This Sri Lankan All-rounder Joins IPL, Can He Change Gujarat Titans' Fortunes?

IPL 2025: The Gujarat Titans have made a significant change for IPL 2025, including New Zealand's injured all -rounder Glenn Philips, Sri Lankan all -rounder Dasun Shanaka in his team. This decision is an important step for the team, as the team needed a good replacement due to the injury of Philips. The BCCI has allowed the franchise to include Shanaka as a replacement of Philips, and is now set to show his talent in the IPL for the Gujarat Titans.

Dasun Shanaka's IPL career

Dasun Shanaka is not participating in the IPL for the first time, but he has played some matches in the IPL before. So far he has played 3 matches in the IPL, in which he scored 26 runs at an average of 13. His strike rate was 100 and he also hit 2 fours and 1 six. Although his performance in the IPL has not been very impressive, his all-rounder capacity makes him a strong option for the team.

Shanaka has mastery in both batting and bowling, and for the Gujarat Titans he has a chance to improve the balance of the team. He has the ability to change the game in any situation and it is the result of his experience that he has become a part of this team.

Shanaka's international cricket career

Dasun Shanaka has played 6 Tests, 71 ODIs and 102 T20 matches for Sri Lanka. The most success in his career has been in ODI and T20 format. In Test cricket, he has scored 140 runs in 12 innings, while in ODIs he has scored 1299 runs in 63 innings. His performance in T20 cricket has been excellent, where he has scored 1456 runs in 94 innings. It is clear from these figures that Shanaka is a stable and effective batsman who can contribute significantly to the team.

Talk about his bowling performance, he has taken 13 wickets in Tests, 27 wickets in ODIs and 33 wickets in T20. It is clear from this performance that Shanaka is also a useful bowler, who can put the opposition team under pressure at the time.

Dasun Shanaka's influence on Gujarat Titans

Dasun Shanaka's batting and bowling ability makes a strong option for the team, especially when the team needs a strong all -round performance. He has the ability to win the match and has worked under pressure for the team many times.

Gujarat Titans hopes that Shanaka can bring that kind of balance in his team, as is needed by the big teams in the IPL. Shanaka can fill the emptiness that the team was feeling due to the injury of Philips.

Will Shanaka prove to be a game changer?

The Gujarat Titans have done well in the IPL so far, and now the entry of Dasun Shanaka's team can make the team's balance even stronger. His all-rounder capacity and international experience makes him important players for the team. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs his ability in IPL 2025 and will he make the team success.