India, April 18 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday confirmed the signing of South Africa speedster Gerald Coetzee for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The 25-year-old pacer has joined the Orange Army as a replacement for David Payne, who was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury earlier this week. Coetzee, who has played 14 IPL games previously, has joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2 crore.

He has earlier represented the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the tournament, and has 15 IPL wickets. The right-arm pacer has played 4 Tests, 14 ODIs, and 18 T20Is for South Africa, and has 67 international wickets to his name.

Speaking of Payne, he played 2 games for SunRisers Hyderabad in th...