RR playing XI: Sanju Samson back as RR captain, key pacer misses out due to injury

After missing out on leading the team in first three matches, Sanju Samson was back as Rajasthan Royals skipper for PBKS match.

After the ploy to make Riyan Parag the skipper of Rajasthan Royals didn’t bring much reward, to the relief of the fans Sanju Samson returned as the skipper for the match vs PBKS, on Saturday. But then there was another injury issue that came to haunt the team, as pacer Tushar Deshpande was ousted of the clash, with inexperienced Yudhvir Singh coming to the side.

Sanju Samson Back as RR Captain

This could be a good outing for RR finally, where on the field they missed the presence of senior pro Sanju, who opted to field first after winning the toss. At the toss, Sanju Samson said, “Pretty happy to bat first and put on a decent total. (On playing as an impact sub earlier) I could feel what the coaches would be going through, a bit restless and helpless. But excited to be back now.

“It is a new team and team management, we have got to know each other now and it takes a bit of time. We are geling better now, last game we pretty much had the perfect game. We have a small niggle for Tushar Deshpande, so he’s out for today and Yudhvir comes in for him.”

RR Playing XI vs PBKS

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Sandeep Sharma.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal