Delhi Capitals senior leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2020 with a finger injury in his bowling hand. His journey for the tournament has come to an end after an injury in his bowling hand while taking a low return catch of Kolkata Knight Riders left handed batsman Nitish Rana in Capitals’ last match on October 3. Mishra bowled another over after the injury and even dismissed Shubman Gill but didn’t bowl again after that, finishing the game with figures of 1 for 14 in 2 overs.

Mishra is sustaining a flexor tendon injury in his bowling hand. The news comes hours before the Delhi Capital game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Delhi Capital on Monday came up with two spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin in the absence of Amit Mishra against Royal Challenger Bangalore.    

Sources from Mishra’s management team confirmed that Amit has fractured his ring finger and is out of the tournament. He is set to travel back to India for recovery and rehabilitation. The 37-year-old spinner will now consult with a specialist over the next few days to determine the most appropriate course of management for this injury.

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer had said after the game that it is really unfortunate for the team to lose Mishra in the middle of the IPL 2020 when he was spinning the ball really well.

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Mishra played three games in this IPL season and took 2 for 25 against Sunrisers Hyderabad apart from his 1/14 against KKR. His spell was brilliant against CSK despite going wicket-less for 23 runs in 4 overs. He is the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL with 160, 10 less than Srilankan pacer Lasith Malinga (170), who has opted out due to personal reasons this year.

Currently, Delhi Capitals is leading the IPL 2020 points table with four wins in five matches. Delhi Capitals will have to now look for a replacement for the experienced spinner.  

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