Islamabad United batter Dipendra Singh Airee is set to leave the franchise for national duty. In his stead, Islamabad have announced Sri Lankan batter Pavan Rathnayake as the replacement.
Dipendra, who was signed for PKR 4.2 million during the auction, was the only Nepali player in the league, though he did not feature in any PSL games.
Rathnayake’s T20 career
Rathnayake has never been part of any league except the Lankan Premier League (LPL), where he played four games. He was earlier unsold during the PSL auction, where he registered for PKR 6 million. Islamabad has now bought him 1.8 million for a maximum of six games (three group stages and a maximum of three playoff games).
In total, he has played 44 T20 matches, out of which 12 are for Sri Lanka in internationals. In those 12 games, he has scored 266 runs while striking at a rate of 146.96.
Islamabad are currently in second place on the PSL points table, having won four out of their seven games. They have lost two, while one game was washed out.
Updated Islamabad United squad for PSL 11:
Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Pavan Rathnayake, Mohammad Faiq, Mohsin Riaz, Chris Green and Mohammad Salman Mirza
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