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]IPL 2026, Match 24: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Mumbai Indians will take on Punjab Kings in the 24th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 16th at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Hardik Pandya will captain MI, while ShreyasIyer will lead PBKS. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Match | Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Match Number | 24th T20 |
| Date | Thursday, 16 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
MI vs PBKS – Full Squad
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton (WK) ✈️ | Priyansh Arya |
| Rohit Sharma | Prabhsimran Singh (WK) |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Cooper Connolly ✈️ |
| Tilak Varma | Shreyas Iyer (C) |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | Nehal Wadhera |
| Sherfane Rutherford ✈️ | Shashank Singh |
| Naman Dhir | Marcus Stoinis ✈️ |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ | Marco Jansen ✈️ |
| Shardul Thakur | Xavier Bartlett ✈️ |
| Trent Boult ✈️ | Vyshak Vijaykumar |
| Mayank Markande | Arshdeep Singh |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Robin Minz | Pyla Avinash |
| Will Jacks ✈️ | Harnoor Singh |
| Corbin Bosch ✈️ | Musheer Ahmed Khan |
| Raj Angad Bawa | Vishnu Vinod |
| Deepak Chahar | Azmatullah Omarzai ✈️ |
| Ashwani Kumar | Suryansh Shedge |
| Raghu Sharma | Mitchell Owen ✈️ |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar ✈️ | Yash Thakur |
| Quinton de Kock ✈️ | Lockie Ferguson ✈️ |
| Danish Malewar | Harpreet Brar |
| Mohammed Izhar | Ben Dwarshuis ✈️ |
| Atharva Ankolekar | Praveen Dubey |
| Mayank Rawat | Vishal Nishad |
MI vs PBKS – Predicted Playing 11
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Prabhsimran Singh (WK) |
| Ryan Rickelton (WK) ✈️ | Shreyas Iyer (C) |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Nehal Wadhera |
| Tilak Varma | Marcus Stoinis ✈️ |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | Shashank Singh |
| Tim David | Azmatullah Omarzai ✈️ |
| Naman Dhir | Marco Jansen ✈️ |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ | Harpreet Brar |
| Deepak Chahar | Arshdeep Singh |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Trent Boult ✈️ | Lockie Ferguson ✈️ |