The Punjab Kings Captain, Shreyas Iyer, has been declared fit and will be available for the game against the Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Shreyas Iyer was struck on the wrist during their 1st match against the Gujarat Giants, when Cooper Connolly smashed a cracking shot down the ground, which eventually ended up hitting the wrist of Shreyas Iyer at the non-striker’s end.
Injury Scare Ends in Relief as Iyer Set to Lead Punjab Kings
The Punjab Kings fans and the management were visibly worried as the physios ran out immediately to check on the skipper, and he still continued to bat for a while and scored a couple of boundaries. Shreyas Iyer’s wrist was heavily taped,d which indicated that the injury might have worsened, ed and the team couldn’t afford to lose their captain at such an early stage in the season. But now, a PTI journalist has reported that the fresh medical scans of the captain are clear and that he is set to play for the upcoming matches this season.
Punjab Seek Improved Batting as Confident Start Sets Up CSK Showdown
The Punjab Kings were off to a flying start in the season as they won by 3 wickets against the Gujarat Titans. They bowled exceptionally well in the first innings to limit the star-studded batting side of the Titans to just 162. Vyshak Vijaykumar was impressive with his bowling as he used his pace variations to good effect, picking up 3 important wickets. But from the batting point of view, the Punjab Kings didn’t fire as they would have liked to, as just 3 batters from their entire batting unit reached double figures. Cooper Connolly saved the day for the Punjab Kings as he scored a wonderful unbeaten knock of 72 off just 44 balls, including 5 fours and 5 sixes. The rest of the batting unit seemed rash and indecisive with their shot-making, which would be a factor they would like to improve in the coming matches.
As the Punjab Kings are all set to take on the Chennai Super Kings, with their skipper match-ready, they will be hoping that they can win by a commanding margin, as the Chennai side seemed to be quite lost in their opening match.
