Hardik Pandya Return Latest Update: A big update has come regarding the return of Hardik Pandya. Mumbai Indians played their second match in IPL 2026 against Delhi Capitals on 04 April. Hardik Pandya was not a part of MI’s playing 11 in the match. Suryakumar Yadav was seen captaining the team in place of Hardik.

Let us tell you that Mumbai has to play its next match tomorrow i.e. on 7th April against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. Before this match, Mumbai bowling coach Paras Mhambrey while sharing the update about Hardik said that Hardik will be available for tomorrow’s match. He was not injured, he was unwell. Now he is fine. Hardik has also practiced in the nets.

Will you captain Mumbai again?

So let us tell you that Hardik is the regular captain of Mumbai. In such a situation, along with his return, he will also be seen taking charge of the team. Surya captained the team only in the absence of Hardik.

Mumbai lost in Hardik’s absence

In the absence of Hardik in the match against Delhi, Mumbai Indians had to face defeat by 6 wickets. In its first match of the season, Mumbai defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets. In the first match, Hardik was part of the team as captain in the playing 11. While batting in the match, he played an unbeaten inning of 18 runs. Apart from this, he spent 39 runs in 3 overs and took 1 wicket in his account.

Hardik Pandya’s IPL career

Hardik has played 153 matches in his IPL career so far. Bowling in 141 innings of these matches, he scored 2767 runs at an average of 28.52 and strike rate of 147.02. During this period, he scored 10 half-centuries, in which the high score was 91 runs. While bowling, Hardik took 79 wickets in 108 innings at an economy of 32.03, in which the best figure was 5/36. Hardik’s economy was 9.22.

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