Indians on Wednesday named South Africa U-19 star Kwena Maphaka as injured Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka's replacement for the upcoming IPL season. The 23-year-old Sri Lankan pacer, who recently picked a T20I hat-trick against Bangladesh, suffered a hamstring injury in the recently-concluded ODI series in Bangladesh. Madushanka was bought by the five-time champions during the IPL 2024 Auction for Rs 4.6 crore, having shone during the ODI World Cup last year, claiming 21 wickets in nine outings.   Meanwhile, the 17-year-old Maphaka came into the limelight after being adjudged the Player of the Tournament during the U19 World Cup in South Africa earlier this year. The left-arm pacer picked 21 wickets at an average of 9.71. The Johannesburg-cricketer is rated very highly by South Africa legend Allan Donald. When Kwena Maphaka called himself better than Jasprit Bumrah In a video released by ICC on its Instagram handle during the U19 World Cup 2024, Kwena Maphaka talked about his 'I Don't Know' celebration after taking wickets, and also had a message for India and Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah. "I actually asked my brother for a celebration to give me just before the World Cup. And he just said 'I have no clue. I don't know'. I said, 'You know what, that sounds good. Let me go with the "I don't know" celebration." Maphaka he said. "Jasprit you're a great bowler. Hopefully, I am better than you." he added. Having played for South Africa A and South Africa Emerging teams since last year, he was roped in by Paarl Royals for SA20 2023-24 but did not get to play a game. Maphaka's T20 numbers read 13 wickets in nine games at an economy of 6.71, including a four-wicket haul. "Maphaka already is capable of generating serious pace and has a very mean bouncer that is known to hurry the batters up. He debuted for the South Africa U19 team at 15 & has already played in two U19 World Cups," said MI in a media release. "He is capable of touching speeds of 140kph, and his death bowling and yorkers were a standout too at the U19 World Cup earlier this year. "He will share the dressing room with two of the best bowlers in world cricket - Lasith Malinga, bowling coach and Jasprit Bumrah putting him on a path of learning, development and building on that knowledge." Mumbai Indians will kick off their IPL 2024 campaign against runners-up, Gujarat Titans and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 24. Notably, Gujarat played under Hardik Pandya in the last two seasons. He was traded back by Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction. Mykhel Staff Mykhel source: mykhel.com