Hyderabad, April 16 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and England pacer David Payne has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season due to an ankle injury, announced the franchise on Thursday.

Taking to their X, SRH wrote, "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT David Payne has been ruled out of the TATA IPL 2026 after sustaining an ankle injury. Wishing him a speedy recovery"

Payne played two matches for SRH this season, taking two wickets at an average of 35.00, with a best score of 2/35.

Incidentally, Payne himself was an injury replacement for Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards at SRH. Payne has played one ODI for England, in addition to 235 T20s, scalping 306 wickets from the same. He will join SRH for Rs 1.5 Crore....