Injured Lendl Simmons out of IPL 2016, Martin Guptill named replacement
Mumbai Indians opener Lendl Simmons has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2016 due to an injury to his lower back. New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill has been named as Simmons' replacement.
Lendl Simmons later joined the West Indies team for the tournament, in place of the injured Andre Fletcher, and scored a crucial 51-ball 82 not out in the semi-final against India in Mumbai.
Lendl Simmons was the best batsman for Mumbai Indians during their title run in IPL 2015, scoring 540 runs in 13 matches at a strike-rate of 122.41 with six half-centuries.
Overall, Lendl Simmons has scored 942 runs in 22 matches for Mumbai Indians since 2014.
Lendl Simmons was out for 8 in Mumbai's opening game Vs Rising Pune Supergiants on April 09,2016
Martin Guptill was unsold during the player auction in February 2016, despite being listed as one of the marquee players at a base price of INR 50 lakh.
Martin Guptill was the highest run-getter in the 2015 World Cup, scoring 547 runs in nine matches, including a knock of 237 against West Indies in the quarter-final.
Martin Guptill's overall T20 record stands at 4684 runs from 155 matches with two centuries
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