Yuzvendra Chahal misses out on the second consecutive recreation for Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League 2025. He is out of all of the necessary league-stage match in opposition to Mumbai Indians which is able to determine their place within the high two of the playoffs.

New Delhi:

With the race for the high two spots on the road, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians tackle one another in an important match within the Indian Premier League 2025 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday, May 26. PBKS are with out their key spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the second match in a row as he now misses the conflict in opposition to MI after being out from the conflict in opposition to Delhi Capitals two days in the past. 

Chahal had missed the MI conflict as a result of a ‘small niggle’ as confirmed by spin-bowling coach Sunil Joshi after the Mumbai match. Meanwhile, he stays out of Punjab’s last league stage match too regardless of being seen on the bottom within the build-up to the fixture. As per a report of ESPNCricinfo, Chahal is nursing a wrist harm and the Kings did not need to threat him, contemplating they’ve already certified for the playoffs. PBKS are optimistic of getting him prepared for the playoffs. 

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer gained the toss and opted to bowl first. “We are going to bowl first. I let the action talk more than words. I would just give them some sort of motivation and it is then their job to go and execute. Jamieson and Vyshak come in. It (the venue) is preferably suitable for both sides because of the conditions; wind factor and size of the ground. No you can’t just take it as just another day, you have to keep upgrading your game and mindset, I am someone who thrives under pressure, you have to put your best foot forward and at the same time there is no scope for errors,” Iyer mentioned on the toss.

“Looks like a good track, let’s see. It is a good toss to lose; we were not sure what to do. We didn’t mind either batting or bowling. We will put some runs and defend it. For us to be in this situation lot of results had to go our way, five days back we were not in this position and today we are, but being honest last 8-9 games have been like knockouts for us. Just one change – Ashwani Kumar comes in,” MI captain Hardik Pandya mentioned on the toss.

Punjab Kings’ Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh

Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah