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Shikhar Dhawan out: After the close defeat against Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings director Sanjay Bangde has indicated that captain Shikhar Dhawan will be out for at least 7 to 10 days due to a shoulder injury. Shikhar Dhawan could not even play in the match against Rajasthan Royals due to which Sam Curran took over the captaincy. Sanjay Bangar said that Shikhar Dhawan has injured his shoulder and will be out for a few more days. An experienced batsman like Shikhar Dhawan is necessary for the team. It remains to be seen how the treatment goes. Now it seems that he will not be able to play for at least 7 to 10 days. Shikhar Dhawan has not been performing well in IPL 2024, scoring 152 runs in five innings at an average of 30.40 and a strike rate of 125.61. Punjab Kings are currently at eighth position in the points table with 4 wins from 6 matches.
Punjab Kings gave a big update on Dhawan
At the start of the IPL 2024 season, Jitesh Sharma represented Punjab in the captain's meeting as Shikhar Dhawan was in Mullanpur due to fever. Given this, Sam Curran coming in for the toss against Rajasthan Royals was a surprise, but Bangar said his role was completely decided. Sanjay Bangar said, 'Sam had captained the team last year also. He was arriving late from Britain and wanted to participate in some practice sessions. This is the reason why we sent Jitesh to Chennai in the meeting, let us tell you that Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow did not give a good start to the team. Even Atharva Tayed could not do anything in place of Shikhar Dhawan.
Punjab Kings' flop performance continues
Let us tell you that in IPL 2024, on Saturday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 3 wickets in a thrilling match. Thanks to Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten inning of 27 runs in 10 balls, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings with one ball to spare. With Rajasthan Royals needing 30 runs from the last 14 balls, West Indies batting pair Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell (11 off five balls) batted aggressively to give Rajasthan its fifth win in six matches. 'Player of the Match' Shimron Hetmyer hit one four and three sixes in his unbeaten innings.
rajasthan vs match high
The Punjab team restricted Punjab to 147 runs for eight wickets, after which Rajasthan strengthened its position at the top of the points table by scoring 152 runs for seven wickets in 19.5 overs. Apart from Hetmyer, Yashvi Jaiswal also contributed 39 runs for Rajasthan. For Punjab, Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for 18 runs in four overs, while Sam Curran, who captained the team in place of injured Shikhar Dhawan, took two wickets for 25 runs. Under the leadership of Kesh Maharaj (two wickets for 23 runs in four overs), Rajasthan restricted Punjab to within 150 runs due to the excellent performance of the bowlers. Avesh Khan (two wickets for 34 runs), Trent Boult (one wicket for 22 runs), Yuzvendra Chahal (one wicket for 31 runs) and Kuldeep Sen (one wicket for 35 runs) provided him good support.