IPL 2026: MI and LSG clash today at Wankhede, losing team will be out of play-offs; see who has the upper hand

IPL 2026 MI vs LSG Match: In the 47th exciting match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), the teams of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. This match, which starts at 7:30 pm, is the most important match of this season for both the teams. The win and loss in this match will decide who among the two teams will progress in IPL 2026 and who will be shown the door. The journey of the team that loses today will almost end this season.

Lucknow has the upper hand in head-to-head figures

If we look at the points table, both the teams are currently struggling at the bottom. Lucknow Super Giants is at 10th position in the points table, while Mumbai Indians team is at 9th position. However, Lucknow has always had the upper hand against Mumbai Indians. A total of 8 IPL matches have been played between the two teams so far, out of which Lucknow Super Giants have won 6 matches, while Mumbai Indians have won only 2 matches.

Questions on Rishabh Pant’s captaincy

The Lucknow Super Giants team, captained by Rishabh Pant, has struggled mainly due to the repeated poor form of its batsmen. However, their bowlers have given commendable efforts in every match. In the last match, the defeat in the Super Over against Kolkata Knight Riders has affected the morale of the team. Despite Mohsin Khan’s brilliant bowling in that match, a controversial Super Over decision involving Nicholas Pooran cost the team dearly.

Hardik Pandya also failed in captaincy

On the other end, Mumbai Indians The campaign this season has been full of ups and downs. The constantly changing performance of key players like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and captain Hardik Pandya has increased the team’s problems. Along with this, Hardik Pandya’s captaincy is also under question. The absence of star batsman Rohit Sharma due to hamstring injury has weakened the team’s batting considerably, due to which the team is now left with no scope for mistakes.

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Probable playing-11 of both the teams

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav and Manimaran Siddharth/George Linde.

Mumbai Indians (MI): Will Jacques, Ryan Rickleton (wk), Suryakumar YadavTilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Hardik Pandya (captain), Robin Minz, Corbin Bosch, Allah Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwini Kumar and Raghu Sharma as impact players.