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Mumbai Indians sign Hendricks to replace injured pacer Joseph

Mumbai Indians sign Hendricks to replace injured pacer Joseph

By Reuters

Mumbai Indians Karn Sharma, (centre), celebrates the wicket of Colin De Grandhomme of Kolkata Knight Riders with his team players during the Indian Premier League cricket eliminator match in Bangalore, India, on Friday, May 19, 2017. Photo: AP

REUTERS: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians have signed South African pace bowler Beuran Hendricks as an injury replacement for West Indian Alzarri Joseph for the remainder of the season, the IPL franchise said on Tuesday. Joseph, who was a replacement for injured New Zealand pacer Adam Milne, had a stellar IPL debut this month when he recorded figures of six wickets for 12 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the best bowling figures in the competition's history. However, he failed to build on that performance and did not pick up a single wicket in his next two matches, leaking runs at a rate around 10 per over. Joseph, 22, dislocated his right arm while fielding in the five-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals over the weekend. Hendricks, who previously played for IPL side Kings XI Punjab in 2014 and 2015, has played 10 Twenty20 internationals for South Africa, picking up 16 wickets. Mumbai, who are third in the standings, next play Chennai Super Kings away on Friday.