IPL 2026 Injury List: Team-wise ruled out & unavailable players and their replacements (Live Updates)
IPL 2026 Injury List: Team-wise ruled out & unavailable players and their replacements (Source: Getty Images)
Published - 23 Apr 2026, 04:15 PM• Read time - 12 mins
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has been marred with injuries even before the first ball is bowled, as several key players have been ruled out either wholly or partially from the 19th edition of the league.
The year 2026 has seen action aplenty, with the T20 World Cup concluding on March 8. The multi-team event was preceded by numerous franchise-based leagues, including the SA20 in South Africa, International League T20 (ILT20) in UAE, Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia, and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The heavy workload has seemingly got the better of the players, spoiling the plans of IPL franchises.
As the niggles continue to mount, here is a breakdown of how things stand for each team in IPL 2026:
| Team | Player | Injury/Reason | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Akash Deep | Lower-back stress injury (ruled out) | Saurabh Dubey |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Harshit Rana | Knee surgery recovery (likely out) | Navdeep Saini |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Matheesha Pathirana | Calf strain (available mid-April) | - |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins | Lumbar stress issue (mid-season return) | - |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jack Edwards | Foot injury (ruled out) | David Payne |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sam Curran | Suspected groin injury (ruled out) | Dasun Shanaka |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Josh Hazlewood | Hamstring & Achilles issues (to miss early matches) | - |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Yash Dayal | Unavailable (Personal reasons) | - |
| Chennai Super Kings | Nathan Ellis | Hamstring injury aggravated (ruled out) | Spencer Johnson |
| Delhi Capitals | Mitchell Starc | Workload management (to miss early matches) | - |
| Delhi Capitals | Ben Duckett | Opted out | Rehan Ahmed |
| Punjab Kings | Lockie Ferguson | Personal reasons (to miss early matches) | - |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Brydon Carse | Right-hand injury | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | David Payne | Ankle injury | Gerald Coetzee |
| Gujarat Titans | Tom Banton | Finger injury | Connor Esterhuizen |
| Chennai Super Kings | Khaleel Ahmed | Quadricep injury | TBA |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Wanindu Hasaranga | Hamstring injury | George Linde |
| Mumbai Indians | Atharva Ankolekar | - | Krish Bhagat |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ayush Mhatre | Left hamstring injury | Akash Madhwal |
| Mumbai Indians | Mitchell Santner | Shoulder injury | Keshav Maharaj |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shivam Mavi | Groin injury | R.S. Ambrish |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ramakrishna Ghosh | Fracture to the right foot | Macneil Noronha |
| Chennai Super Kings | Jamie Overton | Thigh injury | Dian Forrester |
Note: This list is updated till 14th May, 2026.
