Jaffna cricket star Viyaskanth makes IPL debut

Sri Lankan leg-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth has become the first born-and-bred cricketer from Jaffna to grace the Indian Premier League.

The Sunrise Hyderabad player made his IPL debut in the game against Lucknow Super Giants.

The opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma shared a massive 167-run stand. Sunrisers Hyderabad required just 58 balls to rout Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets in the Indian Premier League.

The win lifted Hyderabad to No. 3 with 14 points and, more importantly, gave it a healthy net run rate of 0.41 with two home games to go.

The vast defeat has pushed Lucknow into the tight corner for the playoffs with 12 points from 12 games.