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.

Hardik Pandya IPL career story: 11 seasons, 2749 runs at a 146 strike-rate, 148 sixes, 10 half-centuries Hardik Pandya has been one of the Indian Premier League’s most explosive batting all-rounders since his 2015 debut with Mumbai Indians. Across 140 innings he has unleashed 2,749 runs off just 1,871 balls, translating to a fearsome strike-rate of 146—the sort of number that turns middle-overs into match-winning passages. He has cleared the ropes 148 times and found the boundary another 207 times, underlining why captains post straight long-on and deep mid-wicket for him from ball one. His highest score of 91 and ten half-centuries show he can both finish innings and anchor them when required. While Pandya’s primary currency is runs, he has also delivered 78 wickets in 107 bowling innings, including one five-for and five three-wicket bursts. Operating at an economy of 9.18 and a strike-rate of 20.87, he often bowls the difficult overs at the death, trusting his cutters and the slower ball. Having represented Mumbai Indians for eight of his eleven campaigns and captained Gujarat Titans to the 2022 title, Pandya’s dual-skill value has made him a marquee name every mega auction.

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