Mustafizur available for Chennai Super Kings till 1 May
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) has extended Mustafizur Rahman's NOC for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a day, allowing him to play their 10th league-phase game against Punjab Kings on 1 May.
"We had given Mustafizur a leave to play in the IPL till April 30, but since Chennai has a match on 1 May, we have extended his leave by a day upon receiving a request from Chennai and the BCCI," Shahriar Nafees, BCB's deputy manager of cricket operations, said.
It means Mustafizur is available for four more Chennai matches - against Lucknow Super Giants on 19 and 23 April, Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28 April and Punjab Kings on 1 May.
The left-arm seamer will play the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, starting on 3 May.
Mustafizur is currently the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2024 with Jasprit Bumrah (10 wickets). Only Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has more wickets (11) in the ongoing tournament than him.
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