In a massive boost to PBKS chances in the playoffs, teams ever-reliable Marcus Stoinis, along with Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Kyle Jamieson will arrive in India on Tuesday. As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, all four will be available for selection straightaway, when PBKS play DC on May 24.
Marcus Stoinis Returns for PBKS
This news comes at a time when PBKS are in third slot currently, and have a good chance of making it to the Qualifier 1, by finishing in the top of the points table. Meanwhile Stoinis has scored 82 runs in seven innings that he has played this year, at a strike-rate of 167. On the other hand, Inglis has scored 92 in 6, at a strike-rate of 139.39.
Meanwhile, Hardie is yet to play a match this season, and was picked for INR 1.25 Cr at the IPL auction. Kyle Jamieson was brought in as a late replacement to injured Lockie Ferguson. South African Marco Jansen had already joined the team, and participated in their last match vs RR.
Top 2 Finish in Sight For Shreyas Iyer’s Team
PBKS have been excellent in the season, where they have won 8 out of 12 played, and lost only three matches. It is after 11 years that the team made it to the playoffs — with the last instance coming way back in 2014. In fact, Punjab are real contenders for their maiden trophy as well.
PBKS Full Squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jamieson, Vishnu Vinod.
