The 47th match of IPL 2026 will be contested between the Mumbai Indians and the Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Both sides are eager to increase their chances of qualifying for the playoffs. It is a contest between two teams that are ranked low in the points table. In the ongoing IPL 2026 season, Lucknow Super Giants occupy the 10th spot in the points table with only two wins out of eight matches played. The team has tasted defeat in their last five matches.
Under captain Rishabh Pant, LSG's performance has been poor due to underperformance from their batsmen despite the efforts of their bowlers. Mohsin Khan's brilliant bowling in their previous match went in vain, while a controversial Super Over decision involving Nicholas Pooran proved costly. The Mumbai Indians have lost seven out of nine matches and are languishing in ninth place. MI will enter this match on the back of three consecutive defeats, including a crushing eight-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in their recent match.
Mumbai's campaign has been hampered by the inconsistent performances of key players like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and captain Hardik Pandya. Hardik's captaincy has also come under scrutiny. The absence of Rohit Sharma due to a hamstring injury has weakened the team, leaving them with little room for error.
A total of 8 matches have been played between the two teams in IPL history, of which LSG has won 6, including two wins at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai Indians squad: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Sreejith Krishnan (wicketkeeper), Bevon Jacobs, Tilak Varma, Naman Dheer, Will Jacks, Keshav Maharaj, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwini Kumar, Reece Topley, VS Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.
Lucknow Super Giants squad: Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.