PBKS vs MI, IPL 2026: While the Mumbai Indians are out of the playoffs race, Punjab Kings have a lot to gain when the two teams lock horns in the IPL 2026 game on May 14, Thursday in Dharamshala. Having lost four games on the bounce after a bright start to their campaign, Shreyas Iyer and co. will be keen to arrest their losing streak and meander into the elimination territory. With the impact player rule that was introduced in the 2024 edition and changing the face of IPL, it will yet again be in focus on Thursday. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Raghu Sharma, Yash Thakur will be in focus.
PBKS vs MI, IPL 2026 impact players
3) Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma returned to the XI in the game in the game against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and mustered a powerful 83 to take the Mumbai Indians to victory but he came up short in the fixture against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The 39-year-old has likely still not fully recovered from the hamstring injury sustained during the home fixture against RCB and could yet again play the same role. The right-hander will fancy his chances to muster a good score on a decent wicket of Dharamshala.
2) Raghu Sharma
Raghu Sharma debuted in the game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chepauk and enjoyed a tidy debut with figures of 4-0-24-0 and took his first wicket of IPL against LSG. However, he did not get a chance against RCB. With Shreyas Iyer seemingly missing a trick against the Delhi Capitals by not giving Yuzvendra Chahal enough overs, the Mumbai Indians could consider giving the veteran leggie an opportunity.
1) Yash Thakur
Yash Thakur, brought in place of Shashank Singh as an impact sub, delivered a decisive blow in his first over of the season, castling Abhishek Porel to uproot his middle stump out of the ground. Although he took the wicket of Ashutosh Sharma too, Thakur’s figures read 4-0-55-2 eventually and Punjab Kings lost. Neverthelss, the right-arm seamer’s incisiveness with the new ball should give way to one more chance.
PBKS vs MI Predicted Playing XIs And Impact Players
Punjab Kings XI: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
(Impact subs: Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod)
Rohit Sharma XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Danish Malewar, Tilak Varma (c), Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
(Impact players: Rohit Sharma, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur.).
