Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the runners-up from last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), have officially signed South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder as a replacement for injured England pacer Brydon Carse for the upcoming 2025 IPL season. Carse sustained a toe injury during England’s first match against Australia at the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, ruling him out of the entire IPL campaign.
According to an official media advisory by the IPL, Mulder will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad for INR 75 lakh. The South African all-rounder brings significant international experience, having represented the Proteas across formats, including 18 Test matches, 25 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 11 T20 Internationals (T20Is).
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In his international career so far, Mulder has taken a total of 60 wickets and accumulated 970 runs. In ODIs specifically, he has scored 276 runs in 20 innings at an average of 18.40, including two half-centuries. With the ball, he has claimed 22 ODI wickets with best figures of 3/25, at an average of 35.13.
Mulder’s T20I record includes 105 runs scored in 11 matches, averaging 17.50 with a top score of 36. He has also managed eight wickets at an average of 24.37 in the shortest international format. His T20 domestic career further underlines his capabilities, where in 128 matches, Mulder has scored 2,172 runs at a healthy average of 27.15 and a strike rate of 132.92, including 12 half-centuries with a top score of 83*. As a bowler, Mulder has picked up 67 wickets in T20 cricket at an average of 28.97, with best bowling figures of 4/14.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will kick off their IPL 2025 campaign at their home venue, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, against Rajasthan Royals on March 23.
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