Kiwi Speedster Makes PBKS Debut After Jansen Returns Home

Kiwi pacer Kyle Jamieson is making his debut for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their last league game of their season after replacing all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. Meanwhile, his skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat second in the game. 

PBKS will be the second side that Jamieson will represent in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 2021 season after he was bought in the auction for INR 15 crore. He played nine games that season and picked nine wickets at an average of 29.9 and leaked runs at an economy of 9.6. 

The other change made by PBKS in the game was bringing in pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak, who will be able to move the ball under the lights and trouble the batters in Jaipur. Mumbai Indians meanwhile, brought in left arm pacer Ashwani Kumar who can feature in as the impact substitute later in the game. 

What did the captains say 

Shreyas Iyer: We are going to bowl first. I let the action speak more than words. I would just give them some sort of motivation and it is then their job to go and execute. Jamieson and Vyshak come in. It (the venue) is preferably suitable for both sides because of the conditions, wind factor and size of the ground. No you can't just take it as just another day, you have to keep upgrading your game and mindset. I am someone who thrives under pressure; you have to put your best foot forward, and at the same time, there is no scope for errors.

Hardik Pandya: Looks like a good track, let's see. It is a good toss to lose; we were not sure what to do. We didn't mind either batting or bowling. We will put some runs and defend it. For us to be in this situation lot of results had to go our way, five days back we were not in this position and today we are, but being honest last 8-9 games have been like knockouts for us. Just one change - Ashwani Kumar comes in.

Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Impact players nominated by Mumbai - Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Karn Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa and Satyanarayana Raju.

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson (On PBKS debut)(In for Azmatullah Omarzai), Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact players nominated by Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlett and Praveen Dubey.