Anrich Nortje makes KKR debut, Xavier Bartlett replaces injured Lockie Ferguson in IPL 2025

South Africa international Anrich Nortje made his Kolkata Knight Riders debut against Punjab Kings in the ongoing IPL 2025. The express pacer was bought in for INR 6.5 crore but failed to break into the team’s playing XI as Australia quick Spencer Johnson was preferred over him. However, against Chennai Super Kings in the previous match, Moeen Ali replaced Spencer, and now he has been replaced by Nortje, which was a tactical call.

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