Highlights:
- Mishra has played 150 matches in the IPL.
- Finger injury to KKR
- An experienced leg-spinner who took off from the tourney.
Shreyas Iyer’s captain, Delhi Capital, who has won three matches in four matches, has now lost his leading spinner Amit Mishra.
Mishra injured his finger while attempting to catch a ball hit by a batsman in his bowling match against the Kolkata Knight Riders. The injury problem is so serious that he has to quit the tourney. The issue was officially announced by the franchise on Monday.
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“Amit Mishra, leg-spinner of Delhi Capitals, will be out for the entirety of the IPL 2020 tourney. Capitals said in its official statement.
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“The Delhi Capitals team wishes they could recover from this unfortunate injury problem. They will soon be treated by a skilled doctor,” the team said in a statement. Amit Mishra, the second-highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League history, this time took 3 wickets at an economy rate of 7.34.
Amit Mishra was named in the 11-man squad after off-spinner R Ashwin suffered a shoulder injury in his first match against Delhi XI’s Kings XI Punjab in the tournament. Ashwin then made a comeback in the match against KKR but Mishra’s remarkable performance saved him from playing 11.
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Amit Mishra, who has represented the various franchise teams in the history of IPL history and scored a hat-trick four times, has played 150 matches and taken 160 wickets. Mumbai Indians paceman Lasith Malinga (170) is the highest wicket taker in the IPL, ahead of Mishra.
Delhi Capitals will now face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 5th league match. All-rounder Akshar Patel is likely to replace Amit Mishra at number 11.
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