KKR Shuffles Lineup Due to Venkatesh Iyer’s Hand Injury
KKR vs CSK Playing XI Updates
In a significant IPL match against CSK, KKR had to make a last-minute change due to Venkatesh Iyer’s hand injury. The all-rounder, who was bought for ₹23.75 crore, had stitches on his left hand.
Manish Pandey stepped in to replace Iyer in the playing XI for the first time this IPL season. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane confirmed the change after winning the toss and choosing to bat first.
CSK also tweaked their lineup, with Devon Conway coming back in place of Shaik Rasheed, and Urvil Patel making his debut instead of Sam Curran.
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w)
- Sunil Narine
- Ajinkya Rahane (c)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Manish Pandey
- Andre Russell
- Rinku Singh
- Moeen Ali
- Ramandeep Singh
- Vaibhav Arora
- Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings
- Ayush Mhatre
- Urvil Patel
- Devon Conway
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dewald Brevis
- MS Dhoni (w/c)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Anshul Kamboj
- Noor Ahmad
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Matheesha Pathirana
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