Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Personal information
Born (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001
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
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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