There have been rumours about a big trade between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants for a key player ahead of IPL 2026.
Rumours of a huge trade between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran have resurfaced ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.
This comes after ESPNCricinfo reported that Mumbai Indians Cape Town (MI Cape Town) had pre-signed Pooran from Durban Super Giants (DSG) ahead of the SA20 2026 auction.
In the IPL, Pooran has been playing for Lucknow Super Giants since the 2023 season. He had an excellent season in IPL 2025, scoring 524 runs from 14 matches at a strike-rate of 196.25, and that included five half-centuries.
HKG
162/7
SAM
159/4
SGP
144/7
MAL
209/7
Malaysia beat Singapore by 65 runs
SAM
–
MAL
–
SGP
–
HKG
–
WI
172/8
AUS
173/2
Australia won by 8 wkts
ML
115/4
RWA
111/10
Malawi won by 6 wickets
BHN
119/2
ML
–
ALZ
118/7
HDN
114/5
Alby Zalmi beat Huddinge by 3 wickets
JIHCC
122/6
MAR
149/8
Marsta CC beat Jinnah CC by 27 runs
HDN
137/4
ALZ
117/4
Huddinge beat Alby Zalmi CC by 20 runs
HDN
–
JIHCC
–
MAR
–
ALZ
–
JIHCC
–
MAR
–
RPH
–
HDN
–
HDN
–
JIHCC
–
RPH
–
MAR
–
JIHCC
–
RPH
–
BCC
148/7
NAJC
145/7
Bud Cricket Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 3 wickets
GTC
139/8
91YC
162/9
91 Yards Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 23 runs
BCC
–
91YC
–
EWW-W
77/9
MZW-W
165/3
Mozambique Women won by 88 runs
MWW-W
162/5
LSN-W
56/10
Malawi Women beat Lesotho Women by 106 runs
BOT-W
46/2
SLO-W
–
RWA-W
–
CW-W
16/6
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
ENG
–
IND
15/0
MECS
–
CHK
–
BNC
–
TCC
–
STCC
–
CEC-A
–
CBS
–
FLI
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
CAT
–
VEV
–
BAN
–
PAK
–
UAE
101/3
KNY
98/10
United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 7 wickets
UGAA
127/8
NBA
18/1
VMK
–
YAR
–
RWT
–
MMS
–
ASS
–
SGT
–
BDS
–
BAD
–
DUR-W
–
LAN-W
–
AAC
–
WIC
–
EDC
–
SAC
–
ZIM
–
NZ
–
IRE-W
–
ZIM-W
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The 29-year-old had joined Durban Super Giants ahead of the SA20 2024 season and was a wildcard pick. He, however, played just three matches that season, scoring 86 runs at a strike-rate of 159.26 that included a half-century.
Should Mumbai Indians complete a trade deal for Pooran ahead of IPL 2026, it won’t be the first time that he will be associated with the MI franchise. He had left the SA20 to join MI Emirates in the International League T20 tournament. He would help MI Emirates clinch their first and only ILT20 title so far.
Pooran played an unbeaten knock of 57 in the final, a knock that helped MI Emirates post 208/3 after being put to bat first. MI Emirates successfully defended the title as they restricted Dubai Capitals to a total of 163/7.
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Overall, Pooran had an excellent season with MI Emirates, scoring 354 runs from 10 matches at a strike-rate of 170.19 and was the second highest run-getter that season.
The Trinidad-born cricketer has also played for MI New York in the Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament since the 2023 season.
He was the captain of the franchise in the recently-concluded 2025 season of Major League Cricket and led them to the title as they defeated Washington Freedom in the final. Pooran finished the season with 360 runs from 13 matches, including two fifties and one century.
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