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Mumbai Indians have been on Tuesday compelled to herald pacer Ashwani Kumar as a concussion substitute for Corbin Bosch after the South African all-rounder was struck on his helmet through the remaining over of the primary innings in Match 56 of Indian Premier League on the Wankhede Stadium. It made Ashwani the thirteenth participant for use by MI of their enjoying XI. Earlier than Ashwani, Karn Sharma got here in because the affect substitute for Rohit Sharma.
Bosch, who made 27 off 22 balls laced with one 4 and two sixes, was struck on his helmet as he tried a swipe at a pointy bumper on the off by Prasidh Krishna. He underwent therapy from the physio within the center earlier than getting run out off the subsequent ball.
Within the essential match in opposition to the Gujarat Titans, the Mumbai Indians suffered a collapse, dropping 4 wickets for 26 runs after Will Jacks (53) and Suryakumar Yadav (35) had added 71 runs for the third wicket. As soon as Surya was dismissed, adopted by Jacks, Mumbai slumped to 123/7 within the seventeenth over when Naman Dhir acquired out for seven.
With the five-time IPL champions going through the specter of failing to succeed in 150, Bosch caught hearth within the twentieth over when he hammered back-to-back sixes off Prasidh Krishna.
However on the third ball, Bosch was struck bang on his helmet and confirmed indicators of concussion through the mid-innings break. Mumbai Indians determined to comply with the concussion protocols and introduced Ashwani Kumar as a like-for-like alternative.
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