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Friday, April 29, 2016

2016 VIVO IPL Season 09 - Mumbai Indians Sign Jerome Taylor to replace injured Lasith Malinga Wednesday April 27,2016

Mumbai Indians have signed West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor as a replacement for the injured Lasith Malinga for the remainder of IPL 2016. Taylor trained with Mumbai on Wednesday April 27,2016, and will be available for selection for their game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday April 28,2016

A knee injury has kept Lasith Malinga out of action since February this year; he last played competitive cricket in the Asia Cup and missed out on the subsequent World T20. His participation in the IPL was always doubtful, but Mumbai had decided to wait until their first five matches were completed to give him time to recover before looking for a replacement. The highest wicket-taker across IPL seasons, Malinga was eventually ruled out of the 2016 tournament on April 17,2016

Jerome Taylor has been involved in the IPL in the past, as part of Kings XI Punjab and the now defunct Pune Warriors.
While he didn't get to play a match during his time with Kings XI, Taylor represented Pune Warriors in five matches in the 2011 tournament, taking six wickets at an economy rate of 8.05

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