IPL 2026, 1 day left: This team can become champion in this edition

Updated: 27-03-2026, 04.18 AM

What is the news?

The excitement of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) is about to reach its peak and the battle for the trophy is looking very interesting. Teams like Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are considered to be strong contenders to win the title. However, MI seems to have the upper hand among these teams. In such a situation, let us know why this team captained by Hardik Pandya can become champion?

MI has an army of match winning players

MI’s batting this edition is quite aggressive, led by Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav. At the same time, Hardik will give balance to the team with his all-rounder ability. Tilak Verma will provide strength at number-3. This player is expert in handling the innings. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah will prove to be dangerous in the last overs. At the same time, in the powerplay, the pair of Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult will put pressure on the opposition teams. Mitchell Santner will be seen handling the spin bowling. This player is in good form.

Such are MI’s figures in IPL

MI’s IPL statistics are amazing. He has played 277 matches and has won 153 matches (2 matches are super overs). MI has faced defeat in 122 matches. The team has lost 2 matches in the super over. MI has won the IPL trophy 5 times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020). The team was in fourth place in IPL 2025. She was out of the tournament after losing in Qualifier-2.

playing eleven

MI’s strong playing eleven could be like this

MI team can go with 4 foreign players in the form of De Kock, Santner, Jacques and Boult. Mayank Markande or Sherfane Rutherford can be used as impact players. There can be Indian fast bowlers in the form of Deepak and Bumrah.
MI’s probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Will Jacques, Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah.

This is the entire MI team

batsman- Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dheer, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Verma.
wicket keeper- Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz and Quinton De Kock.
Allrounder- Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya (captain), Raj Bawa, Will Jacques, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Danish Malewar and Atharva Ankolekar.
bowler- Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande, Allah Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma and Mohammad Izhar. MI had entered the IPL 2026 auction with Rs 2.75 crore. He spent Rs 1 crore on decock.