{"id":1708,"date":"2026-04-10T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/lsg-sign-george-linde-as-replacement-for-injured-wanindu-hasaranga"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:45:44","slug":"lsg-sign-george-linde-as-replacement-for-injured-wanindu-hasaranga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/lsg-sign-george-linde-as-replacement-for-injured-wanindu-hasaranga","title":{"rendered":"LSG Sign George Linde as Replacement for Injured Wanindu Hasaranga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow Super Giants have moved to strengthen their squad for IPL 2026, bringing South Africa allrounder George Linde into the lineup after Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out due to injury.<\/p>\n<h2>Linde replaces Hasaranga at LSG<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>George Linde has been named as the replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga for IPL 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Linde joins Lucknow Super Giants as a left-arm spin-bowling allrounder at his base price of INR 1 crore.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The South Africa international has featured in international cricket across formats, with three Tests, four ODIs and 37 T20Is to his name.<\/p>\n<p>Although this will be Linde\u2019s first appearance in the IPL, he has been active in other franchise T20 leagues over the past 12 months, including SA20, The Hundred, Major League Cricket and the Pakistan Super League.<\/p>\n<p>In his T20 career of 250 matches, Linde has claimed 218 wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.42. 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