PBKS Strongest Playing XI vs MI, IPL 2026, Match 24

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On Thursday, April 16, the Punjab Kings will lock horns with the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, match 24. The two teams have got off to contrasting starts this season. The Punjab Kings are the only team yet to be defeated in the tournament. They are 2nd on the table with 7 points from 4 matches.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have got off to one of the worst starts with just a solitary win in four matches. The two teams last met in the IPL 2025 eliminator, where the Shreyas Iyer-led side emerged victorious.

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For Punjab Kings, they have all the players ready for selection. However, Mumbai Indians have dealt a heavy blow as they will be without Rohit Sharma, who will miss the upcoming game due to hamstring injury.

Punjab Kings' batters are on song, but their bowling needs some questioning, particularly Arshdeep Singh, who is yet to get going. Notably, PBKS are also expected to make some changes and this article will shed light on PBKS's strongest XI vs MI.

PBKS Likely Playing XI vs MI- Match 24

Openers and Top Order (Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly)

Punjab Kings have one of the best top-orders in the tournament. It is because of them that the Shreyas Iyer-led side chased down 220 against SRH. Notably, Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya both scored fifties and stitched a century pair.

At No.3, Cooper Connolly will continue to bat. The southpaw started off the tournament on a high, but has not scored runs in the last two games. Nonetheless, he will continue to feature in Punjab Kings' top-order.

Middle Order and All Rounders (Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis)

Shreyas Iyer has been in a sublime form and has scored 137 runs in three innings. Notably, his best came in the last match when he scored 69 (33) against SRH.

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Notably, Punjab Kings are expected to make a solitary change in the middle-order. Nehal Wadhera is struggling as he has just 27 runs in three innings in IPL 2026. Therefore, Musheer Khan or Suryansh Shedge are expected to replace him in the playing XI.

Rest, Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis will play at No. 6 and No.7. For the unversed, Shashak Singh picked up two crucial wickets against SRH that turned the course of the match.

Bowlers (Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur)

The bowling department has been a concern for Punjab Kings. They leaked 220 runs against SRH and are expected to make changes for MI match.

Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett will play. Further, Vijaykumar Vyshak is most likely to be replaced by Yash Thakur. Notably, Yuzvendra Chahal will come into the team as an impact sub.

PBKS Predicted Playing XI vs MI- Match 24, IPL 2026

Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh
Cooper Connolly
Shreyas Iyer
Musheer Khan
Shashank Singh
Marcus Stoinis
Marco Jansen
Arshdeep Singh
Xavier Bartlett
Yash Thakur