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IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals name Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' replacements

Aug 31, 2021 10:38 PM IST

IPL 2021: While Left-handed opening batter from Trinidad and Tobago, Evin Lewis, will be a replacement for Jos Buttler in the Rajasthan Royals squad, pacer Oshane Thomas will be joining as a replacement for Ben Stokes.

IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals today announced the final set of their replacement players. West Indian duo of Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas will be joining the Royals squad as replacement players for the remainder of IPL 2021 to be held in the UAE from 19th September 2021.

IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals name Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas as Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' replacements(Twitter)
IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals name Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas as Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' replacements(Twitter)

Left-handed opening batter from Trinidad and Tobago, Evin Lewis, will be a replacement for Jos Buttler. 29-year-old Lewis had made his debut for West Indies during their 2016 World T20 campaign in India, and has 1318 runs to his name in 45 T20Is, at a strike rate of 158.

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The flamboyant batter has also scored 1847 runs for West Indies in 57 ODIs. His blistering performances for the national side also led him to being picked up by the Mumbai Indians in 2018, for whom he scored 430 runs in 16 matches across 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Jamaican right-arm pace bowler, Oshane Thomas who is currently playing for the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League will be joining as a replacement for Ben Stokes in the Royals' set-up. 24-year-old Oshane Thomas had made his international debut in 2018, having faced India in a bilateral ODI and T20I series. Since then, Thomas, a recipient of West Indies' Emerging Player of the Year Award in 2019, has picked up 27 wickets in 20 ODIs, and 19 wickets in 17 T20Is.

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In the IPL, the fiery bowler has represented the Royals in 2019, picking up five wickets in four matches, and was with the franchise during the 2020 season in the UAE as well

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