IPL 2023: RCB replace injured Will Jacks with Kiwi all-rounder for the IPL 16

Will
Jacks
picked
up
the
injury
in
England’s
recent
tour
against
Bangladesh
and
that
means
he
won’t
be
taking
part
in
the
upcoming
IPL.
Jacks,
who
was
signed
by
RCB
for
a
whipping
INR
3.2
crore,
suffered
a
muscle
injury
while
fielding
during
England’s
2nd
ODI
against
Bangladesh
in
Dhaka.
After
the
scan
results
and
consultation
with
medical
staff,
the
player
has
to
sit
out
for
this
IPL.

Bracewell
joins
RCB
for
IPL
2023

Michael
Bracewell
has
been
acquired
by
RCB
as
a
replacement
for
Jacks
and
will
join
them
at
his
base
price
of
INR
1
crore.
The
all-rounder
was
unsold
in
the
IPL
auction
last
year.

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Bracewell
will
provide
a
much-needed
depth
for
them
with
bat
and
ball.
The
Kiwi
player
has
a
decent
T20
career,
scoring
2284
runs
in
117
matches
at
a
strike
rate
of
133.
He
also
is
a
decent
bowler
and
has
40
wickets
in
the
T20
format.
The
32-year-old
will
take
confidence
from
the
recent
India
tour
where
he
scored
a
fantastic
century
(140
off
78
balls)
in
the
first
ODI
of
the
series
in
January.
He
also
finished
the
T20I
series
against
India
as
the
highest
wicket-taker
for
the
Blackcaps.

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ANNOUNCEMENT
????

Michael
Bracewell
of
New
Zealand
will
replace
Will
Jacks
for

#IPL2023.

The
32-year-old
all-rounder
was
the
top
wicket
taker
for
Kiwis
during
the
T20I
series
in
India,
and
scored
a
fighting
140
in
an
ODI
game.
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—
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
(@RCBTweets)

March
18,
2023

RCB
opening
match
in
IPL
2023

RCB
will
be
taking
on
Mumbai
Indians
in
their
opening
match
of
the
IPL
2023
on
April
2
at
the
Chinnaswamy
stadium.
Led
by
South
African
batter
Faf
du
Plessis,
the
Bangalore
side
will
be
hoping
to
win
their
first
IPL
title.

Bracewell
is
expected
to
join
the
team
upon
the
conclusion
of
the
ODI
series
against
Sri
Lanka
and
may
miss
the
first
few
matches
for
his
IPL
franchise.
Bracewell,
who
has
never
played
in
IPL
before,
will
join
Faf
du
Plessis,
Josh
Hazlewood,
Glenn
Maxwell,
Wanindu
Hasaranga,
David
Willey,
Reece
Topley
and
Finn
Allen
as
the
overseas
contingent
of
RCB
for
this
IPL
season.