (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020), has not played since suffering a hamstring injury during a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru nearly three weeks ago. Rohit was retired on 19 in that game and has since missed matches against Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.However, in a video shared by Mumbai Indians, Rohit was seen batting in the nets ahead of the LSG clash.Teams:Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Robin Manns, Ryan Rickelton (wicket), Shreejeet Krishnan (wicket), Bevan Jacobs, Tilak Verma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Keshav Maharaj, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Pathur, Corbin Bosch, Deep Kumar Sharma, Bosh Current, Bosh, Current, TV Topley, VS Panmesa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujibur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.Lucknow Supergiants: Rishabh Pant (c&wk), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Bretzke, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshat Raghunshi, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shehbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Vinindu Hasringa, Ayush Mohammad, Ayush Mohammad, Shami Badu, Khan Badar Dagwish Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Enrich. Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan
