Sri Lanka captain and all-rounder Dasun Shanaka is all set to join the Rajasthan Royals team as a replacement for the injured Sam Curran in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026.
This comes after Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani pulled out of his contract with Islamabad United to join Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman.
With this, two players have switched from the Pakistan Super League to play for the upcoming IPL 2026.
"Dasun's signing is pending owing to his paperwork in the PSL, which is a formality. He is likely to join the squad in Guwahati," a team source told PTI.
As per the first phase of the IPL schedule, RR will begin their campaign against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati. Previously, under Shanaka's leadership, co-hosts Sri Lanka had crashed out in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup.
Shanaka scored 165 runs, including a 31-ball 76 not out against Pakistan, while he also took three wickets in the T20 World Cup.
Having gone unsold at the IPL's mini-auction last December, Shanaka was picked up by PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars.
Meanwhile, MSN reported that Chennai Super Kings have signed Spencer Johnson to replace Nathan Ellis for the IPL 2026 season that starts on March 28.