IPL 2023: Riley Meredith to join MI as Jhye Richardson’s replacement; Signs the deal for 1.5 INR
Mumbai Indians have finally roped in Riley Meredith as a replacement for fellow Australian quick Jhye Richardson. The latter suffered a hamstring injury that ruled him out of India ODI series as well as IPL 2023. Earlier, Sandeep Warrier came in for Jasprit Bumrah.
“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 TATA Indian Premier League (IPL),” a release from the IPL stated.
Riley Meredith to replace country-mate in IPL 2023
Riley Meredith previously played for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 and featured in 8 matches for them picking up 8 wickets. He has also played for Punjab Kings previously when he was signed for a mammoth amount of INR 8 crore. However, Meredith will join MI for INR 1.5 crore and will join the squad ahead of CSK clash.
Riley Meredith has played 5 T20Is for Australia so far picking up picking up 8 wickets but has been extremely expensive conceding runs at an economy of 9.98. His IPL stint hasn’t been memorable yet as his economy of 9 in 13 matches surges. Overall, he has accounted for 12 scalps in his career in the cash-rich league.
Updated Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2023
Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal
Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2023 Campaign so far
Mumbai Indians had endured a poor start to the season this year, as they faced an 8-wicket loss against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their opener on Sunday night. Tilak Varma was largely the saving grace for the side as he scored an unbeaten 84, that prompted the MI to 171/7 in 20 overs; however, RCB chased down the target with 23 balls to spare.
They next face four-time champions and arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday (April 7).
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will be hoping that there are no more injuries to their players in the squad. Jasprit Bumrah and Jhye Richardson have been already ruled out.
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