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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have signed New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell as a alternative for England batter Will Jacks for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023).
Jacks, who was signed by RCB for a sum of Rs 3.4 Crore within the IPL 2023 Auction, suffered a muscle harm throughout England’s latest ODI sequence towards Bangladesh. Subsequently, the Englishman was dominated out of the entire of the upcoming season.
Bracewell has performed 16 T20Is, scored 113 runs and picked up 21 wickets. He will be a part of RCB at his base value of Rs 1 Crore.
Bracewell comes into the RCB squad after spectacular performances in New Zealand’s latest tour of India, the place the all-rounder put up an inspiring 78-ball 140 laced with 12 fours and 10 sixes that just about single-handedly fuelled the Black Caps to a victory within the first ODI at Hyderabad.
The off-spinner adopted that as much as end as New Zealand’s highest-wicket taker from the 3-match T20I sequence as effectively, ending with 4 wickets from three matches at an outstanding financial system fee of simply 5.77 in situations the place wickets had been laborious to come back by.
An everyday member of the New Zealand setup, Bracewell is greater than useful with the bat decrease down the order, hanging at 139.5 in T20Is. Bracewell’s numbers with the ball, 21 wickets in 14 innings at an financial system fee of 5.36 additionally underline his effectiveness as a prime all-rounder within the shortest format of the game.
Bracewell joins a powerful RCB international contingent in IPL 2023 comprising captain Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, David Willey, Finn Allen and Reece Topley.
