Sunrisers Hyderabad are all set to miss the services of Sri Lanka’s top spinner Wanindu Hasaranga for their upcoming matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as try to claim glory for the first time since 2016. Sunrisers, who bought Hasaranga for $140,000 (INR 1.5 crore) in the December auctions, will be without the second-highest wicket-taker from the 2022 season.
SRH started the IPL 2024 campaign on a losing note having lost a close match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday (Mar 23).
Hasarnga to miss SRH service
According to medical reports from Sri Lankan media, Hasaranga is suffering from chronic pain in left heel. The extent of the pain is still unknown which has forced the Sri Lankan to consult doctors overseas and will see him miss another week of action in the IPL 2024. If this is the case, he will miss matches against Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Considering all three teams made it to the playoffs of the IPL 2023, it will be a tough list of fixtures for SRH where they won’t be able to rely on one of the top spinners in modern times.
His availability is also a danger when SRH take on Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as a consequence of the above-mentioned fixtures. Interestingly, he had earlier made himself available for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh and returned from Test retirement.
His return to the Test side was a big matter of debate as it only triggered a two-match ban to relieve of the demerit points ahead of the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.
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SRH will be next in action on Wednesday (Mar 27) when they take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their first home game of the season. The encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will also mark Pat Cummins’ debut as skipper on home turf.
SRH squad for IPL 2023:
Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Akash Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Jaydev Unadkat, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Marco Jansen, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Sanvir Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, T. Natarajan, Travis Head, Umran Malik, Upendra Singh Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Washington Sundar