Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Personal information
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 107)4 October 2023 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.55
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–presentJaffna Kings (squad no. 26)
2023Chattogram Challengers
2024MI Emirates
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2020

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Tamil: விஜயகாந்த் வியாஸ்காந்த்) (born 5 December 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1][2] He is a talented leg spinner, who plays for the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 December 2020, for the Jaffna Stallions in the 2020 Lanka Premier League.[4] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[5]

He made his List A debut on 30 January 2022, for the Team Jaffna in the 2021–22 SLC National Super League.[6] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[7] He was one of the leading wicket takers in the tournament, taking 13 wickets.[8][9] In December 2022, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers for the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Vijayakanth Viyaskanth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Vijayakanth Viyaskanth spins himself into Jaffna history books". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Thisara: Jaffna Kings' goal is to produce new players for Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "11th Match (N), Hambantota, Dec 4 2020, Lanka Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of Jaffna vs Galle 8th Match 2021/22 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Carlos Brathwaite feature in ESPNcricinfo's LPL XI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Most Wickets- LPL 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ "LPL emerging player Viyaskanth gets first Foreign League". NewsWire. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Challenger family, Vijay!". Chattogram Challengers (via Facebook). Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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