Before the IPL 2025 restart after a sudden pause, several teams, including Punjab Kings (PBKS), are currently dealing with injury concerns. New Zealand international and PBKS pacer Lockie Ferguson was ruled out from the tournament for injury reasons, which allowed his fellow countryman Kyle Jamieson to make a comeback in the cash-rich tournament.

The Shreyas Iyer-led team roped in Jamieson for INR 2 crores to replace Ferguson. As per reports, the Kiwi speed star sustained a hamstring injury that did not allow him to further proceed in IPL 2025. 

"Punjab Kings (PBKS) have picked Kyle Jamieson as a replacement for Lockie Ferguson, who is ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 due to a hamstring injury. The right-arm Kiwi pacer will join PBKS for INR 2 crore," stated in an IPL statement.

𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆… 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆… 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆… 𝑨𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒂!🎶🔥 pic.twitter.com/3z2I300GgB

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 15, 2025

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2025 franchise cricket stats for Ferguson and Jamieson

The 30-year-old Jamieson played 9 matches in IPL 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore and took 9 wickets at a cost of a 9.60 economy rate. Before joining the IPL side, he played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League 2025, where he claimed a couple of wickets in 2 matches.

On the other hand, Ferguson had a mediocre performance with Punjab Kings, taking 5 wickets in 4 matches for a 9.17 economy rate.