Tymal Mills: Sussex fast bowler extends contract until end of 2027 season

Sussex Twenty20 captain Tymal Mills has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2027 season.

The 33-year-old fast bowler, whose deal was due to run out next year, has spent more than a decade at Hove and it was his benefit year this season.

The T20 World Cup winner with England became Sussex’s all-time T20 wicket-taker in 2023 and has gone on to take 320 wickets in the format.

“He is a huge part of everything we do at Sussex Cricket, not just his wicket-taking, or captaincy of the Blast team, but also his fantastic professionalism that sets such great examples for all our players at the club,” head coach Paul Farbrace told the club website., external

“Tymal has always been a leader in the dressing room but has taken to the captaincy of the T20 team with real skill, a high level of passion and continues to drive the standards around the team, and our goal to get back to Finals Day at Edgbaston and win the T20 Vitality Blast trophy.”

Mills has also played for Southern Brave in The Hundred as well as for the likes of Mumbai Indians, Hobart Hurricanes, Perth Scorchers and Islamabad United in franchise cricket around the world.

“I’m delighted to have extended my contract to take my association with Sussex through 13 seasons,” said Mills.

“The club continues to mean a lot for me both on and off the field and I’m still hungry to help deliver success in the T20 Blast.

“We have a lot of talent and match winners within the squad and now is the time to capitalise on that and push for silverware and I’m excited to try and do so both as captain and as a bowler.”

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