Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Sri Lankan leggie Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga for the remainder of IPL 2024.
Hasaranga was set to represent SRH for the first time in his IPL career after being bought by the 2016 champions for Rs 1.5 crore at the players’ auction last December. However, a chronic pain in his left foot ended his hopes of playing any role for his new franchise in the ongoing season.
Hasaranga represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru for two seasons after being bought at an astronomical price of Rs 10.75 crore at the 2022 players’ auction.
The legspinner had an excellent maiden season for RCB, taking 26 wickets but played limited role last year following which he was released.
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Who is Vijayakanth?
Vijayakanth is also a legspinner from Sri Lanka who has represented his country in a solitary T20 International so far. He has joined SRH at his base price of Rs 50 lakh.
The 22-year-old Vijayakanth was part of Sri Lanka squad that took part in the Asian Games last year and he played in one match in which he took 1/28 from four overs. The youngster has played 33 T20s so far in his career and picked up 42 wickets at an economy of 6.76.
Meanwhile, SRH have won two and lost as many matches in a mixed start to the season. They began their campaign with a narrow four-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders but followed that with a record-breaking batting display against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad.
SRH broke the record for the highest team total in IPL history when they racked up 277/3 against MI last month. They went on to win by 31 runs.
However, SRH were then beaten by the Gujarat Titans by seven wickets in Ahmedabad. The Pat Cummins-led side bounced back in style by outclassing defending champions Chennai Super Kings for their second win.
They will take on Punjab Kings next.
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