David Willey joined LSG via auction last year after representing RCB.© BCCI
Lucknow Supergiants on Saturday named New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry as replacement for England all-rounder David Willey. Henry joined LSG for a base price of Rs 125 crore. Willie withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons. Willie joined the Supergiants through auction last year after playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022 and 2023. The left-arm seamer is playing in other T20 tournaments such as ILT20 (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) and Pakistan Super League (Multan Sultans) earlier this year.
Willey is the second England pacer to be unavailable for the LSG after Mark Wood was recalled by the ECB for managing workload ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Wood was replaced by West Indian pacer Shamal Joseph.
For Henry, LSG is his third IPL team after stints with Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, for which he played two games in the 2017 IPL.
Overall, 32-year-old Henry represented New Zealand in 25 Tests, 82 ODIs and 17 T20Is, taking 256 wickets.
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