Dwayne Smith - Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

In 2008 Smith was added to the Mumbai Indians squad during the inaugural IPL season, he replaced his national team-mate Dwayne Bravo. He played four games during the season and was most notable for his bowling; he took 5 wickets at an average of 16.60.

In the following edition of the IPL Smith was bought at the player auction for US$100,000 by the Deccan Chargers. His batting was a lot more successful than his bowling on this occasion; he scored 215 runs at an average of 26.87 compared with 1 wicket at an average of 124.00. Deccan Chargers won the tournament but Smith did not appear in the knock-out stages. He was retained by the Deccan chargers for the 2010 season but only played three matches. In 2012, he was signed by the Mumbai Indians as a replacement player for the injured Mitchell Johnson. On 6 May 2012, he played a vital role in the win of Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings, when he hit Ben Hilfenhaus to the fence thrice in a row - a 6, followed by two consecutive 4s, when 14 runs were required off the last three balls.