IPL 2025: Here is why Yuzvendra Chahal does not play the game PBKs VS MI Current

In which one of the most crucial games of the Indian Premier League 2025 League stage, the Punjab Kings (PBKs) won the launch and chose for the first in the field against the The Mumbai Indians (MI) On Monday, May 26, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Punjab Kings won the launch against Mumbai Indians at IPL 2025

The decision reflects a tactical play of the Punjab camp, which is in the persecution in a scenario of pressure cooked where playoff permutations are based on the final classification of the league. For Mumbai, who has increased late in containment, the equation is simple: win this game and ensure a place in the two coveted tops. For Punjab, already passing to the playoffs after a vacuum of 11 long years, this is its shot in the history of rewriting. A victory today will see them end between the first two places for the first time. Bets could not be higher and both teams are aware that a sliding could cost them an easier route to the final. Above all, PBKs made two changes in his programming, contributing Kyle Jamieson and Vijaykumar vyshak at the place of Azmatullah Omarzai and Prabhsimran singhwhich has been named as an impact substitute. Mumbai has also entered Ashini Kumar.

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Reason for the absence of Yuzvendra Chahal

Despite the state of celebration that surrounds the qualification of the Punjab playoff, a major concern passed over its team sheet: the absence of veterans rows of legs Yuzvendra chahal. Not appointed to the initial 11th or among the substitutes, Chahal’s omission was glittering, especially given the magnitude of the encounter.

Although Captain Shreyas Iyer abstained from revealing specific reasons for launch, the situation echoes what was previously informed by Espncricinfo. On May 25, it was revealed that Chahal suffered a minor wrist injury, which also kept him out of the previous match against Delhi capitals. Spin-Bowling coach Sunil Joshi He had mentioned that he was a “little niggle”, but now, with Chahal that lacked two consecutive games, including this important shock, the concerns have deepened the nature of the injury. In the pink city of Jaipur, its old house house IPL, the absence of Chahal is doubly significant. Given its extensive experience and ability to change games to the average, PUNJAB will expect this cautious decision to rest it shows a short-term sacrifice for a long-term playoff gain.

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