The 8th match of IPL 2026 is being played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Before this match, there has been a big change in the Mumbai Indians team. Suryakumar Yadav has suddenly been made the captain of the team. Hardik Pandya is not playing in this match. Everyone was surprised to see this. Here we tell you what is the reason behind this.

Hardik Pandya is not playing due to illness

First of all, let us tell you that Suryakumar Yadav has got the captaincy of Mumbai Indians only for today’s match, because regular captain Hardik Pandya is out of the match against Delhi Capitals due to illness. Due to Hardik being out of this match, Suryakumar has been given the captaincy of MI.

What did Suryakumar Yadav say after the toss?

After the toss against Delhi Capitals, Suryakumar Yadav said, “He (Hardik Pandya) is not well. He is not looking healthy, so he was not fit for today’s match. So today I am just trying to adapt to his place. (On the win against KKR) If you win the first match after 13-14 years, there is a lot of positivity in the team, and we are very happy, but this ground is completely different from Wankhede. Is.”

Mumbai made 3 changes

Suryakumar made 3 changes in the Mumbai team. All-rounder Corbin Bosch has got a place in the playing eleven in place of Trent Boult. Deepak Chahar has got a chance in place of Hardik Pandya. Mitchell Santner is part of the team in place of Allah Ghazanfar. With these three changes, Mumbai team has come against Delhi, whereas Mumbai had won in the first match.

Playing XI of Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Naman Dheer, Sharfan Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah.