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5-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians have decided to replace marquee pacer Jofra Archer with Chris Jordan for the remainder of 2023 season. In a tweet on Tuesday, Mumbai Indians confirmed that Archer will return home and will be monitored by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The Rohit Sharma-led MI paid a total of INR 2 crore for Jordan's services.
England and Mumbai Indians pacer Jofra Archer has presumably lashed out at reports of him travelling to Belgium to undergo an elbow procedure amid the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 28-year-old also slammed "the reporter" for spreading information "without knowing the facts & without my consent" has been struggling with injuries for the past couple of years and wasn't even make it to the country's squad for the T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022. Despite knowing that the player would not take part in IPL 2022, MI acquired the services of Archer during the IPL mega auction last year.
Perennial slow starters Mumbai Indians have found their mojo and will be favourites against a faltering Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League clash on Saturday. Having made a poor start with defeats in first two matches, Mumbai Indians, who are placed sixth in the points table, have been able to bounce back impressively with wins against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan at the top have provided brisk starts to Mumbai Indians, getting their runs at an almost 10 runs per over which has set the platform for the others that follow.
Mumbai Indians are expected to take the field without their ace fast bowler Jofra Archer in their fourth match of the Indian Premier League against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. Archer has missed the last two games for Mumbai Indians having played the season-opener in Bangalore on April 2, as a fresh trouble to his elbow has put him on the sidelines.
Despite having star players in the squad, Mumbai Indians have suffered two consecutive defeats in IPL 2023. They will be expecting a lot more from their local talent as they search for their maiden victory of the season during the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Tuesday. It is extremely difficult to gain consistency in the highly competitive league if the Indian players are not delivering and that is what is plaguing Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jofra Archer's absence from the IPL 2023 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has raised questions regarding his fitness. Archer, who missed the entire IPL 2022 due to a back issue, made his MI debut in their opening game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He went wicketless and conceded 33 runs. However, Archer missed the game against CSK, with Jason Behrendorff replacing him in the playing XI. Speaking after the game against CSK, MI head coach Mark Boucher has provided an update on Archer's fitness.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Mumbai Indians started off their IPL 2023 campaign with an eight-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and this is their first home game this season. CSK on the other hand, had defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs in their previous match and won one match out of two, losing the other to Gujarat Titans.
Burnley FC secured promotion back to the Premier League after a thrilling 2-1 victory over fourth-placed Middlesbrough.