Is Shreyas Iyer Not Fully Fit? Punjab Kings Skipper Spotted With Bandaged Finger During RR vs PBKS IPL 2025 Clash

Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer was seen with a heavily-strapped index finger at the toss during the crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 game against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.

According to Times Of India, Iyer suffered a knock during practice on Saturday but took to the pitch despite the pain as PBKS need to win the game in order to qualify for the playoffs.

Shreyas Iyer playing RR vs PBKS with injured finger

Iyer also managed to score 30 runs from 25 balls as PBKS struggled on a pitch aiding batters. Iyer was dismissed in the 11th over in Riyan Parag’s bowling after playing a supporting role for Nehal Wadhera to keep up the scoring.

The pair added 67 runs in 44 balls to lay the foundation for a big score.

Wadhera was the aggressor in chief as he kept plundering runs in his knock of 70 off 37 balls. The left-hander smashed five boundaries and as many sixes in his innings that took Punjab to a 200-plus score after they started off slow.

Iyer’s captaincy gives PBKS hope

Iyer has been in excellent form in IPL 2025 as he scored 435 runs from 12 innings at a strike rate of 174.69. Iyer’s arrival at the franchise has definitely galvanised the franchise who have been looking to qualify for the playoffs for the last 10 years.

They have won seven of their 11 matches and suffered losses against RR, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Their match at the Eden Gardens against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders was washed out due to a thunderstorm.

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They were on the verge of becoming the first team to qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs when they hosted Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala. But the match was abandoned after the tensions with Pakistan on the border escalated.

PBKS managed to post 219/5 in 20 overs after Shashank Singh scored an unbeaten 59 off 30 not out while Azmatullah Omarzai scored 21 not out off 9 balls. Tushar Deshpande claimed two wickets while Riyan Parag was the most frugal of the RR bowlers with 26 runs from his three overs.

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