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IPL 2023: Chenai Super Kings Fear Big Blow As Star All-Rounder Reportedly Out Of Action For 10 Days

Chennai Super Kings started their IPL 2023 campaign with a 5-wicket loss at the hands of defending champions Gujarat Titans. However, they made a good comeback in their next match and defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs. The MS Dhoni-led side is now set to face Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night. However, before the game they fear a big blow as their star all-rounder Ben Stokes is reportedly set to miss the action for 10 days due to injury.

Kieron Pollard Wants Batters To Fire In Unison Against Chennai Super Kings

After the failure of top-order in their IPL opener, Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard is expecting the batters to fire in unison in the much awaited clash against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. MI were reduced to 48/4 by RCB at one stage before rescue acts from Tilak Verma (84) and Nehal Wadhera (21) dragged them to 171/7, which in the end proved too less against RCB. “I believe all batters have to fire. I do not think we should not single out any individual. Cricket is played with eleven players, and again, the tournament has just started so everyone is just looking to start (on a) high… "Yes we did not get off to a great start as a batting unit but in the end we managed a decent total in Bangalore. Let us see what happens since we are back at Wankhede,” Pollard said on the eve of the game.

IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore Name This South Africa Star As Reece Topley's Replacement

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday named Wayne Parnell and Vyshak Vijay Kumar as replacements for the injured Reece Topley and Rajat Patidar for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Parnell has so far represented South Africa in 56 T20Is, in addition to 6 Tests and 73 ODIs, and has 59 T20I wickets against his name. The left-arm pacer has played 26 IPL matches and has as many IPL wickets. He joins RCB for INR 75 Lakh.

IPL 2023: Riley Meredith Replaces Injured Jhye Richardson At Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians on Thursday named Riley Meredith as a replacement for injured fast bowler Jhye Richardson. Richardson is suffering from a hamstring injury and was earlier ruled out of the Indian Premier League. His replacement, Australian fast bowler, Riley Meredith has played 5 T20 Internationals, picking up eight wickets. The 26-year-old has previously represented the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. "He joins MI for Rs 1.5 Crore," read an IPL advisory.

"Too Many Holes, No Balance": Ex-SunRisers Hyderabad Coach's Scathing Analysis Of Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians

Former SunRisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody has reiterated that Mumbai Indians would not be able to make it to the final of the Indian Premier League 2023. After MI's 8-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their campaign opener, the Australian coach pointed out that the Rohit Sharma-led side has "too many holes". It is worth noting that MI had ended at the bottom spot in the points table last season -- their worst-ever performance in the history of the tournament -- and the disappointing loss to RCB in IPL 2023 puts serious doubt on their latest form.

Mumbai Indians Have Invested In Youngsters And Time For Them To Show Up: Head Coach Mark Boucher

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher is confident that the youngsters on whom the franchise has been investing for the past few years will stand up and be counted in this edition of the Indian Premier League. While RCB thrashed MI by eight wickets on Monday, the find of last season, Tilak Varma, once again showed a lot of promise along with Punjab youngster Nehal Wadhera. Varma cracked an unbeaten 46-ball 84, while Wadehra scored 21 off 13 deliveries.

'Chase Master Is Back': Twitter Explodes As Virat Kohli Slams 49-Ball 82 For RCB Against MI In IPL 2023

Virat Kohli was at his best on Sunday night as he along with Faf du Plessis dished out a chasing master-class with a 148-run opening partnership as Royal Challengers Bangalore outplayed Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2023 campaign opener. RCB won the game at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru by 8 wickets. Chasing a target of 172, the side reached home with 22 balls to spare, thanks to Kohli's impactful 82 not out off 49 balls. His innings was laced with 6 fours and 5 sixes.

Watch: Tilak Varma Plays 'Helicopter' Shot vs RCB, Draws MS Dhoni Comparisons

Tilak Varma batted with aplomb, smashing a scintillating fifty to single-handedly power Mumbai Indians to a competitive 171 for seven against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their opening IPL match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. Sent in to bat, five-time champions MI had a poor start but Varma, coming off a successful last season, delivered the goods as he held the innings together with an unbeaten 46-ball 84-run knock. His innings was laced with nine boundaries and four sixes.

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IPL 2023: Chenai Super Kings Fear Big Blow As Star All-Rounder Reportedly Out Of Action For 10 Days

Kieron Pollard Wants Batters To Fire In Unison Against Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore Name This South Africa Star As Reece Topley's Replacement

IPL 2023: Riley Meredith Replaces Injured Jhye Richardson At Mumbai Indians

"Too Many Holes, No Balance": Ex-SunRisers Hyderabad Coach's Scathing Analysis Of Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians Have Invested In Youngsters And Time For Them To Show Up: Head Coach Mark Boucher

'Chase Master Is Back': Twitter Explodes As Virat Kohli Slams 49-Ball 82 For RCB Against MI In IPL 2023

Watch: Tilak Varma Plays 'Helicopter' Shot vs RCB, Draws MS Dhoni Comparisons