The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-srh-beat-chennai-super-kings-by-10-runs-move-into-top-4-23626412" rel="nofollow">Chennai Super Kings</a>' (CSK) star opening batsman Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2026.
Earlier, he sustained a left hamstring injury during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 18.
The Chennai-based franchise shared a post on its official social media handle, in which it is mentioned that his injury will take a period of six to twelve weeks to recover.
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Official Announcement Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 due to a left hamstring injury sustained while batting during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18. Ayush's injury will require a rehabilitation period of 6-12 weeks. We wish Ayush&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/7bGrFvqjY9">pic.twitter.com/7bGrFvqjY9</a>
&mdash; Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/2046515543780540719?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">April 21, 2026</a></blockquote>

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The news comes ahead of Chennai's all-important clash against fierce rivals, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-tilak-varma-opens-up-about-animated-mid-match-chat-with-hardik-pandya-23626780" rel="nofollow">Mumbai Indians</a> (MI). Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team is all set to lock horns with the "Paltan" on April 23 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It will be interesting to see who steps up from Chennai's dugout to fill Mhatre's place ahead of the Mumbai clash.
Currently, the "Yellow Army" is in the eighth position with two wins and four defeats in six matches. The side has a net run rate (NRR) of -0.780 and four points.
On the other hand, the "Paltan" is placed in the seventh position with two wins and four defeats. The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-i-dont-think-this-is-just-on-hardik-mi-coach-jayawardene-23626325" rel="nofollow">Hardik Pandya</a>-led team also has a net run rate (NRR) of +0.067 and four points.
<h2>IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: Full Squads</h2>
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Danish Malewar, Robin Minz (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Mohammad Izhar, Raghu Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.

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