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Kavya Maran’s Sunrisers Hyderabad have announced replacement for injured Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards, who is ruled out of entire IPL 2026 season.
Kavya Maran’s Sunrisers Hyderababad have lost services of Jack Edwards (left). (Photos: X)IPL 2026: Kavya Maran’s Sunrisers Hyderabad have been hit with a spate of injuries in the build-up to the IPL 2026 season. SRH are set to face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2026 opening match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Ahead of their match against SRH, regular skipper Pat Cummins is already ruled out due to injury and Ishan Kishan has been appointed stand-in captain for the first few matches for the team. Apart from Cummins, another Australian – all-rounder Jack Edwards – was ruled out of the season due to foot injury. On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced veteran England bowler David Payne as the replacement for Jack Edwards.
“Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have picked Saurabh Dubey and David Payne respectively as player replacements for TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026,” the BCCI announced in a statement.
“Payne is an injury replacement for Jack Edwards at SRH. Payne has played one ODI for England, in addition to 233 T20s, scalping 304 wickets from the same. He will join SRH for Rs 1.5 Crore,” the statement added.
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