Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav will miss its IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on May 14 due to “personal reasons.”

Suryakumar has been leading a struggling MI side in the absence of full-time captain Hardik Pandya, but misses out on Thursday’s match. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah said at the toss that he missed out due to personal reasons.

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Suryakumar has struggled this season with bat in hand, following a middling T20 World Cup campaign with 195 runs from 11 innings at an average of 17.72.

Mumbai Indians has similarly floundered, winning just three of its 11 matches.