Mumbai Indians will host Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 24th match of the ongoing IPL 2026 on Thursday. MI has a potent team but the results haven’t gone their way so far. After winning their opening game against KKR, MI have lost their last three games.

Bowling has been an issue for Hardik Pandya’s team as even the great Jasprit Bumrah has gone wicketless in four games. MI’s bowling battery has failed to create any pressure on the opposition, and they would aim to come up with an improved show.

Rohit Sharma is likely to miss this clash against PBKS as he suffered a hamstring injury in the last game against RCB and was forced to retire hurt.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings have ticked the right boxes and they remain the only unbeaten team in the tournament. Shreyas Iyer’s team has adopted an ultra-aggressive approach and their batting unit deserves all the credit.

Priyansh Arya has scored his runs at a blistering strike rate of 264.10, which is the best in the tournament, and the left-hander has played a key role in giving a solid start to his team.

Head to Head: Matches: 34, Won by PBKS: 17, Won by MI: 17.

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Ben Dwarshuis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad

Mumbai Indians Squad: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, AM Ghazanfar, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar