The Impact Player Rule has made a significant impact in the ongoing Indian T20 League 2024.
Introduced to the Indian T20 League in 2023, the Impact Player rule allows teams to make a tactical player substitution by replacing one player in the starting XI with another at any point in a match.
Teams must name five substitutes along with their starting XI on the team sheet before the toss. Only one of these five players can be used as an Impact Player, allowing the substitute player to participate actively in the match. This certainly adds a new strategic dimension to cricket’s shortest format.
Chennai’s young pacer Tushar Deshpande became the first Impact Player to be used in Indian T20 League history.
Tushar Deshpande replaced middle-order batter Ambati Rayudu for Chennai during the Indian T20 League 2023 opener against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Following its success in the previous season, the Impact Player Rule has once again played a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of the matches in the Indian T20 League 2024. Get full list of Impact Players in Indian T20 League 2024.
Impact Players in Indian T20 League 2024
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Match No. |
Day and Date |
Match |
Impact Players |
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1 |
Friday, March 22 |
Chennai vs Bengaluru, MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Shivam Dube for Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai), Yash Dayal for Dinesh Karthik (Bengaluru) |
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2 |
Saturday, March 23 |
Delhi vs Punjab, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium |
Abishek Porel for Ricky Bhui (Delhi), Prabhsimran Singh for Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) |
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3 |
Saturday, March 23 |
Kolkata vs Hyderabad, Eden Gardens |
Suyash Sharma for Ramandeep Singh (Kolkata) and Abhishek Sharma for T Natarajan (Hyderabad) |
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4 |
Sunday, March 24 |
Rajasthan vs Lucknow, Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Nandre Burger for Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan) and Deepak Hooda for Yash Thakur (Lucknow) |
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5 |
Sunday, March 24 |
Gujarat vs Mumbai, Narendra Modi Stadium |
Mohit Sharma for Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat) and Dewald Brevis for Luke Wood (Mumbai) |
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6 |
Monday, March 25 |
Bengaluru vs Punjab, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Arshdeep Singh for Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab) and Mahipal Lomror for Yash Dayal (Bengaluru) |
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7 |
Tuesday, March 26 |
Chennai vs Gujarat, MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Matheesha Pathirana for Shivam Dube (Chennai) and Sai Sudharsan for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat) |
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8 |
Wednesday, March 27 |
Hyderabad vs Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
Umran Malik for Travis Head (Hyderabad) and Romario Shepherd for Kwena Maphaka (Mumbai) |
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9 |
Thursday, March 28 |
Rajasthan vs Delhi, Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Abishek Porel for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi) and Nandre Burger for Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan) |
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10 |
Friday, March 29 |
Bengaluru vs Kolkata, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Vijaykumar Vyshak for Dinesh Karthik (Bengaluru) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi for Varun Chakaravarthy (Kolkata) |
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11 |
Saturday, March 30 |
Lucknow vs Punjab, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Naveen-ul-Haq for KL Rahul (Lucknow) and Prabhsimran Singh for Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) |
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12 |
Sunday, March 31 |
Gujarat vs Hyderabad, Narendra Modi Stadium |
Sai Sudharsan for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat) and Washington Sundar for Mayank Agarwal (Hyderabad) |
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13 |
Sunday, March 31 |
Delhi vs Chennai, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium |
Rasikh Dar Salam for Prithvi Shaw (Delhi) and Shivam Dube for Matheesha Pathirana (Chennai) |
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14 |
Monday, April 1 |
Mumbai vs Rajasthan, Wankhede Stadium |
Dewald Brevis for Naman Dhir (Mumbai) and Shubham Dubey for Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan) |
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15 |
Tuesday, April 2 |
Bengaluru vs Lucknow, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Manimaran Siddharth for Quinton de Kock (Lucknow) and Mahipal Lomror for Yash Dayal (Lucknow) |
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16 |
Wednesday, April 3 |
Delhi vs Kolkata, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium |
