At the end of the group stage of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), the Mumbai Indians (MI) have to make a couple of forced signings because of multiple injury setbacks.
In place of the injured Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad Bawa, MI has added Mahipal Lomror and Saurashtra's Ruchit Ahir as the replacements. According to a Cricbuzz post, Lomror joins MI for a sum of INR 50 lakh, while Ahir has been signed for INR 30 lakh.
?MI sign Mahipal Lomror and Saurashtra's Ruchit Ahir as replacements for the injured Quinton de Kock and Raj Angad BawaLomror joins MI for a sum of INR 50 lakh while Ahir has been signed for INR 30 lakh#MIvsRR #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/VflJ0XPTx5
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 23, 2026
Meanwhile, MI has already been knocked out of the title race and has only one match to play before packing all the luggage. Mumbai’s final group match will be tomorrow, on May 24, against the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium.
Currently, the Hardik Pandya-led side is ranked 9th in the 10-team league with only 8 points from 13 matches and a net run rate of -0.510. So far, they have secured only 4 wins against 9 defeats. Only the Lucknow Super Giants are behind them because of the net run rate.
Nature of the injuries
Quinton de Kock was officially ruled out of the remainder of the 2026 IPL season due to a tendon injury in his left wrist, while Raj Bawa suffered a ligament tear in his right thumb during a match for the Mumbai Indians (MI) against the Punjab Kings. Because of the injury, he has been ruled out for the entire season. Quinton de Kock received his wrist injury before MI's game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 29.
"Both Quinton and Raj Bawa will continue their rehab in their respective homes, with support and guidance from the Mumbai Indians medical team to help them return to play as soon as possible. Mumbai Indians wishes them a quick recovery, and will announce replacements as per IPL guidelines," MI said in a statement on Tuesday.
Interestingly, both Raj Bawa and Quinton de Kock played only three games each for MI this IPL season. In thise three matches, the veteran keeper-batter from South Africa smashed a century.
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