Shashank Singh will miss Punjab Kings’ upcoming encounter against Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. The match is set to be played as part of Match 40 of the IPL season, with both sides entering the contest as teams positioned among the top four.
When the toss was taken, Riyan Parag won the coin flip and chose to put Rajasthan Royals in the field first. Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer then addressed the situation around Shashank’s non-selection, describing it as a forced adjustment to the XI without outlining the precise cause.
“We would have liked to bowl first as well,” Iyer said. “The pitch has been covered for the last few days due to the weather. Everyone has been proactive, whether we’re batting first or chasing. We’ve got one forced change: Suryansh comes in for Shashank. Also, Lockie comes in for Xavier.”
Team changes: PBKS vs RR
Rajasthan Royals
- Out: Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Bishnoi
- In: Dasun Shanaka, Yash Raj Punia
Punjab Kings
- Out: Shashank Singh (injury), Xavier Bartlett
- In: Suryansh Shedge, Lockie Ferguson
Playing XIs
Punjab Kings (Playing XI)
- Prabhsimran Singh (w)
- Priyansh Arya
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Cooper Connolly
- Suryansh Shedge
- Nehal Wadhera
- Marcus Stoinis
- Marco Jansen
- Lockie Ferguson
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI)
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Dhruv Jurel (w)
- Riyan Parag (c)
- Donovan Ferreira
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dasun Shanaka
- Jofra Archer
- Nandre Burger
- Brijesh Sharma
- Yash Raj Punja
Impact subs
Rajasthan Royals impact subs
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Ravi Singh
- Tushar Deshpande
- Shubham Dubey
- Shimron Hetmyer
Punjab Kings impact subs
- Vishnu Vinod
- Vijaykumar Vyshak
- Xavier Bartlett
- Harpreet Brar
- Musheer Khan
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