IPL 2021: RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera

Somya Kapoor

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have new recruits for the remainder of the IPL 2021 after the franchise roped in Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga in place of Australia’s leg-spinner Adam Zampa who will be unavailable and fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera in place of Daniel Sams. 

The leggie had made headlines recently during the series against India at home where he scalped a four-wicket haul in the last T20I helping the side to a 2-1 series win. 


The right-hander has played a total of 60 T20s so far and has picked a total of 80 wickets during the course. Apart from this, he has also notched up 762 runs at a strike-rate of over 133.

Australia’s Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson had decided to pull out of the tournament earlier due to personal reasons. 

“Adam Zampa & Kane Richardson are returning to Australia for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of IPL season. Royal Challengers Bangalore offers complete support to them in all the possible way we can,” the franchise said in a statement earlier. 

On the other hand, Chameera was also among wickets against India in the bilateral tie. 

RCB have had a decent run in the tournament so far after they won five out of the seven matches that the side played and were placed at number three position in the points table before the IPL 2021 was halted. 

The second leg of the IPL is slated to begin on September 19 in the UAE where Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with each other. 

The cash-rich league was suspended on May 4 after there was a Covid-19 outbreak within the franchises but the tournament will now resume in the UAE and the final of the competition will be played on October 15, a couple of days before the start of the T20 World Cup.  

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