Results for: Mustafizur Rahman

Chennai Super Kings suffered their second defeat in four days against Lucknow Super Giants, this time losing a high-scoring thriller at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. LSG’s Marcus Stoinis was the star of the show, smashing an unbeaten 124 off just 63 balls to guide his team to a record chase of 211 at the venue. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming expressed concerns that his team has yet to fire on all cylinders, despite strong performances from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube. The coach also acknowledged the impending departure of Mustafizur Rahman and the need to find a suitable replacement.

Jasprit Bumrah maintains his dominance in the Purple Cap standings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, holding onto the top spot with 13 wickets. However, Chennai Super Kings pacer Mustafizur Rahman has made significant progress, claiming the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul to move up to fourth place with 12 scalps in 7 matches. Yuzvendra Chahal remains in second position with 13 wickets, equaling Bumrah’s tally but with a slightly inferior economy rate. Former Purple Cap winner Harshal Patel is also in contention, sitting behind Bumrah and Chahal with 13 wickets. Mumbai Indians pacer Gerald Coetzee has impressed in his debut season, also securing 12 wickets but with a higher economy rate of 10.10.

Bangladesh speedster Shoriful Islam has claimed that Mustafizur Rahman derives greater pleasure from playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) than representing his country. Mustafizur, who is currently part of the Chennai Super Kings team in the IPL, has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in the tournament until May 1. After that, he will join the national team for the T20I series against Zimbabwe, which begins on May 3. Shoriful attributes Mustafizur’s preference for the IPL to the lower pressure environment compared to playing for Bangladesh.