Hardik Pandya misses out, Rohit Sharma comes back as MI opt to bowl first vs LSG - check full playing XI

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav on Monday won the toss and opted to field first vs Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

In a big blow to already-struggling MI, their full-time captain Hardik Pandya was not available for selection because he was "unwell". However, star batter Rohit Sharma made it into the side and returned after the hamstring injury.

"We will look to bowl first. Looks good, little humid also tonight, second innings we saw it became better. He (Hardik) is not well tonight, so going into his shoes. Corbin comes in for Boult, Rohit is back. You can run away from the fact MI is not known for this position, put your hands up and play your best game. Can't say it will make us dangerous, we have five games left and try to win them," Suryakumar Yadav said at the toss.

Meanwhile, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant said, "We would have done the same. It is a good wicket to bat on and you can chase any target. Lot of reflection. It has been a tough season for us, no running away from that. Everyone knows how passionate he (Sanjeev Goenka) is about the game and his team, hopefully we can do it for the owner and our fans. Records help but when you are clearing your mindset everything comes together. Inglis comes in, Mukul goes out and Raghuwanshi comes in, bowling we will decide later."

Teams

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): 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 Player options for MI - Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, and Trent Boult.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): 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 Player options for LSG - Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, and Abdul Samad.