Punjab Kings (PBK) captain Shreyas Iyer on Sunday left the field during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The incident occurred during the seventh over of RCB’s 158 -run chase in RCB in Mulanpur. In the absence of Shreyas, Marcus Stoinis took over as acting captain. So, why did Shreyas leave the field and that too when his team is defending the lower clan? According to a report by Espncricinfo, Shreyas left the ground as he felt unwell.
The report said, “The Shres are not feeling well and are out of the ground. Stoinis is the acting captain.”
It is unlikely that Shreyas will take the field again for this game.
Earlier, RCB spinners played an important role in limiting Punjab Kings (PBK) to 157/6.
After winning the toss, RCB captain Rajat Patidar opted to bowl first, a decision that proved effective thanks to his spin pair, Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma thanks to the disciplined mantra. While Pandya ended with 2/25 figures, Suyash was equally impressive, passing 2/26 in its four overs.
PBKS landed to start a flight, in which openers Priyash Arya and Prabhasimran Singh started a 42 -run Quickfire partnership. However, Krunal Pandya dismissed Arya for 22 and broke the speed. Punjab brought fifty in only 5.1 overs and reached 62/1 at the end of the powerplay, but after Pandya soon dried up after Pandya, after the powerplay, removed the dangerous prabasimran Singh for 33.
The middle order struggled to build speed, falling for a dull 6 off 10 balls for Romario Shepherd with Captain Shres Iyer, playing his first match of the season. A mix-up was run out by Nehal Wadhera and Josh Englandis, in which Wadhera was sent back to just 5.
However, Iglis showed some resistance by scoring 29 runs in 17 delivery before bowling clever Suyash Sharma. Leg-spinner soon cleaned Marcus Stoinis for just 1 and left another couple in his tally, 114/6 in 13.5 overs.
The ship was then left for South African all -rounders Marco Jansen and Shashank Singh to stabilize the ship. The pair put an unbeaten 41 -run stand together for the seventh wicket, directing PBK to a respectable clan. Shashank remained unbeaten on 31 off 33 balls, while Jensen scored 25 runs in 20 delivery.
(With ANI input)
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