There is delightful news for the Mumbai Indians (MI) fan, as the New Zealand all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijn has joined the franchise as a reserve player. His fellow New Zealand cricketer, James Neesham, who is also with the Mumbai Indians (MI) posted an Instagram story that confirms the same. Neesham posted a story where Kuggeleijn can be seen playing a game of snooker.

The Mumbai Indians (MI) are currently in the city of Delhi, where they will be playing their next games of the season. 

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Scott Kuggeleijn has earlier played in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the year 2019, he was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad. He was a part of the CSK playing XI in 2 matches in the 12th edition of the IPL. Kuggeleijn is yet to score a run in IPL cricket. He has taken a couple of wickets with the ball in his IPL career.

The Mumbai Indians (MI) have had a decent outing in the 2021 IPL campaign. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, they have suffered 3 losses in the 5 matches they have played so far in the tournament, and are now occupying 4th place in the points table. The five-time IPL champions have also lost the last 2 matches that they have played.

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In their previous IPL encounter against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), MI fell short in every department of the game as they only managed to reach the score of 131/6 on the board. In reply, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) registered a dominating 9-wicket win. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle were the architects of Punjab’s victory with the bat in hand. While Rahul scored 60*, Gayle scored a handy 43*.

Scott Kuggeleijn has also played 16 T20I for New Zealand in which he has scored 79 runs at an average of 19.75 and at a strike rate of 213.51. The Mumbai Indians will next take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on 29th April 2021 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.