Akila Dananjaya Cricket Sri Lanka

Akila Dananjaya

Sri LankaRight Arm Bowl
IPL All Time Stats
1 Mat
4 Overs
47 Runs
0 W
11.75 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera
Date of Birth October 4, 1993
Nationality Sri Lanka
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Role All-rounder, Left-handed Batsman, Right-arm off break Bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Nethalie Tekshini (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
GT vs CS 0 0 0 0 0 3 35 0 11.67
GT vs JK 1 8 0 0 12.50 2.4 45 0 16.88
GT vs B-LK 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 21 1 6.63
GAL vs KAN 0 0 0 0 0 9 27 3 3
COL vs GAL 27 32 3 0 84.38 6 23 1 3.83

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 39 30 291 417 6 12.12 69.78 0 1 50 25 3 14 0
TESTs 6 10 135 254 2 16.87 53.14 0 0 43 14 0 1 0
T20Is 31 15 61 71 7 7.62 85.91 0 0 11 6 0 7 0
T20s 120 49 208 255 20 7.17 81.56 0 0 28 15 3 35 0
LISTAs 126 70 633 867 17 11.94 73.01 0 1 50 51 7 31 0
FIRSTCLASS 65 83 1163 2294 27 20.76 50.69 0 5 92 134 8 25 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 39 37 322.3 1661 56 29.66 5.15 6/29 2 0
TESTs 6 12 230.5 819 33 24.81 3.54 8/44 4 0
T20Is 31 31 110.5 909 28 32.46 8.20 3/36 0 0
T20s 120 113 400.1 2962 136 21.77 7.40 4/17 0 0
LISTAs 126 119 980.1 4524 192 23.56 4.61 6/29 7 0
FIRSTCLASS 65 109 1790.4 6260 243 25.76 3.49 15/135 13 1

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Akila Dananjaya: A Brief Biography

Akila Dananjaya Biography


Akila Dananjaya is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays the limited overs format in the national team. He was born on 4 October 1993 in the Panadura region of Sri Lanka. The 5 feet 7 inches tall bowls right-arm off the break and is considered as a bowling all-rounder.


Background


Dananjaya talents were spotted by former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene when he was bowling at the nets for Wayamba United during the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League.


As a result, Dananjaya was roped in by the team for that edition of the tournament. He performed phenomenally in the second match itself as he took 3/18 against Nagenahira Nagas.


Debut


The Sri Lankan made his international debut in the year 2012 and was selected in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.


The 18-year old played his first game in front of his home crowd in Kandy, when he played against the Kiwis. He picked up two wickets in the match.


He made to the ODI squad later that year against the same opponents in the year 2012. However, the match was washed out due to rain and he could not bowl a single delivery.


Dananjaya played his first ODI match only in June 2017 against Zimbabwe.


Rise to Glory


After coming back to the Lankan set up in 2017, Dananjaya was among the few bright spots in an otherwise dreadful year for Sri Lankan cricket. His performance against India at Pallekele, when he took six wickets to wipe out the Indian middle-order was noteworthy, despite Sri Lanka not being able to close out the game in their favor.


Low Point


During Dananjaya’s debut performance in the T20 cricket, he met with an injury which was a dreadful phase of his life. New Zealand’s batsman, Rob Nicol hit the ball towards the bowler, the ball slipped from Dananjaya’s hands and fractured his cheekbone which led him to miss rest of the tournament.


Club Career


Akila Dananjaya was sold to the Chennai Super Kings for his base price of $20,000 in the 2013 IPL season.