Blow for Rajasthan Royals As Key Bowler Out of Punjab Kings Clash in IPL 2025 With Niggle

Rajasthan Royals (RR) pacer Tushar Deshpande will miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) due to a minor setback. Skipper Sanju Samson confirmed the news during the coin toss. Yudhvir Singh is set to make his RR debut tonight at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.

Additionally, the news from the centre is that PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first. The home team’s combination is unchanged.

Why Is Tushar Deshpande Not Playing Against Punjab Kings?

The 29-year-old medium pacer is out of the playing combination due to a small niggle.

During the pre-match toss ceremony, Samson said, “We have a small niggle for Tushar Deshpande, so he’s out for today and Yudhvir comes in for him.”

Deshpande had featured in all three RR games so far. During the Royals’ opening fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he picked up three wickets, including the power-hitter Travis Head. However, the bowler was wicketless against Kolkata Knight Riders and most recently, Chennai Super Kings.

The Mumbai-born has also been expensive this season, leaking a mammoth 96 runs in the nine overs he has bowled so far.

However, the stage is set for Yudhvir to debut for a new franchise. During the 2023 and 2024 editions, the Jammu-born has played five games for Lucknow Super Giants. Overall in his IPL career, he has snared four wickets at a shocking average of 30.50 and an economy rate of 10.16.

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Playing XI and Impact Players Subs for PBKS vs RR

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma.

Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal.

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