MI Vs PBKS LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Punjab To Bat First, Rohit Sharma Misses Out

Quinton de Kock will open with Ryan Rickelton as Rohit Sharma misses out today due to hamstring injury sustained during the last match.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Mumbai Indians: 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

Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against Mumbai Indians.

Despite Punjab's unbeaten run still in tact, Mumbai are being favoured to win this game with a 56% chance according to Google's predictor.

Rohit Sharma missed MI's practice session on Tuesday but did a light one on Wednesday that added to the speculations over his availability against MI. However, a final decision hasn't been made yet on this regard and the picture regarding his participation in today's match will only be confirmed at the toss, when the team sheets will be exchanged.

The match 24 of IPL 2026 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hostar app in India. The actions starts at 7:30 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 7:00 PM.

Hello cricket fans! We're back with the live coverage of match 24 of IPL 2026 between MI and PBKS at the Wankhede Stadium on April 16. Stay tuned with us for the live score and real-time updates of the match.