Yuzvendra Chahal missed out on the blockbuster clash against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL 2025. The star spinner is nursing a finger injury but was expected to be fit for the playoffs.
Star Punjab Kings spinner Yuvendra Chahal missed the blockbuster clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL 2025. He is the leading wicket-taker in IPL history, but hasn’t been in his usual form this year. He has been out of action since the match against Rajasthan Royals on May 18. Explaining the reason behind it, the Punjab management revealed that the 34-year-old was nursing a finger injury but was expected to be fit for the playoffs.
However, Chahal failed to recover on time as Harpreet Brar retained his position in the playing XI.
Teams:
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
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