Top Injury Replacements In IPL History
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1. Chris Gayle West Indies legendary batter Chris Gayle scripted a new chapter in the record books of IPL when he joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2011.
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Coming as a injury replacement of Dirk Nannes, Gayle went on to score 3,163 runs for RCB in the IPL. This includes 19 50s and five tons.
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2. Hashim Amla Former South Africa batter was called-in as an injury replacement of Shaun Marsh by Punjab Kings in 2016.
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In the 2017 season, Amla scored 420 runs in 10 innings, including two centuries and as many half-centuries.
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3. Imran Tahir In 2017, former South Africa spinner Imran Tahir replaced Mitchell Marsh in Rising Pune Supergiants squad.
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The leg-spinner scalped 18 wickets in 12 encounters as the team finished runners-up in the season.
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4. David Miller South Africa batter Miller joined Punjab Kings as an injury replacement of Dimitri Mascarenhas in 2011.
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However, it was only after 2013 that Miller grabbed everyone's attention. His 37-ball-ton against RCB is still one of the best knocks of IPL.
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5. Dwayne Smith Former West Indies batter Dwayne Smith replaced an injured Mitchell Johnson in the Mumbai Indians squad in 2012.
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After that, he became a regular opener for MI and scored 620 runs in 22 innings for them in the IPL.
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