MI vs PBKS Dream11 prediction: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury News – IPL 2026

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|15-04-2026

MI vs PBKS Dream11 prediction: Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians will square off against Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings in the 24th match of the IPL 2026 on April 16 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

MI vs PBKS Squad

Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat

Punjab Kings

Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pila Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinoth, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Suryanash Hedge, Mitchell Owen, Arsheep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dube, Vishal Nishad

Mumbai Indians Unavailable Players

  • Injury: NIL
  • Others: NIL

Punjab Kings Unavailable Players

  • Injury: NIL
  • Others: NIL

MI vs PBKS Probable Playing 11

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah

Punjab Kings

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

MI vs PBKS Pitch Report

The Pitch at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is considered a batting friendly. The flat surface providing bounce and carry allows batters to play their shots freely.

However, the toss winning teams will likely opt to bowl first as dew plays a crucial role in evening games.

Meanwhile, check Wankhede Stadium weather report for the IPL 2026 clash between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings.

MI vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction

  • Batters: S Yadav, S Iyer, R Sharma, P Arya
  • All-rounders: H Pandya, S Singh
  • Bowlers: J Bumrah, T Boult, Y Chahal
  • Wicketkeeper: R Rickelton, P Singh
  • Captain: S Iyer
  • Vice-Captain: S Yadav