Akila Dananjaya

Akila Dananjaya

Sri Lanka Right Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
33 Mat
116.5 Overs
965 Runs
30 W
8.25 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
BBJ vs CTSA 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 0 11.50
JBT vs BBJ 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 10.50
BLB vs JBB 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1 6.00
BLB vs HRH 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 1 10.00
DW vs BLB 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 10.50

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 42 32 323 451 6 12.42 71.61 0 1 50 29 3 14 0
TESTs 6 10 135 254 2 16.87 53.14 0 0 43 14 0 1 0
T20Is 33 16 65 72 8 8.12 90.27 0 0 11 7 0 7 0
T20s 133 56 239 281 23 7.24 85.05 0 0 28 20 3 42 0
LISTAs 147 79 705 970 19 11.75 72.68 0 1 50 57 7 35 0
FIRSTCLASS 74 94 1281 2487 30 20.01 51.50 0 5 92 141 12 26 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 42 40 352.3 1809 59 30.66 5.13 6/29 2 0
TESTs 6 12 230.5 819 33 24.81 3.54 8/44 4 0
T20Is 33 33 116.5 965 30 32.16 8.25 3/36 0 0
T20s 133 126 444.4 3320 151 21.98 7.46 4/17 0 0
LISTAs 147 139 1149.5 5241 229 22.88 4.55 6/29 8 0
FIRSTCLASS 74 121 2090.1 7295 287 25.41 3.49 15/135 17 3

Akila Dananjaya News

[Watch] Virat Kohli's brilliant game awareness as he races onto the stumps to run out Akila Dananjaya in IND vs SL 2nd ODI [Watch] Virat Kohli's brilliant game awareness as he races onto the stumps to run out Akila Dananjaya in IND vs SL 2nd ODI
[Watch] Virat Kohli's brilliant game awareness as he races onto the stumps to run out Akila Dananjaya in IND vs SL 2nd ODI
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"Kuch nahi badla yaar!" - Fans disappointed by India's batting collapse in Colombo "Kuch nahi badla yaar!" - Fans disappointed by India's batting collapse in Colombo
"Kuch nahi badla yaar!" - Fans disappointed by India's batting collapse in Colombo
“Wait Polly, take a chance” – Kieron Pollard reveals what went through his mind before the 6 sixes record “Wait Polly, take a chance” – Kieron Pollard reveals what went through his mind before the 6 sixes record
“Wait Polly, take a chance” – Kieron Pollard reveals what went through his mind before the 6 sixes record
Yuvraj Singh reacts to Kieron Pollard hitting six sixes in an over Yuvraj Singh reacts to Kieron Pollard hitting six sixes in an over
Yuvraj Singh reacts to Kieron Pollard hitting six sixes in an over

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.