The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) did not get off to the best of starts for the five-time champions Mumbai Indians as the Rohit Sharma-led side lost their opening game to Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, their struggles started before the start of the competition.
Before the start of the tournament, Mumbai had already hit an early bump as they lost Jhye Richardson to a recurring hamstring injury. Following his injury, the team announced 26-year-old Australian pacer Riley Meredith as his replacement.
Meredith has played 13 matches in the IPL, where he has picked up 12 wickets to his name. It could be interesting to see how Meredith will perform in the upcoming matches and how the Australian pacer will fare under pressure as the T20 carnival continues.
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