MI vs LSG IPL 2026 Toss Report, Playing 11 Announced: Mumbai Won The Toss And Elected To Bowl First

In the NFL, a clash between two struggling sides is often jokingly dubbed a "Spoon Bowl." Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants sit ninth and tenth, with fading playoff hopes. Mumbai, with just two wins in nine games, can only reach 14 points, likely not enough for qualification.

Despite a star-studded squad, Mumbai's campaign has been undermined by inconsistency and constant changes, using 23 players so far. Coach Mahela Jayawardene remains hopeful, while Suryakumar Yadav's poor form (183 runs) has added to their struggles.
Lucknow hasn't fared much better.

Their key batters, Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, have underperformed, while big-money signings Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran have failed to deliver. Bowling coach Bharat Arun says every remaining game is now a must-win.

MI vs LSG Schedule

• Match: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 47, IPL 2026
• Date: Monday, May 4, 2026
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

MI vs LSG Toss Report

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. "We will look to bowl first. Looks good, a little humid also tonight, second innings we saw it became better," said Suryakumar Yadav, the standing MI captain.

SKY also shared another major update: Rohit Sharma is fit and joins the squad as an impact sub.

MI vs LSG Playing 11

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma

Impact Subs For MI: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav

Impact Subs For LSG: Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad

MI vs LSG Full Squads

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, AM Ghazanfar, Naman Dhir, Mayank Markande, Sherfane Rutherford, Robin Minz, Corbin Bosch, Raj Angad Bawa, Mayank Rawat, Krish Bhagat, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Mohammad Izhar, Keshav Maharaj, Danish Malewar.

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ayush Badoni, Josh Inglis, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Abdul Samad, Prince Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni, George Linde, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Rathi, Arjun Tendulkar, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Singh, Naman Tiwari, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi.