IPL 2026: CSK name South African pacer as replacement for injured Jamie Overton

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have picked a player replacement for Jamie Overton, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the season due to a right thigh injury.

Dian Forrester will join CSK for INR 75 lakh as a replacement for Overton.

Forrester, an all-rounder from South Africa, made his debut in March 2026 against New Zealand and has featured in 5 international games, scoring 83 runs.

Forrester is the second replacement in less than forty-eight hours of time for the Chennai-based franchise. Earlier in the week, CSK had also signed Macneil Noronha, a young all-rounder from Karnataka, as a replacement player for Ramakrishna Ghosh, who has been ruled out of the season due to a foot fracture after just one appearance in his debut IPL stint.

CSK's updated squad for IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Kartik Sharma, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Veer, Urvil Patel, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Matthew Short, Rahul Chahar, Matt Henry, Spencer Johnson, Macneil Noronha, and Dian Forrester

(Input: IPL)