Mumbai Indians (MI) are likely to miss another big name in their upcoming clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB vs MI IPL 2026 match is scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 10, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
Along with Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav is also poised to miss the crucial match. MI’s regular skipper Hardik Pandya missed the previous match, which was against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 4. Pandya missed the match because of a back spasm. For the same reason, he could miss the match against RCB too.
Key Points
- Mumbai Indians are likely to miss both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav for the clash against RCB.
- Hardik Pandya is still recovering from a back spasm that ruled him out against LSG.
- Suryakumar Yadav, who captained MI in Hardik’s absence, is also expected to miss the game.
Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are both expected to miss the RCB vs MI IPL 2026 clash in New Raipur on Sunday
As per reports, he is not travelling to Raipur with the team. Hardik Pandya is not travelling with the MI team to Raipur. As players assemble at Terminal 1 in Mumbai, Pandya is conspicuous by his absence. MI insists that his absence is due to back spasms that kept the skipper out of the May 4 home game vs LSG, reported by Cricbuzz.
In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav was the stand-in leader for the Mumbai Indians. He, too, is likely to skip the upcoming match due to family reasons.
Most likely - No HP, No SKY in Raipur
— Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) May 6, 2026
Why Suryakumar Yadav can miss the RCB match?
Why Suryakumar Yadav is likely to miss the match is yet to be announced officially by the team management. However, it is reported that the stand-in skipper of MI is fit to play in the match, but because of personal reasons, which can be related to his family, he is likely to miss the Sunday blockbuster.
Under the leadership of Yadav, Mumbai claimed a commanding win in the last match against the Lucknow Super Giants. With Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma on top of the batting order, Mumbai swiftly clinched two important points against Lucknow and kept themselves in the title race.
According to the stats, the former IPL-winning team still can access a thin passage to reach the play-offs of IPL 2026, though the road is not smooth as the team has already dropped a fair amount of points in the previous fixtures. Against RCB, the Mumbai Indians will have no option but to confirm a win and 2 more points.
It is also unveiled that not only Hardik or Surya, but also some foreign players and two prominent Indian players haven't travelled with the squad to New Raipur.
Who will be the stand-in captain for MI against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
It will be interesting to see, in the absence of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, who will be the stand-in captain for the team in Yellow. For the leadership role, the team management has multiple options, including Rohit Sharma.
Jasprit Bumrah is another one who has the potential to become the leader of the trop in the absence of Pandya and Yadav. Whichever captain is for the RCB match, the team will have to defeat the defending champions at any cost.
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