The Delhi Daredevils on Saturday announced that England fast bowler Liam Plunkett will replace rising South African bowler Kagiso Rabada for the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

Here’s announcing @Liam628 as our replacement for @KagisoRabada25 for the VIVO @IPL 2018. We’re stoked to have him with us!

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Welcome to Dilli, Liam! 😀#DilDilli #Dhadkega

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 7, 2018

We are delighted to welcome @Liam628 to the @DelhiDaredevils family for #VIVOIPL as replacement for injured @KagisoRabada25 …. Aab #DilDilli aur #Dhadkega @IPL #VIVOIPLonStar

— Hemant Dua (@inspiranti) April 7, 2018

Plunkett has been signed by the Delhi Daredevils for the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL), 2018. He has played 13 Tests, 65 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 15 T20 Internationals matches for England’s national cricket team so far.

Rabada was ruled out of the upcoming season of the cash-rich league due to injury.

IPL 2018 is going to be Plunkett’s first stint in the VIVO IPL. The Delhi-based team had picked Plunkett from the Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) list.

Led by Gautam Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils will start their IPL campaign with an away game against the Kings XI Punjab, which is led by Ravichandran Ashwin, at Mohali on 8 April.

Here is the complete schedule of Delhi Daredevils:

Sunday 8th April 2018

Match 2, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab

Wednesday 11th April 2018

Match 6, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils

Saturday 14th April 2018

Match 9, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils

Monday 16th April 2018

Match 13, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils

Saturday 21st April 2018

Match 19, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore

Monday 23rd April 2018

Match 22, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils

Friday 27th April 2018

Match 26, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders

Monday 30th April 2018

Match 30, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils

Wednesday 2nd May 2018

Match 32, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals

Saturday 5th May 2018

Match 36, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils

Thursday 10th May 2018

Match 42, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi – Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad

Saturday 12th May 2018

Match 45, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils

Friday 18th May 2018

Match 52, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi – Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings

Sunday 20th May 2018

Match 55, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians

Delhi Daredevils squads: Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Trent Boult, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Naman Ojha, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Daniel Christian, Gurkeerat Singh, Liam Plunkett, Avesh Khan, Sayan Ghosh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Chris Morris, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant.