Overview
- Mumbai Indians confirmed Monday that Keshav Maharaj will replace the injured Mitchell Santner for the rest of IPL 2026 for INR 75 lakh.
- Santner suffered a left shoulder injury while completing a diving catch against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede and he also struck his head on the turf.
- Shardul Thakur entered the game as a concussion substitute after Santner reported dizziness and went for scans, head coach Mahela Jayawardene said.
- Mumbai sit ninth with two wins from seven games and they host Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday in a bid to halt a slide.
- Maharaj recently played a T20I series against New Zealand, has two prior IPL games for Rajasthan Royals in 2024, and has 31 wickets in his last 30 T20s per the team.