New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the remainder of PSL 2025 due to an injury.
Adam Milne out of PSL
Milne was one of the signings for Karachi Kings in the platinum category in the latest draft. However, his stint was cut short right after the start of the season. After leaking 60 runs off his four overs in the first match against Multan Sultans without any success, Milne conceded 0-31 against Lahore Qalandars, where he picked up a knee injury.
Milne remained with the team for his recovery process. However, after consultation with the medical staff, it was decided that he would no longer participate in the season.
He was among prominent New Zealand internationals – including Kane Williamson and Lockie Ferguson – to decline a central contract last year. Since then, he has played in franchise leagues worldwide, most recently for Sharjah Warriorz in the ILT20 earlier this year.
Pakistan Under-19 team captain Saad Baig has been named as Milne’s temporary replacement.
Who is Saad Baig?
The youngster had linked up with the squad as a partial replacement for Williamson, who had missed the Kings’ first five matches, partly due to his IPL 2025 commentary stint. Despite being available for selection against Quetta Gladiators on Friday (April 25), the David Warner-led side opted to leave Williamson out.
Baig, a left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, is regarded as one of Pakistan’s finest young talents. He captained the U19 team to last year’s World Cup semi-final, where they narrowly lost to Australia by one wicket. While his personal campaign with the bat was underwhelming (92 runs at 18.4, strike-rate 69.17), he topped the tournament’s dismissals chart with 15 (14 catches, 1 stumping) – matching Sarfaraz Ahmed’s 2006 record for a Pakistani keeper in a Youth ODI World Cup.
He has already played the Kings' first two matches this season, scoring 29 runs.
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