Shashank Singh. (Photo by AFP) Shashank Singh was not selected for Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals clash at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. The two teams will face each other in the 40th game of the season, a key matchup between two top four teams.In the toss, Riyan Parag won the coin toss and chose to field first for Rajasthan Royals.
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Shreyas Iyer on Shashank’s absence
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer confirmed that Shashank Singh’s absence was a forced change without revealing the exact reason why he said so,“We would also like to bowl first. The wicket has been covered for the last few days due to the weather. We are all proactive whether we are batting first or second. We have one forced change, Suryansh comes in for Shashank. Also Lockie comes in for Xavier.”
Team Update: PBKS vs RR
Rajasthan Royals Changes:Out: Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi BishnoiIn: Dasun Shanaka, Yash Raj PuniaChanges of Punjabi kings:Out: Shashank Singh (injury), Xavier BartlettIn: Suryansh Shedge, Lockie Ferguson
Playing XI for Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
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
Crash submarines for the kings of Punjab and the royal families of Rajasthan
Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Shimron HetmyerImpact Subs Punjab Kings: Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan
