Punjab Kings have decided to leave out Yuzvendra Chahal for the side’s clash against DC on Saturday. Shreyas Iyer and co. are eyeing to go on the top of the points table with a win against an already eliminated DC. PBKS have picked Harpreet Brar over Chahal in their playing XI and haven’t even named the latter as an impact substitute.
No Chahal in PBKS’ playing XI
Chahal has been one of PBKS’ best bowlers in IPL 2025. He has 14 wickets to his name from 12 matches, including a hat-trick. However, he has been slightly expensive this season, boasting of an economy rate of 9.56.
Speaking at the toss, PBKS captain Shreyas informed that Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis had returned to the playing XI.
“I am not satisfied and content. We want to build momentum from here. Each and every individual is performing for the team. Job half done as of now. Important to stay in the present and seize every possible chance,” Iyer said.
DC won the toss and have decided to bowl first in the contest against PBKS. Faf du Plessis continues to lead the side as Axar Patel is set to miss this game as well.
PBKS vs DC playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Subs: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Kyle Jamieson, Xavier Bartlett
Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis(c), Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Subs: KL Rahul, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurna Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande
