“Mumbai Indians rope in Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka for IPL 2025 Playoff phase”

Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka have been selected by the Mumbai Indians (MI) to replace Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, and Corbin Bosch, who are all scheduled to go for national duty following MI’s most recent league match.

English batsman-wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, who would cost INR 5.25 crore to join, will take Jacks’ place.

At a reserve price of INR 1 crore, English pacer Richard Gleeson will take Ryan Rickelton’s spot. With a reserve price of INR 75 lakhs, Charith Asalanka will replace Corbin Bosch.

If MI qualifies, the replacement players will be available starting in the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians’ updated squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League playoffs, should they make it

Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Krishnan Shrijith, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Raju, Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, Charith Asalanka

How can MI get into the 2025 Indian Premier League?

Although the Hardik Pandya-led MI has had a wonderful season thus far, their chances of qualifying are slim, and only they can avoid the humiliation of elimination. MI must defeat DC in Match 62 on Wednesday, May 21 in order to guarantee a berth in the playoffs. But if they lose to DC, they should win the following game and hope Delhi loses their final one. Notably, Punjab Kings, who have already qualified, will be the opponent of MI and DC in their final league stage matches.

Given that RCB, presently in second position, and PBKS, currently in third place, lose all of their remaining games, a victory in both games can also guarantee MI a second-place finish. As a result, the competition for the final playoff spot has become more intense, with two teams vying for the same spot, which increased the excitement as the league stage came to a close.