Abishek Porel for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi) and Vaibhav Arora for Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Kolkata) |
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17 |
Thursday, April 4 |
Gujarat vs Punjab, Narendra Modi Stadium |
Mohit Sharma for Rahul Tewatia (Gujarat) and Ashutosh Sharma for Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) |
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18 |
Friday, April 5 |
Hyderabad vs Chennai, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
Travis Head for T Natarajan (Hyderabad) and Mukesh Choudhary for Shivam Dube (Chennai) |
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19 |
Saturday, April 6 |
Rajasthan vs Bengaluru, Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Himanshu Sharma for Saurav Chauhan (Bengaluru) and Shubham Dubey for Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan) |
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20 |
Sunday, April 7 |
Mumbai vs Delhi, Wankhede Stadium |
Akash Madhwal for Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai) and Kumar Kushagra for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi) |
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21 |
Sunday, April 7 |
Lucknow vs Gujarat, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Manimaran Siddharth for Marcus Stoinis (Lucknow) and Kane Williamson for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat) |
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22 |
Monday, April 8 |
Chennai vs Kolkata, MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Shivam Dube for Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai) and Anukul Roy for Rinku Singh (Kolkata) |
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23 |
Tuesday, April 9 |
Punjab vs Hyderabad, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium |
Prabhsimran Singh for Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) and Rahul Tripathi for Travis Head (Hyderabad) |
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24 |
Wednesday, April 10 |
Rajasthan vs Gujarat, Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Keshav Maharaj for Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan) and Shahrukh Khan for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat) |
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25 |
Thursday, April 11 |
Mumbai vs Bengaluru, Wankhede Stadium |
Suryakumar Yadav for Akash Madhwal (Mumbai) and Saurav Chauhan for Rajat Patidar (Bengaluru) |
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26 |
Friday, April 12 |
Lucknow vs Delhi, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Deepak Hooda for Quinton de Kock (Lucknow) and Abishek Porel for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi) |
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27 |
Saturday, April 13 |
Punjab vs Rajasthan, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium |
Yashasvi Jaiswal for Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan) and Ashutosh Sharma for Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab) |
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28 |
Sunday, April 14 |
Kolkata vs Lucknow, Eden Gardens |
Arshad Khan for Quinton de Kock (Lucknow) and Rinku Singh for Varun Chakaravarthy (Kolkata) |
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29 |
Sunday, April 14 |
Mumbai vs Chennai, Wankhede Stadium |
Suryakumar Yadav for Akash Madhwal (Mumbai) and Matheesha Pathirana for Ajinkya Rahane (Chennai) |
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30 |
Monday, April 15 |
Bengaluru vs Hyderabad, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Anuj Rawat for Yash Dayal (Bengaluru) and Mayank Markande for Travis Head (Hyderabad) |
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31 |
Tuesday, April 16 |
Kolkata vs Rajasthan, Eden Gardens |
Vaibhav Arora for Rinku Singh (Kolkata) and Jos Buttler for Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan) |
Top Impact Players in Indian T20 League 2024
Matheesha Pathirana’s 4/28 vs Mumbai
Chennai’s star pacer Matheesha Pathirana produced a match-winning spell as an Impact Player against Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium. Defending 206, Matheesha Pathirana came on as the Impact sub in place of Ajinkya Rahane. The Sri Lankan fast bowler later finished with figures of 4/28 to help Chennai secure a 20-run victory.
Suryakumar Yadav’s 19-ball 52 vs Bengaluru
Mumbai’s swashbuckling Suryakumar Yadav played a pivotal role as an Impact Player against Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing 197, Suryakumar Yadav came into bat at No.3 as an Impact sub in place of Akash Madhwal. The 33-year-old later slammed a blitzkrieg 19-ball 52 to help Mumbai chase down the target in just 15.3 overs.
Nandre Burger’s 2/29 vs Delhi
Rajasthan’s new recruit Nandre Burger has been one of the top Impact Players in the Indian T20 League 2024. Defending 185 against Delhi in Jaipur, Nandre Burger was drafted in as an Impact Player in place of Shimron Hetmyer. The South African pacer immediately made an instant impact as he dismissed Delhi’s Mitchell Marsh and Ricky Bhui to put the hosts in a great position. Burger’s 2/29 helped Rajasthan restrict Delhi to 173/5 in their allotted overs and win the game by 12 runs.
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