Dasun Shanaka IPL Team 2026: The captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team has joined the Rajasthan Royals team, ignoring the PSL contract.

Dasun Shanaka's entry into IPL

Rajasthan Royals Squad 2026: He was scheduled to play for the Lahore Qalandars in PSL 2026, but has now replaced all-rounder Sam Curran in the RR squad.

Rajasthan Royals have also confirmed that Dasun Shanaka will be seen playing in the pink jersey in IPL 2026. He joined the Rajasthan team for a sum of ₹2 crore. It should be noted that Shanaka is not the first player to join the IPL from the Pakistan Super League this season. Before him, Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani joined the Kolkata Knight Riders, replacing Mustafizur Rahman.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has stated that legal action will be taken against any player who breaks their PSL contract and joins the Indian Premier League. Last season, South African Corbin Bosch joined the Mumbai Indians, leading the PCB to ban him from playing in the Pakistan Super League for one year.

Speaking of Dasun Shanaka, he is currently the captain of Sri Lanka's T20 cricket team. He has represented Sri Lanka in 6 Tests, 71 ODIs, and 131 T20 Internationals. He has scored over 3,000 runs and taken 86 wickets in his international career.

Dasun Shanaka is a fast-bowling all-rounder by profession. He wThe Pakistan Super League has suffered another major setback. Sri Lankan cricket team captain Dasun Shanaka has joined the Rajasthan Royals. as previously part of the Gujarat Titans squads in 2023 and 2025. He has played only three IPL matches so far.

Rajasthan Royals' updated squad: Riyan Parag (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Donovan Ferreira, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Quena Mphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen