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Bangladesh cutter master Mustafizur Rahman on Tuesday joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Mustafizur was signed by CSK at his base price of Rs 2 crore during the IPL auction. With Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana being ruled out of the tournament for 4-5 weeks, the cutter master Mustafizur has more chance to fill the void of the position.

The fast bowler dealt severe cramps during the third match against Sri Lanka in Chattogram. Despite this, the bowler managed to take two wickets for 39 runs in 9 overs.

Chennai will be Mustafizur's fifth IPL team after playing in Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in the previous seasons.

The experienced bowler from Bangladesh has picked up 47 wickets from 48 IPL matches at an average of 30.72. He has maintained a decent economy of 7.93.

He is also Bangladesh's second-highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 103 strikes from 85 matches at 22.27.

CSK will kick off their campaign with the opener against RCB on March 22 at Chepauk stadium.