Jhye Richardson will be replaced by Australian fast bowler Riley Meredith, 26, by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 season. MI’s loss of key pacers Jasoprit Bumrah and Richardson in the run-up to the new season has hurt them due to injury issues.
At the IPL 2023 auction, Mumbai Indians paid Rs 1.5 crore to acquire quick Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson, who will team up with Jofra Archer. He was, however, forced to miss the entire season due to a hamstring injury after also being unable to play in the three-match ODI series in Australia.
Riley Meredith, an Australian fast bowler who will take his position, has appeared in 5 T20 Internationals and taken 8 wickets, including a three-wicket haul. In prior IPL seasons, he played for both the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings.
With 21 wickets for Hobart Hurricanes in 14 games of the Big Bash League, Riley Meredith is in incredible form. Riley will join the team in advance of their upcoming encounter against the Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.
“Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday named Riley Meredith as a replacement for injured fast bowler Jhye Richardson. Richardson is suffering from a hamstring injury and is ruled out of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL),” said a statement from IPL.
Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings next
Mumbai Indians’ season has gotten off to a bad start when they were destroyed by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium by an 8-wicket margin. The team of Rohit Sharma is still sorting out its best lineup, and in the first game, they were let down by their bowling as big-game Jofra Archer went for plenty of runs.
The Mumbai Indians will next face the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, April 8, following their opening match of the IPL 2023.
In the IPL 2023 season opener against the defending champion Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings likewise began their campaign with a defeat. After suffering a setback, Chennai bounced back the very next game by defeating the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants.
The four-time champions, who just picked up a victory, will be pumped up for their encounter against Mumbai. Mumbai and Chennai are expected to play in one of the most eagerly awaited games of the year.
The MS Dhoni-led team will enter the game as the favourites to win thanks to the excellent play of Ruturaj Gaikwad, while Mumbai will be eager to earn their first victory of the year. And the Mumbai club will be hoping that Meredith can be a fantastic complement to their star-studded roster with his entrance into the Mumbai lineup.
MI IPL 2023: Full squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cam Green, Ishan Kishan, Duan Jansen, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, N Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Riley Meredith.
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