India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL-18 opening game versus Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on March 23 as regular captain Hardik Pandya has been banned for this fixture due to a slow over-rate offence during the team’s last game of IPL 2024,

Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League opener against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday while regular skipper Hardik Pandya serves a one-match ban. Mumbai's slow over-rate in their final league game last year was there third offence of the season,

Hardik Pandya confirmed that Suryakumar Yadav would lead MI in their IPL 2025 opener against CSK as he is unavailable due to a one-match ban for slow over-rate