 The batsman was bought for his base price of from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP) list.On the squad available for this season, coach Tom Moody said,
On 9 April, the SunRisers started their season campaign with a nine-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals.Williamson, the SunRisers' new captain, elected to field first after winning toss and the bowlers justified his call with Billy Stanlake making the batsmen struggle with his awkward bounce while spin twins Rashid Khan and Shakib Al Hasan further applied brakes in middle overs.