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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