Sri Lankan cricketer
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Tamil : விஜயகாந்த் வியாஸ்காந்த் ; born 5 December 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer .[ 1] He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler .[ 2] He is a talented leg spinner , who plays for the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League .[ 3] He also plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League .[ 4] [ 5]
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 December 2020, for the Jaffna Stallions in the 2020 Lanka Premier League .[ 6] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League .[ 7]
He made his List A debut on 30 January 2022, for the Team Jaffna in the 2021–22 SLC National Super League .[ 8] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[ 9] He was one of the leading wicket takers in the tournament, taking 13 wickets.[ 10] [ 11]
In December 2022, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League .[ 12] [ 13] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club on 22 September 2023, against Nondescripts in the 2023–24 Major League Tournament .[ 14]
Before his first-class debut, in August 2023, he was picked by MI Emirates to play for them in the 2024 International League T20 .[ 15] He picked up 8 wickets in the tournament and was the most economical bowler for his team, going at 5.43 runs per over.[ 16] In April 2024, he was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga , to play for them in the 2024 Indian Premier League .[ 17]
International career
In September 2023, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2023 Asian Games .[ 18] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka on 4 October 2023, against Afghanistan.[ 19] He played in the IPL for the first time as a bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024.[ 20]
In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 21]
References
^ "Vijayakanth Viyaskanth spins himself into Jaffna history books" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 December 2020 .
^ "Vijayakanth Viyaskanth" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "Thisara: Jaffna Kings' goal is to produce new players for Sri Lanka" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ Sanjeewa, Kanishka (9 April 2024). "Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in Vijayakanth Viyaskanth for IPL 2024" . ThePapare . Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
^ Sportstar, Team (8 May 2024). "SRH vs LSG, IPL 2024: Who is Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, the leg-spinner making his Indian Premier League debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad?" . Sportstar . Retrieved 22 May 2024 .
^ "11th Match (N), Hambantota, Dec 4 2020, Lanka Premier League" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 November 2021 .
^ "Full Scorecard of Jaffna vs Galle 8th Match 2021/22 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 July 2022 .
^ "Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Carlos Brathwaite feature in ESPNcricinfo's LPL XI" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ "Most Wickets- LPL 2023" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ "LPL emerging player Viyaskanth gets first Foreign League" . NewsWire . 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ "Welcome to Challenger family, Vijay!" . Chattogram Challengers (via Facebook) . Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
^ "NCC vs Tamil Cricket Scorecard, Group B at Colombo, September 22 - 24, 2023" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ "13 SL cricketers picked for ILT20 league" . NewsWire . 21 August 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (9 April 2024). "IPL 2024: Who Is Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, The Rookie Sri Lanka Spinner Replacing Wanindu Hasaranga?" . Wisden . Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ Sanjeewa, Kanishka (9 April 2024). "Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in Vijayakanth Viyaskanth for IPL 2024" . ThePapare . Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ "Sri Lanka announce men's and women's cricket squads for Asian Games" . ANI News . Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ "AFG vs SL Cricket Scorecard, , 3rd Quarter-Final at Hangzhou, October 04, 2023" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 April 2024 .
^ "Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Profile - Cricket Player Sri Lanka | Stats, Records, Video" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 May 2024 .
^ "Sri Lanka's Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024" . ScoreWaves . Retrieved 11 June 2024 .
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