Punjab Kings bowler Yuzvendra Chahal, who is nursing a wrist injury, and Mumbai Indians' seamer Deepak Chahar, who didn't play the Eliminator against Gujarat Titans due to a hamstring niggle, are likely to play for their respective teams in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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