Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka, and England seamer Richard Gleeson as replacements for Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, and Ryan Rickelton, who will leave for national duties, as per IPL Media Advisory. Jacks had returned to India ahead of MI’s final two group-stage games but will be unavailable for the season’s conclusion due to international duty. With England’s home ODI series against West Indies starting from May 29, clashing with the rescheduled knockout stage.
Rickelton, along with his compatriot Corbin Bosch, is set to miss the playoffs, with Cricket South Africa requesting members of their World Test Championship final squad to return home by May 27, according to ESPNcricinfo.
📰 𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 💙
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 20, 2025
Jonny Bairstow was an integral part of the England side that won the ODI World Cup in 2019. Bairstow has a total of 287 caps for England. Bairstow has played in 50 IPL games over five seasons, having previously played for Punjab Kings (2022 and 2024) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2019-21).
Jonny Bairstow get 5.25cr for only 2 or 3 games 🙀🙀
Jonny Bairstow is replacing Will Jacks for MI .🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/bHX0D1WMNY
— ANKITA KUMARI (@ankitajkhs) May 20, 2025
With 1589 runs in the league at an average of 34.54 and a strike rate of 144.45, he has had a remarkable career in the league. He has also hit two IPL hundreds, one of which was a record-breaking run chase against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens last year.
Charith Asalanka is currently Sri Lanka’s captain in the ODI and T20I formats and has represented the country 134 times in international cricket. In T20IS, the Sri Lankan skipper has made 1247 in 58 matches with an average of 24.45 and a strike of 128.55.
Richard Gleeson, 37, has played in six T20Is for England and is known for his prowess in the death overs. He made his IPL debut last year, playing two matches for Chennai Super Kings.
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