Good news for Hardik Pandya's MI against PBKS as Virat Kohli's ex-teammate will be...
The second qualifier match of IPL 2025 is being played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. In this match, the Punjab Kings team won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Meanwhile, in a big match like the qualifier, Mumbai Indians have included a player in their playing 11 whom they had bought during the auction for just Rs 75 lakh. Now this player is ready to challenge Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 for such a small amount of money. This player is none other than Reece Topley.
Now this player is ready to challenge Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 for such a small amount of money. This player is none other than Reece Topley. This star player is also the teammate of Virat Kohli as he was in RCB in IPL 2024.
England's star fast bowler Reece Topley has a very good height. He can bowl bouncers at a high speed with great ease. This is the reason he has been included in the playing 11.
This is going to be his first IPL match in the Mumbai Indians jersey. He was a part of the RCB team till last season. RCB had included him by paying Rs 1.90 crore. Mumbai Indians would like to make good use of Reece Topley under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya.
Reece Topley's IPL career has not been very big. He has played only five matches in the IPL. Where he has taken 5 wickets. However, he has bowled very well in ODI International and T20 cricket. While playing for England, he has taken 47 wickets in 30 ODI matches. In T20 cricket, he has taken 33 wickets in 35 matches.
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