Personal information | |
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Born | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | 5 December 2001
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right arm leg break |
Role | Bowler |
International information | |
National side |
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Only T20I (cap 107) | 4 October 2023 v Afghanistan |
T20I shirt no. | 55 |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2020–present | Jaffna Kings (squad no. 26) |
2023 | Chattogram Challengers |
2024 | MI Emirates |
2024 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Source:
Cricinfo, 4 December 2020 |
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]
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]
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]