dasun shanaka, finally dasun shanaka in IPL, this team got the Sri Lankan skipper – gujarat titans signs dasun shanaka as kane williamson replacement

Dasun Shanaka, the Sri Lankan skipper and one of their main players in the limited overs matches in the IPL. The player is owned by the current champions, Gujarat Titans. Shanaka has been brought into the Gujarat Titans team to replace New Zealander Kane Williamson, who was ruled out for the season due to an injury in the first match. Williamson was injured while fielding in the first match against Chennai Super Kings.

Dasun Shanaka, the captain of Sri Lankan T20 team, has the best record in T20 cricket. A batting all-rounder, he has scored 3702 runs at a strike rate of 141.94 and 59 wickets at an economy rate of 8.8 from 181 T20 matches. He scored 124 runs at a strike rate of 187.87 in the T20 series against India in January. This is the first time the star has got an IPL contract.

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Kane Williamson injured his right knee earlier in the match against Chennai Super Kings. This was while attempting a catch at deep square leg. Williamson then left the field and did not return. Williamson replaced the impact player on the Gujarat field. Although the absence of Kane Williamson is a setback, Gujarat fans are confident that Shanaka will be able to fill that gap to some extent.

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Currently Gujarat’s foreign players are: David Miller, Rashid Khan, Matthew Wade, Alzari Joseph, Joshua Little, Noor Ahmed, Odion Smith, Dasun Shanaka.

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Earlier, defending champions Gujarat Titans won their first match in IPL. Gujarat defeated Chennai Super Kings in the opening match. With this, Gujarat wanted to prove that they are strong in this season as well.

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