DC vs MI: Why is Khaleel Ahmed Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match? Check DC Playing XI

In a big breaking news update, the Delhi Capitals (DC) will miss the services of their premier left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed in their fourth encounter of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) against the Mumbai Indians (MI) being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi Capitals ended up suffering a massive 57-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals in their most recent encounter of IPL 2023 season. After having lost three games in a row, the Delhi Capitals are languishing at the bottom of the points table.

DC vs MI: Why is Khaleel Ahmed Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

After having lost the toss and being asked to bat first, the Delhi Capitals captain David Warner revealed that left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is not part of the DC playing 11 for this DC vs MI IPL 2023 match on Tuesday. Warner further mentioned that the left-arm pace bowler has sustained a hamstring injury and thus, he was not available for selection. Incidentally, Khaleel bowled just a couple of overs in the last match against Rajasthan Royals where he conceded a total of 31 runs. He ended up taking as many as three wickets in the first two matches for the Delhi Capitals, In his absence, Bangladesh’s left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the team.

“We would have done the same thing. For me it is about finding rhythm and as a whole group we gotta work harder and get sharper. We got a forced change, Khaleel Ahmed is injured and we got Yash Dhull in place of him. Also Rilee Rossouw makes way for Mustafizur Rahman. All the boys are up and about, we gotta adapt to the situations and pumped to be playing in front of the home crowd,” said Delhi Capitals captain David Warner during the toss.

DC Playing XI

1. David Warner (C)
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Manish Pandey
4. Yash Dhull
5. Rovman Powell
6. Abhishek Porel (Wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Lalit Yadav
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Anrich Nortje

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Khaleel Ahmed IPL 2023 Price

In the IPL 2022 auction, the Delhi Capitals bought left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed at a price of INR 5.25 Crore. Khaleel had an impressive IPL 2022 season where he took 16 wickets from as many as 10 matches at an economy of 8.04. Therefore, Delhi Capitals retained his services for IPL 2023.

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