BIG NEWS: Punjab Kings name young Indian star as Sam Curran's replacement for captaincy

Rising Indian star Jitesh Sharma will be leading Punjab Kings in their final match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 69 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, on May 19 (Sunday). PBKS are already out of the playoff race so this match doesn't hold much value for them but they would still try to finish this season on a high note.

Jitesh Sharma to lead Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings have officially announced Jitesh Sharma as their captain for the last league stage match. He even attended the captain's photoshoot with the trophy and when later Shikhar Dhawan got injured, everyone thought he would lead the team. However, Sam Curran was given the responsibility but with all England players returning to their country, Jitesh would finally get the opportunity.

“Punjab Kings on Saturday announced Jitesh Sharma as the Captain for their final game of the ongoing Indian Premier League season, He will lead the Kings in their game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, set to take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday, May 19th. Jitesh will take charge from Sam Curran, who has returned to England for international duty,” stated PBKS ahead of the SRH clash.

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SRH eye number two spot

The match might not hold much value for PBKS but for SRH, it is a really crucial clash as it allows them to make their case to finish in the top two stronger but they will also have to wait for RR's result to be aware their final position on the points table.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (captain), Glenn Phillips, Upendra Singh Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, T. Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

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