IPL 2024 SRH vs MI: In the 8th match of IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the same time, Mumbai Indians team has entered this match with a big change. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has included a 17-year-old player in the playing 11. This player recently got a place as a replacement and now he has got a chance to debut.
17 year old player got a chance to debut
South African fast bowler Kwena Mafaka has got a chance to debut in the IPL. 17-year-old Kwena Mafaka was included in the team before the start of the season in place of injured Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka. Mafaka is one of the youngest players in the team. Till now he has played only in Under-19 cricket.
Left a mark in the Under-19 World Cup
South Africa’s 17-year-old Kwena Mafaka came into limelight during the U19 World Cup earlier this year, where he took 21 wickets and was also named Player of the Tournament at the Under 19 World Cup. The left-arm bowler’s 21 wickets are the most ever taken by a fast bowler in a single season of the U19 World Cup. He debuted for the South Africa U19 team at the age of 15 and has already played in two U19 World Cups. He is capable of touching a speed of 140 km per hour.
Mumbai Indians playing 11
Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dheer, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Mafaka.
Playing 11 of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat
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