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RR vs PBKS IPL 2024: The Punjab Kings have been facing another setback as their star pacer Kagiso Rabada is ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2024. The news came out as Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in IPL next match 65 which is about to commence today at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
According to ESPN, Rabada left IPL early due to an infection in the soft tissue of his lower limb. On Sunday, Rabada returned to his home in South Africa. Due to this unfortunate injury, he won’t be able to continue the rest of the IPL this year. However, he will be present for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 as he is selected in South Africa’s best 15-men squad for the United States and West Indies.
The Punjab Kings will face IPL 2nd qualifier Rajasthan Royals at their second home Barspara Stadium in Guwahati. Here are the three key players who can replace Kagiso Rabada for the RR vs PBKS match 65.
3 players can replace Kagiso Rabada for RR vs PBKS
Vidhwath Kaverappa
Talented young pacer Vidhwath Kaverappa hails from Karnataka made his IPL debut in the recent PBKS vs RCB match at HPCA Dharmsala. Kaverappa has only played one game in the IPL 2024 and scalped 2 wickets while conceding 36 runs in 4 overs against RCB.
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes might be a nice all-rounder replacement for Kagiso Rabda against the Rajasthan Royals match. Woakes hasn’t made his debut in the 2024 season. This will be a chance for Chris Woakes to make his season debut.
Nathan Ellis
Another Kagiso replacement could be Aussie pacer Nathan Ellis who hasn’t played any game in the 2024 season yet. In the last season, Nathan took 13 wickets including his 4 wickets haul for 30 runs in 10 games.
So these are the three key players of Punjab Kings who can replace Kagiso Rabada in today’s IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.
