Sunrisers Hyderabad have been dealt another injury blow with Brydon Carse. The England pacer has been ruled out of IPL 2026 with an injury. SRH have named Dilshan Madushanka as a replacement player for the remainder of the season. The Sri Lankan pacer will bolster the overseas pace unit that has already been without captain Pat Cummins. He joins at the base price of Rs 75 lakh.
Dilshan Madushanka earned his first IPL contract with Mumbai Indians, shelling out Rs 4.60 crore for his services ahead of IPL 2024. Madushanka had just delivered a dream performance in World Cup 2023, picking up 21 wickets in 9 matches with his best of 5/80 coming against India at the Wankhede Stadium. However, he missed the IPL 2024 due to an injury and went unsold at the IPL 2025 auction. The left-arm pacer joins Sri Lankan teammate Eshan Malinga at Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Boost for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Hyderabad picked up Brydon Carse from the IPL 2025 Auction for the base price of 1 Cr. However, he missed IPL 2025 with an injury but he was retained. Now, he is out of IPL 2026 again with another injury. SRH have already lost Jack Edwards to an injury, with David Payne joining in as a replacement player. Pat Cummins is yet to feature due to an injury and is likely to return for the next clash.
However, despite missing out on their first-choice overseas pace battery, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain had a dream debut against Rajasthan Royals. Both picked up 4 wickets each on debut as SRH beat RR at home. If their uncapped Indian pacers continue to perform, SRH won’t be looking at Dilshan Madushanka or David Payne.
List of IPL 2026 Player Replacements
| No. | Team | Player Out | Reason | Replacement | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSK | Nathan Ellis | Hamstring injury | Spencer Johnson (Australia) | ₹1.5 Cr |
| 2 | RR | Sam Curran | Groin injury | Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) | ₹2 Cr |
| 3 | KKR | Akash Deep | Lumbar stress injury | Saurabh Dubey (India) | ₹30 L |
| 4 | KKR | Harshit Rana | Lateral meniscus tear | Navdeep Saini (India) | ₹75 L |
| 5 | KKR | Mustafizur Rahman | BCCI ban | Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) | ₹75 L |
| 6 | SRH | Jack Edwards | Injury | David Payne (England) | ₹1.5 Cr |
| 7 | GT | Prithviraj Yarra | Injury | Kulwant Khejroliya (India) | ₹30 L |
| 8 | LSG | Wanindu Hasaranga | Hamstring injury (NOC issue | George Linde (South Africa) | ₹1 Cr |
| 9 | DC | Ben Duckett | Withdrawal (personal/career) | No replacement signed | — |
| 10 | RCB | Yash Dayal | Personal reasons (entire season) | No replacement announced | — |
| 11 | SRH | Brydon Carse | Injury | Dilshan Madushanka | ₹75 L |
