New Delhi, April 18 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday announced the signing of South Africa pacer Gerald Coetzee as a replacement for David Payne, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury.

Coetzee will join SRH for a price of Rs.2 crore, an IPL statement said on Saturday. Payne played two matches for SRH in IPL 2026, taking two wickets at an economy rate of 14.

Gerald Coetzee has previously played for Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL, picking up 15 wickets from 14 matches. His best season was the IPL 2024 season with Mumbai Indians, wherein he picked 13 wickets from 10 matches at an economy rate of 10.18.

As far his international career is concerned, the 25-year-old has played four Te...