Gujarat Titans have announced the signing of Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka as the replacement for an injured New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips for the remainder of the IPL 2025.
Glenn Phillips, who sustained a groin injury during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 06, was ruled out and has returned to New Zealand.
The injury happened during Prasidh Krishna’s over when Ishan Kishan pushed a short ball to the point for a single. Glenn Phillips gave it his all and tried everything to stop the run.
The batsmen has successfully completed the run, but Phillips suffered an injury. He was taken off the field with the medical team a few minutes later.
Phillips joined GT for INR 2 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Glenn Phillips has played eight IPL matches for two teams, SRH and RR.
Shanaka has played only one season of the IPL so far, when he got three games for GT, scored only 26 runs and didn’t get to bowl at all two seasons ago.
Meanwhile Dasun Shanaka has scored 1456 runs in 102 T20Is for Sri Lanka at an average of 19.67 and five half centuries along with 33 T20I wickets.
He has also played 71 ODIs, 6 tests for Sri Lanka. In his ODI career, Dasun Shanka has scored 1,299 runs at an average of 22.39 with two centuries and four fifties in 63 innings and has 27 wickets at an average of 37.00.
In Six tests, he has 140 runs in 12 innings at an average of 14.00 and one half century in 12 innings while also picking 13 wickets at an average of 33.15, with a best figure of 3/46.
He also have a decent form in the T20 league circuit scoring 4449 runs in 243 games and 222 innings to his name, at an average of 26.17, with three centuries and 16 fifties. He has picked up 91 scalps at an average of 25.29 with best figures of 4/16.
Gujarat Titans has four wins out of six games they played so far, and secured 2nd position in the IPL 2025 points table.
Gujarat Titans will play their next game against Delhi Capitals on April 19 at Narendara Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
