CSK have signed South African allrounder Dian Forrester as a replacement for Overton, at a cost of INR 75 lakh. Forrester, 25, has played five T20 internationals for South Africa, having made his debut in March this year. He was also part of the Joburg Super Kings squad for the 2025-26 SA20.
“Jamie Overton has a right thigh injury and will be returning to the UK for further assessment and management,” CSK said on social media on Wednesday night.
Overton posted on his Instagram story: “Gutted to be heading home early before the job’s done.”
Hours before the Overton news emerged, CSK had announced they had signed Karnataka allrounder Macneil Noronha as a replacement for the injured fast bowler Ramakrishna Ghosh, who suffered a broken foot on his IPL debut.
They had also lost fast bowler Nathan Ellis to a hamstring injury before IPL 2026 began, and then lost left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed (quadricep injury) and No. 3 batter Ayush Mhatre (hamstring injury) during the season. Middle-order batter Dewald Brevis had missed the first three games of the season, all of which CSK lost, with a side strain, and MS Dhoni and Australian quick Spencer Johnson are yet to play a match in IPL 2026.
