Why shreyas iyer not captaining pbks in second innings against rr: The 59th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 was played on Sunday 18 May at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The match was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, which was a very exciting match. There was a big change in this match when the regular captain of Punjab Kings Shreyas Iyer did not land in the second innings. His place was replaced by the team to be handed over to Shashank Singh.

Why was Shreyas Iyer not captaining Punjab Kings in the second innings?

According to the report, Shreyas Iyer suffered an injury to the middle finger of the hand -batting hand while practicing on the nets a day before the RR match. This pain was also seen while batting. Despite this injury, Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly and handled Punjab’s faltering innings. But he could not play a big innings and was dismissed for 30 runs for the team.

After the match, news came that Shreyas Iyer suffered a minor injury (swallow), due to which he was excluded as ‘Impact Player’ in the second innings and Harpreet Brar got a chance. He bowled brilliantly for Punjab and contributed significantly in winning the team.

Harpreet Brar broke Rajasthan Royals back

Harpreet Brar took 3 wickets from an economy of 5.50 in his spell. It included Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi as well as the wickets of Ryan Parag. He took these three wickets at a time when it was very important for the team.

Punjab Kings’s playing XI against Rajasthan Royals

Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Vadhera, Mitchell Owen, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Marco Yanseen, Javier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Harpreet Brar

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