Injuries are a big part of the IPL, and over the years, the concerns have only grown for the players participating, and also the franchises. IPL 2026 is a classic example, where despite being picked months before the event starts, the players just can’t keep up to the grueling fitness demands of the league. Close to 20 players are injured only after 5-6 matches — across all teams.
Some of the players aggravated already existing conditions, some picked up injuries during the tournament, and some while playing matches. Team KKR are perhaps the worst hit due to these untimely injuries this year, which occur usually to pace bowlers. Before the start of IPL 2026, they lost Harshit Rana due to a knee issue, then Akash Deep was ousted due to a lower back issue, while Mustafizur Rahman was withdrawn due to political reasons, leaving Kolkata a depleted squad.
SRH too are missing four players from their current roster, and their bowling, along with KKR, appears to be the weakest. They don’t have Cummins, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse and David Payne. CSK have lost the likes of Nathan Ellis and Khaleel Ahmed, which is bound to mount their problems.
With the injury toll rising almost everyday, Insidesport takes a look at all the injuries that have taken place in the IPL since 2024, and which teams have been worst-hit.
IPL 2024 full injury list
| Team | Player | Injury | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT | Mohammed Shami | Ankle surgery | Sandeep Warrier |
| GT | Robin Minz | Bike accident | BR Sharath |
| MI | Jason Behrendorff | Leg injury | Luke Wood |
| MI | Dilshan Madushanka | Hamstring injury | Kwena Mphaka |
| MI | Vishnu Vinod | Forearm injury | Harvik Desai |
| CSK | Devon Conway | Thumb injury | Richard Gleeson |
| CSK | Matheesha Pathirana | Hamstring injury | — |
| CSK | Mustafizur Rahman | National duty | — |
| DC | Lungi Ngidi | Lower back injury | Jake Fraser-McGurk |
| DC | Harry Brook | Personal reasons | Lizaad Williams |
| LSG | Mark Wood | Workload management | Shamar Joseph |
| LSG | David Willey | Personal reasons | Matt Henry |
| LSG | Shivam Mavi | Rib fracture | — |
| KKR | Jason Roy | Personal reasons | Phil Salt |
| KKR | Gus Atkinson | Workload management | Dushmantha Chameera |
| KKR | Mujeeb ur Rahman | Sprain | Allah Ghazanfar |
| RR | Prasidh Krishna | Quadriceps injury | Keshav Maharaj |
| RR | Adam Zampa | Personal reasons | Tanush Kotian |
| SRH | Wanindu Hasaranga | Left foot injury | Vijaykanth Viyaskanth |
IPL 2025 full injury list
| Team | Player | Injury | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | Allah Ghazanfar | Spinal injury | Mujeeb ur Rahman |
| MI | Lizaad Williams | Knee injury | Corbin Bosch |
| MI | Vignesh Puthur | — | Raghu Sharma |
| SRH | Brydon Carse | Toe injury | Wiaan Mulder |
| SRH | Adam Zampa | — | R Smaran/Harsh Dubey |
| LSG | Mayank Yadav | Lumbar injury | William O’Rourke |
| LSG | Mohsin Khan | — | Shardul Thakur |
| CSK | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Fracture | Ayush Mhatre |
| CSK | Gurjapneet Singh | — | Dewald Brevis |
| CSK | Vansh Bedi | — | Urvil Patel |
| PBKS | Lockie Ferguson | Hamstring injury | Kyle Jamieson |
| PBKS | Glenn Maxwell | Finger injury | Mitchell Owen |
| KKR | Umran Malik | Hip injury | Chetan Sakariya |
| RR | Nitish Rana | — | Lhuan-dre Pretorius |
| RR | Sandeep Sharma | — | Nandre Burger |
| DC | Harry Brook | Workload management | Sediqullah Atal |
| DC | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Personal reasons | Mutafizur Rahman |
IPL 2026 full injury list
| Team | Player | Injury | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| KKR | Harshit Rana | Knee | Navdeep Saini |
| KKR | Akash Deep | Lower-back | Saurabh Dubey |
| RR | SamCurran | Groin | Dasun Shanaka |
| CSK | Nathan Ellis | Hamstring | Spencer Johnson |
| LSG | Wanindu Hasaranga | NOC denied | George Linde |
| SRH | Eshan Malinga | — | — |
| PBKS | Lockie Ferguson | Personal reasons | — |
| CSK | Khaleel Ahmed | Quadriceps | — |
| SRH | Jack Edwards | Foot | David Payne |
| SRH | David Payne | Ankle | — |
| MI | Atharva Ankolekar | Knee | Krish Bhagat |
| DC | Ben Duckett | Personal reasons | — |
| GT | Prithiraj Yarra | — | Kulwant Khejroliya |
| RCB | Yash Dayal | Personal reasons | — |
| KKR | Mustafizur Rahman | Withdrawn | Blessing Muzarabani |
| SRH | Brydon Carse | — | Dilshan Madushanka |
| RCB | Nuwan Thusara | NOC issue | — |
| GT | Tom Banton | Finger injury | Connor Esterhuizen |
| SRH | David Payne | Ankle injury | Gerald Coetzee |
The injury conclusion
There is no doubt that SRH, CSK and MI have suffered the most on account of injuries since 2024. Hyderabad has seen as many as eight players being ruled out of the entire tournament, and so have Chennai, while Mumbai come close with seven. Even out of these teams, it is CSK, who haven’t quite recovered from the these losses.
In 2024, Pathirana was their main strike bowler who played only 6 matches, to bag 13 wickets. Thereafter, their attack suffered greatly. Even Fiz, who picked up 14 wickets in 9 matches, had to leave midway, putting the side in a lurch; eventually the team finished fifth and could not qualify for the playoffs. In 2025, losing skipper Gaikwad was the last thing they wanted. He was injured just after 5 matches, and MS Dhoni had to lead the team thereafter. As a result, they finished last in the points table.
As for Hyderabad, 2026 looks like the season, where they will realise the value of having a fully-fit unit. Their bowling is not clicking with 4-5 injuries, and no clarity when Cummins will be match-fit. Last-to-last year, they took a heavy punt on Hasaranga, as a player who could not only pick wickets for them in the middle overs, but also score some runs lower down the order, but he could not play a single game.
(List includes withdrawn players also)
