V Viyaskanth IPL 2024: 1 wicket, 7 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad debut sparks all-round buzz. The 2024 IPL season saw Sri Lankan leg-spinner V Viyaskanth arrive at Sunrisers Hyderabad with a promise of variety. In three brisk bowling innings—60 balls, 86 runs conceded—he picked up a solitary scalp at a snappy 60.00 strike-rate, showing flashes of the mystery that made scouts take notice. While the economy hovered at 8.6, the threat of his wrong’un kept right-handers honest. With the bat, Viyaskanth needed only five deliveries to stamp his mark. His lone innings produced an unbeaten 7, striking at 140 and announcing that he can wield the long handle when the top order wobbles. No fours, no sixes, just clean hitting straight down the ground—exactly the late-order cameo SRH crave. Sunrisers Hyderabad fans will remember 2024 as the year the 25-year-old from Jaffna debuted, grabbed a breakthrough wicket and left the opposition a 7-run reminder that his story in the IPL has only just begun.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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