IPL 2023: MI vs RCB LIVE – Jofra Archer’s IPL campaign was cut short as the England ace was ruled out of the IPL 2023 season. The England ace has been struggling with injuries and will return home to continue his rehabilitation. The five-time champions have meanwhile roped in Chris Jordan for the rest of the season with Jofra Archer ruled out. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
In a statement ahead of the game against RCB, Mumbai Indians confirmed Archer’s unavailability. Jordan, who made his IPL debut in 2016, has so far played 28 IPL matches and has 27 wickets against his name. The speedster has represented England in 87 T20Is and has scalped 96 T20I wickets. He joins MI for INR 2 Crore.
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“Chris Jordan will join the MI squad for the rest of the season. Chris replaces Jofra Archer, whose recovery and fitness continues to be monitored by ECB. Jofra will return home to focus on his rehabilitation,” Mumbai Indians said in a statement.
𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
Chris Jordan will join the MI squad for the rest of the season.
Chris replaces Jofra Archer, whose recovery and fitness continues to be monitored by ECB. Jofra will return home to focus on his rehabilitation.… pic.twitter.com/wMPBdmhDRf
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 9, 2023
Jordan had been training with the Mumbai Indians for the past week. The England speedster had joined the MI camp, but the five-time champions did not announce whose replacement. Archer played the subsequent games before being ruled out for the season. The England ace struggled for form and fitness, picking up 2 wickets in 5 games at an economy rate of 9.50.
Archer was signed up for Rs 8 crore by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2022 Auction. He missed the 2022 season due to injury, while only featured in 5 games this time around. It is a huge blow for MI, who also lost Jasprit Bumrah to a long-term injury as well.
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