RCB rope in South African powerhouse Wayne Parnell for Indian Premier League 2023 after Injured Reece Topley Ruled OUT, Details here
IPL 2023: Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell will this week join Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Indian Premier League 2023. In spite of…
IPL 2023: Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell will this week join Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Indian Premier League 2023. In spite of a lot of rumours, the RCB have chosen South African Wayne Parnell to fill the injured Reece Topley spot in IPL season 16. It is very likely that SA pace all-rounder will feature in RCB vs LSG clash on Monday.
According to a report in ClubCricketSA, Parnell is expected to join the team soon and will be ready for selection. Due to a damaged shoulder, Topley was on Thursday ruled out of IPL. Topley had been hurt during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opening home game against Mumbai Indians at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
“Unfortunately, Reece Topley is ruled out of the tournament. We tried our best to get him back but unfortunately, he will need further treatment. We will name a replacement in due course,” RCB Head Coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed during the match against KKR.
Also Read: Reece Topley Injury Update: Injury woes WORSEN in RCB camp, Reece Topley RULED OUT of IPL 2023, returns home
Wayne Parnell IPL Stats
Parnell’s base bid of 75 lakhs was not enough to sell him at the IPL 2023 auction.
The South African bowler Parnell can swing the new ball and bowl in the dying stages, making him a crucial asset to any T20 team. The 33-year-old has a tonne of experience in the international T20 tournaments and can also contribute with the bat.
Following the end of the Kolpak era, Wayne Parnell returned for the South African side and has performed admirably for the National team. In addition to playing well for Pretoria Capitals in the just completed SA20 League, where he led his club to the final before losing to Sunrisers Eastern Cape, he has been in superb form for the Proteas.
Praneel has played for IPL teams like Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors in the past.
He has played 26 games in the IPL thus far, taking 26 wickets at an average of 26.96 and 7.35 with his economy rate.
Although he has not been as steady for his side, Parnell has had a respectable IPL career.
RCB vs KKR: Recap
In the ninth game of the IPL 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs.
KKR posted a mammoth 204/7 thanks in large part to the brilliant counterattacking innings of 68(29) by Shardul Thakur and intelligent innings by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (57 off 44) and Rinku Singh (46 off 33).
Varun Chakravarthy (4/15), Sunil Narine (2/16), and rookie Suyash Sharma (3/30) of the KKR spinners then created a web around the RCB batters to bowl them out for 123 and win the game by 81 runs.
