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Mumbai Replace Injured Madushanka With South African With Kwena Maphaka

Mumbai Replace Injured Madushanka With South African With Kwena Maphaka

Mumbai Replace Injured Madushanka With South African With Kwena Maphaka, Mumbai Indians have signed teenage pace prodigy Kwena Maphaka as a replacement for the injured Dilshan Madushanka. Maphaka, a 17-year-old left-arm fast bowler, was recently named Player of the Tournament at the Under-19 World Cup held in his home country of South Africa. His 21 wickets in that competition are the most ever by a pace bowler in an edition of the U19 World Cup. He will join the five-time IPL champions at his base price of INR 50 lakh. Maphaka, who hails from the same school - St. Stithians…
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Madushanka To Miss Rest of Bangladesh Tour Initial Stages

Madushanka To Miss Rest of Bangladesh Tour Initial Stages

Madushanka To Miss Rest of Bangladesh Tour Initial Stages, Dilshan Madushanka, who left the field during Sri Lanka's second ODI against Bangladesh on Friday, has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour and is unlikely to play the first few matches of the IPL, where he is a part of Mumbai Indians. The MRI Scan Has Confirmed That Madushanka In a statement on Sunday morning, Sri Lanka Cricket said that an MRI scan has confirmed that Madushanka "has suffered a left hamstring injury", and he will "return [home] to start rehabilitation work". "We got the report on his…
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Hasaranga Returns To Test Squad Set To Miss Part Of IPL

Hasaranga Returns To Test Squad Set To Miss Part Of IPL

Hasaranga Returns To Test Squad Set To Miss Part Of IPL, Sri Lanka leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has come out of Test retirement and has been named in the 17-man squad for the two-match series in Bangladesh. Hasaranga had announced his Test retirement in August 2023 in a bid to prolong his white-ball career. Less than a year after the T20 World Cup, he was named the captain of the national side in the shortest format. Should The Second Test Go On For All Five Days? However, he has now been included in the Test series that will run from…
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Aaqib Javed Joins Sri Lanka As Fast-Bowling Coach

Aaqib Javed Joins Sri Lanka As Fast-Bowling Coach

Aaqib Javed Joins Sri Lanka As Fast-Bowling Coach, Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed has been appointed Sri Lanka's fast-bowling coach. He is set to assume the role with immediate effect until the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA in June. Javed is set to leave for Sri Lanka next week. "Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed as the national team's fast-bowling coach," an SLC statement said. "He will work with the national team until the completion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup." Javed,…
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