SunRisers Hyderabad signed up 22-year-old Sri Lankan leg-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as an injury replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga at his base price of ₹50 lakh. Viyaskanth has taken 42 wickets in 33 T20s at 18.78 while going at 6.76/over. He has also played six first-class matches (16 wickets at 15.25) and five List A matches (two wickets for 141 runs).