Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Full Name

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Birth Date

December 5, 2001

Other Name

–

Role

Bowler

Birth Place

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Batting Style

Right-hand Batsman

Bowling Style

Right Arm Leg Break

IPL Debut

2024

Team

Sunrisers HyderabadSunrisers Hyderabad

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a talented leg spinner, who plays for the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League. He also plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

Domestic Career:

  • List A debut: on 30 January 2022, for the Team Jaffna in the 2021 – 22 SLC National Super League
  • First – class debut: for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club on 22 September 2023, against Nondescripts in the 2023 – 24 Major League Tournament

Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 Franchise Career:

  • In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. He was one of the leading wicket takers in the tournament, taking 13 wickets.
  • In December 2022, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers for the 2022 – 23 Bangladesh Premier League.
  • Before his first – class debut, in August 2023, he was picked by MI Emirates to play for them in the 2024 International League T20. He picked up 8 wickets in the tournament and was the most economical bowler for his team, going at 5.43 runs per over.
  • In April 2024, he was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, to play for them in the 2024 Indian Premier League.

International Career:

  • Twenty20 debut: on 4 December 2020, for the Jaffna Stallions in the 2020 Lanka Premier League
  • In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players’ draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
  • In September 2023, he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2023 Asian Games.
  • Twenty20 International (T20I) debut: for Sri Lanka on 4 October 2023, against Afghanistan
  • He played in the IPL for the first time as a bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024.
  • In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament.

Major Achievements:

  • In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. He was one of the leading wicket takers in the tournament, taking 13 wickets.
  • He was picked by MI Emirates to play for them in the 2024 International League T20. He picked up 8 wickets in the tournament and was the most economical bowler for his team, going at 5.43 runs per over.

BATTING AND FIELDING
Year Mat Runs HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024 3 7 7* – 140.00 0 0 0 0
All IPL 3 7 7* – 140.00 0 0 0 0

BOWLING
Year Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Best 4W
2024 3 10 86 1 86.00 8.60 1/37 0
All IPL 3 10 86 1 86.00 8.60 1/37 0

FIELDING STATISTICS
IPL Season Match Catch Taken Stumps
2024 3 2 0
All IPL 3 2 0

CAREER STATISTICS
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 4 54 65 44
Runs Scored 196 895 650 2657
Batting Average 28.0 22.94 15.11 39.65
100s / 50s -/1 0/4 -/2 3/19
Top Score 59 80* 71 120
Balls Bowled 674 2577 1420 4901
Wickets 4 84 104 102
Bowling Average 100.75 26.11 15.56 27.66
5 Wickets In Innings 0 4 0 7
10 Wickets In Match 0 0 0 1
Best Bowling 4/171 7/19 4/9 8/26
Catches / Stumpings 2/– 16/– 27/- 50/-

CAREER STATISTICS
Batting & Fielding
FORMAT Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
T20Is 1 1 1 13 13* – 19 68.42 0 0 1 0 0 0
FC 6 7 1 125 46 20.83 175 71.42 0 0 14 6 2 0
List A 5 2 0 3 2 1.50 5 60.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
T20s 36 17 9 91 14 11.37 104 87.50 0 0 6 0 9 0
Bowling
FORMAT Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
T20Is 1 1 24 28 1 1/28 1/28 28.00 7.00 24.0 0 0 0
FC 6 9 404 244 16 4/53 7/82 15.25 3.62 25.2 1 0 0
List A 5 4 174 141 2 1/23 1/23 70.50 4.86 87.0 0 0 0
T20s 36 36 760 875 43 3/14 3/14 20.34 6.90 17.6 0 0 0