Mumbai Indians (MI) are playing against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash on Thursday, May 14 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamshala.
In a surprising turn of events, Jasprit Bumrah is leading MI for the first time in his IPL career, as Hardik Pandya is not available because of back spasms. However, Suryakumar Yadav led the side in the previous clash, but he is also not available for today's game because of personal reasons.
Jasprit Bumrah opens up leading MI for the first time
Meanwhile, after winning the toss Bumrah chose to bowl. While opening up on the feeling of leading the MI side for the first time in his life, the star pacer jokingly said that it is hard to believe that he became the Test skipper before becoming an IPL captain.
"I didn't think that I'll be a Test captain before I'll captain Mumbai Indians. But this is a fun place to be. You look after everyone and you want to contribute in whatever way possible. So, I like responsibility. This is a new challenge. I'll look to have fun," said Jasprit Bumrah at the toss.
It will be interesting to see how Jasprit Bumrah performs as a captain against Punjab Kings.
Mumbai Indians' playing XI
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma
MI bench: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Trent Boult
Punjab Kings' playing XI
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS bench: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey