David Payne replaces injured Edwards at Sunrisers

David Payne replaces injured Edwards at Sunrisers

England's David Payne has been brought in as an injury replacement for Australia's Jack Edwards by Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2026. Payne joins SRH for INR 1.5 crore.

The left-arm seamer has played one ODI for England and has extensive T20 experience, with 304 wickets in 233 matches at an average of 21.16. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2024 T20 Blast, taking 33 wickets in 17 innings for Gloucestershire.

Payne has also featured in the Hundred for Welsh Fire, the BBL for Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers, and the ILT20 for Desert Vipers.

Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed that Jack Edwards, the Australia all-rounder, has been ruled out of the season due to injury. He was bought by SRH for INR 3 crore at the auction.

SRH are already set to miss Pat Cummins at the start of the tournament, with Ishan Kishan named interim captain.

Saurabh Dubey replaces Akash Deep at KKR

In a separate development, Kolkata Knight Riders have brought in left-arm seamer Saurabh Dubey for INR 30 lakh as a replacement for the injured Akash Deep, who has been ruled out of the tournament.

Akash Deep is currently being monitored at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.