Shashank Singh was not included in the Punjab Kings playing XI for their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. The match, which is the 40th of the season, is a crucial encounter between two top-four teams.
Toss and Team Updates
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to field first. Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer confirmed that Shashank Singh's absence was a forced change, though he did not reveal the exact reason. Iyer stated, "We would have loved to bowl first as well. The wicket was covered for the last few days because of the weather. All of us are proactive, irrespective of whether we are bowling first or second. We have one forced change, Suryansh comes in place of Shashank. Also, Lockie comes in place of Xavier."
Team Changes
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 Substitutes
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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