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    "excerpt": "Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have named Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for the injured Kane Williamson for the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have named Sri Lanka&#39;s Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for the injured Kane Williamson for the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand captain, Williamson suffered an on-field injury to his right leg while attempting a catch at the boundary in the tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on March 31.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shanaka, Sri Lanka&#39;s white-ball captain, is an explosive middle-order batter who also bowls right-arm seam, the franchise informed in a release on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shanaka was on fire in the recent T20I series in India, smashing 124 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 187 while averaging 62.00. He was also Sri Lanka&#39;s leading run-scorer in the subsequent ODI series, scoring 121 runs in three innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/ipl-flashback\">IPL Tales &amp; Records<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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