The Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday announced Sri Lankan leg-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for an injured Wanindu Hasaranga for IPL 2024.
22-year-old Viyaskanth has played just 1 T20I when he represented Sri Lanka at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou and took 1 wicket.
He was impressive for the MI Emirates at the ILT20 where he claimed 8 wickets in 4 matches. He has also played in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Lanka Premier League.
In a total of 33 T20s, Viyaskanth has taken 42 wickets at an average of 18.7. His economy rate of just 6.76 is also impressive.
Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the cash-rich league.