Sunrisers Hyderabad have been dealt with a major blow as their star spinner Adam Zampa has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2025. Zampa is out of the season due to an injury with SRH naming a replacement for him.
"Welcome aboard, Smaran. He joins our squad as the replacement of Adam Zampa, who is ruled out due to injury," SRH said in a post on their social media. Zampa featured in only two matches for SRH in the ongoing season and picked up two wickets in those two games.
CSK bring in Ayush Mhatre as a replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have brought in 17-year-old Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre in for their injured captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. "CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad, SRH sign Smaran Ravichandran for the injured Adam Zampa," IPL said in a statement.
"Chennai Super Kings (CSK) picked Ayush Mhatre as a replacement for the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad while Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) signed Smaran Ravichandran in place of the injured Adam Zampa for the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025," the statement added.
Mhatre is in for Gaikwad in place for Rs 30 lakh, while Smaran is also in for the same amount.
Mhatre has played 9 First-Class matches and 7 List A games and has scored close 962 runs from the same. The right-handed batter, who represents Mumbai in Domestic Cricket, joins CSK for INR 30 Lakh. Smaran Ravichandran has 7 First-Class games, 10 List A matches & 6 T20s and has over 1100 runs from these matches. The left-handed batter, who plays for Karnataka in Domestic Cricket, joins SRH for INR 30 Lakh.