IPL MEDIA ADVISORY

April 18, 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad pick Gerald Coetzee as injury replacement for David Payne

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Gerald Coetzee as a replacement for David Payne for the remainder of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Payne - who played 2 games for SRH in the ongoing IPL season and picked 2 wickets from the same - is ruled out of the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury.

Coetzee - a right-arm pacer - has played 4 Tests, 14 ODIs and 18 T20Is for South Africa and has 67 international wickets against his name.

Coetzee, who replaces Payne at SRH, has played 14 IPL games in the past - representing Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI), and has 15 IPL wickets.

He will join SRH for INR 2 Crore.

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