SRH names injury replacement

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka to replace injured England fast bowler Brydon Carse for the rest of Indian Premier League 2026. (iplt20.com) The league and ESPNcricinfo reported the move on April 14, with Madushanka joining for INR 75 lakh. Carse hurt his right hand while batting in the nets before Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. (iplt20.com) (espncricinfo.com) Carse never played a match this season after Sunrisers Hyderabad retained him before the 2026 auction. Madushanka has not played in the Indian Premier League before, though Mumbai Indians had signed him for 2024 before a hamstring injury ruled him out. (espncricinfo.com) (cricbuzz.com) Madushanka gives Sunrisers Hyderabad a left-arm pace option at a time when the attack has been stretched. ESPNcricinfo reported that Pat Cummins was still recovering from injury, while Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat had struggled for impact early in the season. (espncricinfo.com) The change came one day after Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs and moved to fourth with two wins and three losses from five matches. Cricbuzz said their next game was scheduled for April 18 against Chennai Super Kings. (espncricinfo.com) (cricbuzz.com) Madushanka, 25, has played 1 Test, 28 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for Sri Lanka, with 70 international wickets across formats. ESPNcricinfo lists him as a left-arm fast-medium bowler from Hambantota. (espncricinfo.com) His strongest international numbers have come in One Day Internationals, where he has taken 50 wickets in 28 matches. In Twenty20 Internationals, he has 20 wickets in 19 matches. (espncricinfo.com) For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the switch is now less about replacing a player who never got on the field and more about getting another fit overseas quick into the squad before the next round of matches. (iplt20.com) (cricbuzz.com)