Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 18 announced South Africa’s pace-bowling all-rounder Gerald Coetzee as replacement for an injured English pacer David Payne for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Coetzee has been paid Rs 50 lakh more than they did for Payne. The English pacer was roped in for Rs 1.5 crore as injured Australian star Jack Edwards’ replacement. Coetzee has been roped in for Rs 2 crore as he had opted for the highest base price when he registered for the IPL 2026 mini-auction.

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Payne made two appearances for SRH in IPL 2026, picking up two wickets. The 35-year-old suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the IPL 2026.

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Coetzee’s IPL record

Coetzee has represented two IPL franchises before. In 2024, he made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians (MI), picking up 13 wickets from 10 games at an average of 26.23, including a four-fer. In 2025, he played four games for Gujarat Titans (GT) and managed to take just two wickets at an average of 65.50. His economy rate has not been impressive as it is upwards of 10 runs per over. Overall, he has played 85 T20s and claimed 109 wickets, featuring five four-fers.

Coetzee's form

As a second-string Proteas took on New Zealand in a five-T20I series, Coetzee played in the absence of big guns. He claimed eight wickets in the series.

SRH’s next game

It is uncertain whether Coetzee will feature in SRH’s next feature against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 18. SRH will play another home game, on April 21. They will go up against Delhi Capitals (DC) where Coetzee can feature. His chances of playing are more in the absence of SRH skipper Pat Cummins who is part of the squad but will play against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 25.

SRH updated squad for IPL 2026 -

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, Gerald Coetzee, Zeeshan Ansari, Dilshan Madushanka, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar.