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| Full name | Tymal Solomon Mills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (age 33) Dewsbury,West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-armfast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 77) | 5 July 2016 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 December 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017; 2020 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kandahar Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Saint Lucia Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/26 | Pretoria Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,26 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tymal Solomon Mills (born 12 August 1992) is an English internationalcricketer who currently plays internationally forEngland and domestically forSussex. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who plays mainly as a bowler.[1] He made his international debut for England in July 2016, and was a member of the English team that won the2022 T20 World Cup.[1]
Mills was born on 12 August 1992 inDewsbury,West Yorkshire, England. He was educated atMildenhall College of Technology inMildenhall, Suffolk and played forMildenhall Cricket Club. Mills studied sports journalism at theUniversity of East London, before leaving to pursue a career in cricket.[2]
Mills made his first-class debut forEssex against the Sri Lankans in the tourist match of 2011 atChelmsford. He made his Championship debut againstLeicestershire atGrace Road in July 2011. His figures in the first-innings were 0–51, but in the second innings, he took 3–48. During the winter of 2011/12, Tymal Mills was named on the England Performance Programme (EPP). He began with training atLoughborough as well as camps in North Wales and with the Greater Manchester Fire Department. Mills then went toPotchefstroom,South Africa for three weeks in November on a specialist fast bowling programme. On Friday 16 December, Mills was a surprise inclusion in the 16 manEngland Lions squad. In 2012 Mills took 5 List A wickets and average of 58.60. He performed better in the Championship, taking 14 wickets at an average of 30.35. In 2013, his form in List A cricket improved, as he took ten wickets at an average of 23.30. However, he failed to kick on in the Championship, taking 11 wickets, three less than the previous season.His performances for Essex earned him another place on an England performance programme, and he took six wickets for the Lions on their tour of Sri Lanka.
In 2014, Mills joined Sussex. He took wickets at an average of 20 in the English T20 competition, and his pace ensured he continued to stand out. He also bowled in the First division of the County Championship for the first time, taking 14 wickets at an average of just below 35.In 2015, he was diagnosed with a congenital back condition and as a result, took time out of playing red-ball cricket. He continued to play T20 cricket and took 19 wickets at an average of 18.84.
From 2016, Mills played forQuetta Gladiators in thePakistan Super League[3][4] before signing withKarachi Kings in 2018. In 2019, he was picked byPeshawar Zalmi before returning to Quetta for the 2020 season.
In February 2017, Mills was bought byRoyal Challengers Bangalore for the2017 Indian Premier League for₹12 crore (equivalent to₹17 crore, US$2.0 million or £1.5 million in 2023). This made him the second highest-paid overseas player in the 2017 IPL behindBen Stokes.[5] In February 2022, he was bought by theMumbai Indians in theauction for the2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[6]
In September 2018, Mills was named in Kandahar's squad in thefirst edition of theAfghanistan Premier League tournament.[7] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in theinaugural edition of theEuro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[8][9] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[10]
Mills featured in the first edition of 'The Hundred', a 100 ball cricket competition for the 'Southern Brave'.[11] The Southern Brave won the first cup/title of 'The Hundred' by beating Birmingham Phoenix in the finals.[12] In April 2022, he was bought by theSouthern Brave for the2022 season ofThe Hundred.[13]
On 5 July 2016, Mills made hisTwenty20 International (T20I) debut for Englandagainst Sri Lanka, taking figures of 0-22 as England won by eight wickets.[14]
Mills was selected for the T20I series against India in January 2017.[15] He took 1–27 in the first game as England recorded a seven-wicket victory.[16] In the second match, he took figures of 1-36 as India made 144/8, which proved to be a winning score for India.[17] In the final match of the series, he took figures of 1-31 and was then dismissed for a duck as England lost by 75 runs.[18]
In September 2021, Mills was named in England's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19] Mills made his international comeback for England after 5 years in their first match of the World Cup againstWest Indies and took 2-17 from his 4 overs.[20]
Mills was diagnosed with acongenital back condition in 2015.[21] He spent three months of the winter of 2020/21 recovering from astress fracture and had to wear aback brace.[22]
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Liam Dawson,Richard Gleeson andLuke Wood were named as injury cover. *Tymal Mills replacedReece Topley due to injury. | ||