Mumbai Indians are in fourth place with 14 points from 12 matches and remain in contention to qualify for IPL 2025 playoffs.
England duo of Jonny Bairstow and Richard Gleeson are set to temporarily replace Will Jacks and Ran Rickelton at Mumbai Indians should they qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs.
According to ESPNCricinfo, both the players are in “advanced” talks with Mumbai Indians to come in as replacements. The five-time champions are in fourth place with 14 points from 12 matches and are in contention to make the playoffs. They have won six out of their last seven matches.
Both England’s Will Jacks and South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton are set to leave Mumbai Indians before the playoffs due to international commitments. Jacks is part of England’s limited-overs squads for the upcoming home series against West Indies which starts from May 29. Meanwhile, Ryan Rickelton is part of the South Africa squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The summit clash will take place at Lord’s from June 11.
Jonny Bairstow, a former Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad player, had gone unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction last year. Bairstow has played 50 IPL matches since making his debut in 2019. He has scored 1589 runs at a strike-rate of 144.46.
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Richard Gleeson, on the other hand, was picked up by Chennai Super Kings at the IPL 2024 auction for his base price of INR 50 lakh. He played two matches for the Yellow Brigade, taking just one wicket.
Mumbai Indians will next take on Delhi Capitals in Mumbai on Wednesday (May 21) in Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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