IPL 2025: Mustafizur Rahman likely to join Delhi Capitals on May 18

Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman is likely to join

Delhi Capitals

in a couple of days as he has received the clearance from

Bangladesh Cricket Board

(

BCB

) to join the IPL franchise for the remainder of the season. The DC management was in regular touch with the seamer and he is expected to link up with the squad on May 18.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Rahman boarded the flight for Dubai on May 14 - the day he was named as DC's replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk - but is now likely to be released by the BCB after their first game against UAE on May 17.

"As per the decision of BCB Cricket Operations, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to national team pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman for his participation in the ongoing

IPL 2025

in India, for the period from 18 - 24 May 2025," BCB said in a statement on Friday. "It may also be noted that Mustafizur is available for Bangladesh's first T20 international against the UAE scheduled on 17 May 2025 in Sharjah."It is not clear whether he will be available for selection for the DC vs Gujarat Titans game on May 18 but linking up with the squad will be a big boost to the side chasing the playoffs.

As TimesofIndia.com had reported on Thursday night, Mitchell Starc will not be returning for the remainder of the IPL and DC were looking at Rahman to do the job in his absence. The Axar Patel-led unit are currently fifth on the points table with six wins from 11 games and have matches remaining against GT, Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings.