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The IPL 2024 table-toppers Rajasthan Royals are taking on Punjab Kings in match 26 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. The visiting captain Sanju Samson won the toss earlier in the match and invited the hosts to bat first.
After winning the toss, the RR skipper was involved in a big blunder as he forgot the name of Tanush Kotian, an uncapped Indian player who replaced R Ashwin in the Playing XI. When asked about the change in the XI by Daren Ganga, the wicketkeeper-batter named Rovman Powell as Jos Buttler’s replacement but while naming R Ashwin’s replacement, he just forgot and laughed out to let it go.
Watch Sanju Samson’s major blunder at toss here:
Why is Jos Buttler and R Ashwin not featuring in PBKS vs RR match in Mullanpur?
After winning the toss against Punjab Kings in their away fixture, RR skipper Sanju Samson confirmed that England opener Jos Buttler and veteran R Ashwin, both will miss the match due to lack of match fitness. “We’ve many players missing from tonight’s game. Jos isn’t 100%, Ash bhai is having a niggle,” he said announcing Rovman Powell and Tanush Kotian as the two replacements.
RR Playing XI v PBKS:
Sanju Samson (C/wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Tanuh Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Abid Mushtaq.
