Perfect replacement for Ravindra Jadeja! CSK’s new lion looted the fair with bat and ball in SA20, got so many crores for IPL 2026

By Sandy Verma On Dec 29, 2025

Fourth season of SA20 in South Africa (SA20 2025-26) Being played where Joburg Super Kings last Saturday, 27th December (Joburg Super Kings) Caribbean all-rounder Akil Hussain (Akeal Hosein) Pretoria Capitals (Pretoria Capitals) He stole the show with both his batting and bowling. It is worth noting that the Super Kings franchise has shown a lot of confidence in this 32-year-old all-rounder and has given him the IPL. (IPL 2026) Ravindra Jadeja for the upcoming season of (Ravindra Jadeja) Also purchased as replacement.

Yes, that is what has happened. First of all, let us know that in the match against Pretoria Capitals in Centurion, Akil Hussain first created a stir with his batting and while playing at number-8, he played an unbeaten inning of 22 runs by hitting 1 four and 2 sixes in 10 balls. The special thing is that he did not stop here and after bowling three overs for the team, he also took 1 wicket for just 19 runs in his account. He did not take the wicket of any such player, but showed the way to the pavilion by bowling Capitals opener Will Smeed, who was completely set on the field and had scored 34 runs.

Keeping in mind Akil Hussain’s ability to bat in the lower order and his ability to bowl in any over, Chennai Super Kings have made a big bet on him before the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League and have added him to their squad by paying a huge sum of Rs 2 crore in the mini auction. It is noteworthy that CSK’s biggest all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has now separated from the team, hence many veterans believe that Akil Hussain has been selected by the Super Kings in their team only to fill the void of Ravindra Jadeja. Like Ravindra Jadeja, this Caribbean player can take the responsibility of batting in the lower order and bowling full four overs on his shoulders.

Just Akeal giving his 100% everywhere he goes! 💪🔥 #WhistlePodu #OnceUponAWhistle
📽️ : Akeal Hosein, 2023 pic.twitter.com/C9HqonjTNz
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 27, 2025

Let us tell you that Akil Hussain has the experience of playing T20 leagues around the world and he has played a total of 254 T20 matches so far. During this period he took 238 wickets and scored a total of 1118 runs. In such a situation, it will be very interesting to see whether Chennai Super Kings gives him a place in their playing combination in the IPL 2026 season or not.

The condition of the match was like this:At the Centurion ground, Pretoria Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl first, after which Joburg Super Kings scored 168 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Pretoria Capitals team could add only 146 runs by losing 9 wickets in 20 overs and thus Super Kings won the match by a margin of 22 runs.