While being the vice-captain, Punjab Kings suffered a huge setback in the match against Mumbai Indians. Shashank Singh Due to being hit on the head by the ball, he got injured and had to leave the field.
On the last ball of the powerplay bowled by Vijaykumar Vaishya, Naman Dheer hit a single towards mid-off for a single after scoring 14 runs from the over. Captain Shreyas Iyer, who had positioned himself at mid-off, quickly picked up the ball and bowled it at the non-striker's end. After missing the stumps, the ball bounced awkwardly off the pitch and hit Shashank on the head. Shashank was backing the throw at square leg. After this he had to be taken out of the field with an ice pack on his head.
Watch video of Shashank Singh injured while fielding in MI vs PBKS here
However, Shashank did not need much time to return to the field. The Chhattisgarh-born player entered the field and also came to bowl the 14th over of the match. He made an immediate impact and dismissed the well-set Naman Dheer for 50 off 31.
Coming to bat first, Mumbai Indians' powerplay was slow and the score ended at 48/2. Arshdeep Singh had a brilliant opening spell, dismissing Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav in consecutive balls, where he conceded just four runs in two overs.
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