Delhi Capitals sign Mustafizur Rahman as replacement for Aussie star for remainder of IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC) have signed Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman as replacement for star Australian batter Jake Fraser-McGurk for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. IPL 2025 was temporarily suspended for a week but it is set to resume on Saturday, May 17.

Due to the break and rescheduling, several overseas players are unlikely to return for their respective teams as the season resumes. In such a scenario, Jake Fraser-McGurk will not return for the rest of the season, following which Delhi Capitals have roped in Mustafizur Rahman as his replacement.

The left-arm seamer had set his base price at ₹2 crore but was unsold during the IPL 2025 mega auctions. However, he is now back in the league as a replacement player.

Delhi Capitals have played 11 matches so far this season and with six wins, have 13 points. With three games remaining, they are still in contention to make the playoffs.

Jake Fraser-McGurk played six matches this season but could not perform as per expectations and was dropped later on. He scored just 55 runs at an average of 9.16 and a strike-rate of 105.76.

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Mustafizur Rahman returns to DC for second stint

Mustafizur Rahman returns to Delhi Capitals for his second stint with the team in the IPL. He played two seasons for them in the past in 2022 and 2023. The 29-year-old played eight matches and picked up as many wickets in 2022 while he played just two games in 2023 before moving to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the 2024 season.

The left-arm pacer made his IPL debut in 2016 for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) and has also played for teams like Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Overall, Mustafizur Rahman has played 57 matches in his IPL career across seven seasons. He has picked up 61 wickets at an average of 28.88 and an economy rate of 8.14. Mustafizur had a decent outing last season, where he had bagged 14 wickets from nine games for CSK.

In the probable absence of Mitchell Starc, who may also not return for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season, Delhi Capitals have made a like-for-like replacement with the signing of an experienced left-arm fast bowler for the business end of the tournament.