Dasun Shanaka gets first IPL break

• Replaces injured Kane Williamson for Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans have brought in Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for Kane Williamson, who was ruled out of IPL 2023 after injuring his knee in the opening game of the season against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.

Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s T20I captain, is a batting all-rounder who has played 181 T20s, scoring 3702 runs at a strike rate of 141.94 and taking 59 wickets with an economy rate of 8.8. He had scored 214 runs at a strike rate of 187.87 during Sri Lanka's three T20Is in India in January this year. This will be his first stint in the IPL.