The Mumbai Indians have signed South African teenager Kwena Maphaka for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The five-time IPL champions have selected Kwena Maphaka to replace Dilshan Madushanka for the upcoming season.
Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out of the coveted competition after suffering an injury in the second of three one-day internationals against Bangladesh. The left-arm pacer will now focus on his recuperation ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 in June.
Madushanka signed a lucrative contract worth Rs 4.6 crore with the five-time champions after impressing with his white-ball performances at the 2023 ODI World Cup. He took 21 wickets in nine matches, averaging 25 and recording a best bowling performance of 5/80.
The Sri Lankan pacer is the second pacer that MI has lost due to injury. Previously, Jason Behrendoff suffered an injury before the 2024 IPL season, incurring a fracture while batting in the nets. He was subsequently replaced by Luke Wood in the MI squad.
The Mumbai Indians have signed Kwena Maphaka to replace the injured Dilshan Madushanka in the IPL 2024. The IPL’s official website announced the player’s acquisition for a basic fee of INR 50 lakh.
“Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out of TATA IPL 2024 due to an injury. Kwena Maphaka – the left-arm pacer – represented South Africa at the recently concluded ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup and was named the Player of the Tournament. He will join MI for his base price of INR 50 Lac,” the statement on iplt20.com read.
Mumbai Indians Updated Squad for IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c), Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka.
