KRK VS CSK: Venkates Iyer missed due to injury, Manish Pandey in replacement

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) All-Rounder Venkates Iyer was expelled from the match 57 Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Southpaw was replaced by Manish Pandey in the XI game, the captain Kr Ajinkya Rahane informed when he won the throwing and decided to bat first.

Captain Kolkata revealed that Iyer had some stitches on his hands, and therefore he was not eligible to participate in accessories. So far, the thirty -year -old had a terrible campaign because he couldn’t justify his massive RS price tag of 23,75 crore. He scored 142 runs from seven shifts on average 20.28 with one fifty to his name.

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“We will not bat at first. It looks like a good goal. The last two games that we first launched and did really well. We want to run on the board and defend it. What is important is to take one game at once. I don’t think much about the future.

Iyer’s replacement, Manish Pandey, played only one match this season against Mumbai Indians (Mi) and scored 19 (14) when KRK lost the match of eight goals. On the other hand, CSK also made three changes in his playing XI when they handed over the debut of Urvil to Patel, who replaced Shaik Rasheed.

In addition, Devon Conway also found a place in playing XI together with Ravichandran Ashwin. The upcoming accessories are extremely essential for KRK, because they desperately need victory to stay alive in the Play -off race.

Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvansehi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rink Singh, Moen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arara, Varun Chakaravaravarty

Refunds of impact: Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Marnde

Chennai Super Kings plays XI: Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mrs. Dhoni (W/C), Anshul Kamfoj, Noor Ahmed, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Refunds of impact: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Deepak Hooda

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