Why Is Yuzvendra Chahal Not Playing Today's PBKS Vs MI Match?

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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 20:11 IST

Punjab Kings are missing leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the 2nd consecutive IPL 2025 lucifer against Mumbai Indians owed to a persistent wrist injury.

Yuzvendra Chahal has been a cardinal bowler for PBKS this play (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) are missing the services of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the 2nd consecutive clip successful IPL 2025 — against Mumbai Indians (MI) connected Monday astatine the Sawai Mansingh Stadium successful Jaipur.

According to reports, Chahal missed the erstwhile lucifer against Delhi Capitals owed to a insignificant injury. It was initially believed to beryllium precautionary, but it’s present being said that the wounded has persisted. PBKS are said to beryllium optimistic that the leggie volition beryllium acceptable for the playoffs arsenic PBKS proceed to combat for a top-two finish.

“He is nursing a digit wounded but should beryllium disposable for the IPL play-offs," quality bureau PTI quoted a BCCI authoritative arsenic saying.

A triumph implicit MI would assistance PBKS unafraid top-two. Chahal would person been an plus against his aged squad connected Jaipur’s somewhat sluggish pitch. Though helium isn’t having his champion season, helium has picked up 14 wickets successful 11 matches astatine an mean of 25.28, immoderate of them coming successful important wins.

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer didn’t notation astir it connected flip — which helium won and opted to vessel archetypal — either.

“We are going to vessel first," Iyer said, arsenic quoted by Cricbuzz. “I fto the enactment speech much than words. I would conscionable springiness them immoderate benignant of information and it is past their occupation to spell and execute. Jamieson and Vyshak travel in. It (the venue) is preferably suitable for some sides due to the fact that of the conditions; upwind origin and size of the ground. No you can’t conscionable instrumentality it arsenic conscionable different day, you person to support upgrading your crippled and mindset, I americium idiosyncratic who thrives nether pressure, you person to enactment your champion ft guardant and astatine the aforesaid clip determination is nary scope for errors," helium added.

Punjab Kings (Playing 11): Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Arshdeep Singh

Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet and Musheer Khan

Mumbai Indians (Playing 11): Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah

Impact Subs: Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar and Satyanarayana Raju

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