Will Ayush Mhatre Play Next Match Against Mumbai Indians?

The five-times champion, Chennai Super Kings, have been suffering a lot of injuries in their camp starting from Nathan Ellis injury to MS Dhoni injury to Khaleel Ahmed getting ruled. The team is already struggling a lot in the ongoing IPL 2026 where they are currently at the 8th position with 2 wins out 5 matches.

The 27th match of the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK), was started with full intensity from SRH batters going next to CSK batters as well. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and youngster Ayush Mhatre were building a solid partnership in the powerplay but Ayush Mhatre's hamstring got pulled and was struggling due to it, was eventually getting dismissed. However, Ayush Mhatre injury look serious and creates a question about whether he will be part of next game or not.

Will Ayush Mhatre Play Against MI?

Ayush Mhatre, one of the youngest player in IPL, was struggling with hamstring injury in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which makes his participation in the MI vs CSK 2026 doubtful. Generally, hamstring injury takes a lot of time to recover and considering his situation during the second innings didn't look good, where he was in a lot of pain. It is likely that Ayush Mhatre will not be playing against Mumbai Indians, which is considered to be one of the epic rivalry of the Indian Premier League.

Ayush Mhatre Injury Update

The U19 winning captain was playing exceptionally well at the number 3, where he continued the explosive nature of the game and utilizing the powerplay well. He was taking down the bowlers well and even smashed 22 runs in the third over. However, his good touch was ended in a injury setback where he was struggling with hamstring injury.

After the end of the 4th over, Mhatre pulled his hamstring while trying to take the second run on the 4.2 ball. The very next moment CSK's physio came to check on him as he was in a lot of pain but still decided to bat. However, even remaining on the field despite of injury went in vain as he was dismissed the very next ball he faced. Mhatre was helped by Ramakrishna Ghosh and physio to take off the field as he continues to limp going off the field. The official confirmation is still awaited from the CSK management about his future participation and status of his injury, but he was looking good on the field.