On March 28, reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 19th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Due to injuries and other obligations, a number of players will not be accessible during the tournament’s early stages.

Harshit Rana, a pacer for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will miss the entire season due to knee surgery. He was also eliminated from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after suffering the injury during a warm-up match against South Africa. He was replaced by Mohammed Siraj.

Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood are among the Australian players that are anticipated to miss the first round of the 2026 Indian Premier League. Players like Jack Edwards, Sam Curran, and Nathan Ellis will be absent for the duration of the competition.

List of injured players for the IPL in 2026

Sr. No.	Player	Franchise	Role	Injury/Reason
1	Harshit Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	Bowler	Knee Surgery (Out of Season)
2	Mitchell Starc	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Workload Management (To miss early games)
3	Sam Curran	Rajasthan Royals	All-Rounder	Suspected Groin Injury (Out of season)
4	Pat Cummins	Sunrisers Hyderabad	All-Rounder	Back Injury (To miss early games)
5	Josh Hazlewood	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bowler	Hamstring/Achilles (To miss early games)
6	Nathan Ellis	Chennai Super Kings	Bowler	Hamstring Injury (Out of season)
7	Matheesha Pathirana	Kolkata Knight Riders	Bowler	Calf Strain (To miss early games)
8	Wanindu Hasaranga	Lucknow Super Giants	All-Rounder	Hamstring Injury (Remains doubtful for season)
9	Lockie Ferguson	Punjab Kings	Bowler	Parental Leave (To miss early games)

10	Jack Edwards	Sunrisers Hyderabad	All-Rounder	Unspecified Injury (Out of season)
11	Eshan Malinga	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bowler	Shoulder Injury (Doubtful for season)
12	Matthew Short	Chennai Super Kings	All-Rounder	Fractured Thumb (To miss early games)
13	Atharva Ankolekar	Mumbai Indians	All-Rounder	Knee Injury (Out of season)

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