{"id":6301,"date":"2026-04-29T14:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/mi-wear-black-armbands-vs-srh-at-wankhede-to-honor-bereaved-family-in-ipl-2026"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:52:05","slug":"mi-wear-black-armbands-vs-srh-at-wankhede-to-honor-bereaved-family-in-ipl-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/mi-wear-black-armbands-vs-srh-at-wankhede-to-honor-bereaved-family-in-ipl-2026","title":{"rendered":"MI Wear Black Armbands vs SRH at Wankhede to Honor Bereaved Family in IPL 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Indians will observe a moment of remembrance in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, wearing black armbands during the game. The franchise said the gesture comes after the untimely passing of a support staff member\u2019s daughter, with the team aiming to honour the loss and stand in solidarity with the bereaved family.<\/p>\n<h2>Why MI will wear black armbands<\/h2>\n<p>MI confirmed the decision in an official statement, explaining that the players will don black armbands as a mark of remembrance and support for the family affected by the tragedy.<\/p>\n<h2>Captain\u2019s call and early match setup<\/h2>\n<p>On the field, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first against SRH. MI head into the contest with momentum not on their side, having struggled through the ongoing season\u2014losing five of their seven IPL 2026 matches to date.<\/p>\n<p>In their most recent outing, the Mumbai-based side were handed a heavy defeat, losing by 103 runs to Chennai Super Kings. SRH, however, are arriving in stronger form, having been in excellent rhythm and currently riding a four-match winning streak.<\/p>\n<h2>Form guide: MI under pressure, SRH chasing a fifth straight win<\/h2>\n<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad have won five of their seven IPL 2026 matches so far. With that record, they will be looking to extend their current run to five successive victories by defeating MI on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Playing XIs and impact options<\/h2>\n<h3>Mumbai Indians XI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan Rickelton (wk)<\/li>\n<li>Will Jacks<\/li>\n<li>Naman Dhir<\/li>\n<li>Suryakumar Yadav<\/li>\n<li>Tilak Varma<\/li>\n<li>Hardik Pandya (c)<\/li>\n<li>Robin Minz<\/li>\n<li>Trent Boult<\/li>\n<li>Jasprit Bumrah<\/li>\n<li>AM Ghazanfar<\/li>\n<li>Ashwani Kumar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MI Impact Subs: Mayank Rawat<\/li>\n<li>MI Impact Subs: Raghu Sharma<\/li>\n<li>MI Impact Subs: Shardul Thakur<\/li>\n<li>MI Impact Subs: Krish Bhagat<\/li>\n<li>MI Impact Subs: Raj Bawa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sunrisers Hyderabad XI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Abhishek Sharma<\/li>\n<li>Travis Head<\/li>\n<li>Ishan Kishan<\/li>\n<li>Heinrich Klaasen<\/li>\n<li>Sanvir Singh (wk)<\/li>\n<li>Nitish Kumar Reddy<\/li>\n<li>Pat Cummins (c)<\/li>\n<li>Harsh Dubey<\/li>\n<li>Sakib Hussain<\/li>\n<li>Praful 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