2024-04-14 22:46:10
Mullanpur: The 27th match of IPL 2024 is being played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Maharaja Yadwinder Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, for the toss, today Sam Curran was seen on behalf of Punjab Kings in place of their captain Shikhar Dhawan. This means that Gabbar is not playing against RR. Sam Curran is captaining in his place. But now the question arises that why is Shikhar not playing this match? Is he injured or has he been dropped from the playing 11? Let us know about it in some detail.
Why is Shikhar Dhawan not playing against Rajasthan?
Shikhar Dhawan is not playing in the IPL 2024 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals being held in Mullanpur on Saturday due to injury. In his place, Sam Curran is playing as captain. At the time of coin toss, Captain Karan did not tell what kind of injury Dhawan had suffered.
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Dhawan has opened in all five matches for Punjab Kings so far in this IPL season and scored 152 runs in 121 balls. His best performance came against Lucknow Super Giants, where he scored 70 runs in 50 balls, although his team lost that match. Atharva Tayde got a chance in place of Dhawan against Rajasthan Royals, who is playing his first match this season.
The playing 11 of both the teams for the match is like this
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Tayde, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper/captain), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal.