Will Jacks Returns, New Injury Setback For MI As Hardik Pandya Opt To Bat vs SRH

Mumbai Indians vs SRH - (Source: ScreenGrab/Hotstar)

For IPL 2026 match 41, Mumbai Indians are hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium. It is a crucial game for the hosts as the Hardik Pandya-led side have won just 2 matches in first 7 games.

Talking about the toss, two captains - Hardik Pandya and Pat Cummins walked down the track for the coin flip. The luck went in MI's favour and they opted to bat first.

Shedding light on the team changes, Rohit Sharma still continues to miss out. Further, Robin Minz comes in along with Ryan Rickelton as Quinton de Kock and Mitchell Santner miss out because of injury. Meanwhile, Will Jacks has also returned to the side and will open the innings as Sherfane Rutherford goes out.

For Sunrisers Hyderabad, they have also made a solitary change as Harsh Dubey replaces Shivang Kumar.

MI vs SRH: Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar

MI vs SRH: Captains Thoughts

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): "Ah, we are going to bat first. Looks like a good breezy evening. It's still cold compared to generally. So, I don't think dew is something we are going to keep in mind. We will look to bat well and then see how much we can score.

(What did they do during the 5-6 days break?) I think it was important for all of us to just reset, not get too complicated, just get a good couple of boys evening and also a good couple of sessions. We just ticked all the boxes, refreshed ourselves and now we are excited for the game.

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain): "[Thoughts on bowling first] We would have bowled. A little bit of tackiness in the wicket. So, happy to bowl first.

[Chat before this game] I think it's about resetting your expectations each game. This pitch might ask you different questions and it's about assessing the conditions.