Sisanda Magala Replaces Kyle Jamieson at CSK for IPL 2023

IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have secured the services of South African pacer Sisanda Magala for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). He will replace injured Kyle Jamieson, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. 

Jamieson was acquired by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹1 crore during the IPL 2023 auction. Sadly for the franchise, the Kiwi pacer’s recurring back injury makes him unavailable for the entire tournament. Looking for an ideal replacement, CSK has finally locked Magala to fill the void of Jamieson.

The Eastern Province player was recently included in South Africa’s central contract list. He’s been picked as a replacement player on the back of his brilliant returns with the ball in the inaugural SA20 league. The right-arm seamer picked up 14 wickets in 11 innings at an average of 24 and an economy rate of 8.68.

Magala was instrumental in guiding his team Sunrisers Eastern Cape to a title win in the first edition of the SA20 League. For South Africa, Magala has played five ODIs and four T20Is since making his international debut for the Proteas in April 2021. Overall, Magala has played 127 T20 matches, picking 136 wickets at an economy rate of 8. 

IPL 2023: Magala Joins CSK Camp in Place of Injured Jamieson

“Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed South Africa pacer Sisanda Magala as a replacement for New Zealand bowler Kyle Jamieson for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Jamieson, who was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury, was bought by the franchise for INR 1 Crore,” said an official IPL release.

“South Africa pacer Sisanda Magala has replaced Kyle Jamieson in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Jamieson has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury,” the official statement from CSK read.

It will be interesting to see how and when skipper MS Dhoni will be requiring the services of the bulky Proteas seamer. Magala is a powerplay specialist and loves to use the new ball upfront but struggles a bit in the death overs. Jamieson was quite similar. The only thing that differentiates the two is Jamieson’s batting.

Chennai Super Kings Updated Squad for IPL 2023: MS Dhoni (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala.