Matthew Wade will not be able to play the first two matches for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 as this wicketkeeper batsman will be seen playing for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield final from March 21 to 25. The 17th season of IPL is going to start from March 22.
Matthew Wade out of first two matches of IPL: IPL 2023 runner-up team Gujarat Titans will play the first match against Mumbai Indians on March 25. After this, they have to play against Chennai Super Kings on March 27, but Wade is not available for both the matches. He will be available for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the third match of IPL on March 31.
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Tasmania head coach Jeff Vaughan told reporters in Hobart - He has spoken to his IPL team and he has no objection. We are happy to have an experienced player like him in our team. Wade scored 157 runs in 10 matches for the Titans in 2022, but last year he could not play a single match as Wriddhiman Saha was given preference.
Before this, Gujarat had already suffered some major setbacks. Hardik Pandya has left the franchise and has returned to his old team Mumbai Indians. At the same time, Mohammed Shami is out of the league due to injury. Recently, the team's new sensation Robin Minz was injured in a road accident. There is doubt over his playing also. Minj was bought by Gujarat in the auction for Rs 3.60 crore.
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