Full name Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka
Born September 9, 1991, Negombo
Current age 27 years 223 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Montreal Tigers, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education ,St. Peters College - Negombo, Maristella College
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 5.80 | 60 | 48.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 19 | 16 | 1 | 327 | 66 | 21.80 | 286 | 114.33 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 27 | 27 | 5 | 336 | 54 | 15.27 | 296 | 113.51 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 56 | 78 | 9 | 2705 | 127 | 39.20 | 3921 | 68.98 | 6 | 16 | 250 | 99 | 39 | 0 |
| List A | 87 | 69 | 14 | 1351 | 78 | 24.56 | 1484 | 91.03 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 65 | 37 | 0 |
| T20s | 72 | 67 | 14 | 1548 | 131* | 29.20 | 1045 | 148.13 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 104 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 4 | 439 | 261 | 9 | 3/46 | 5/112 | 29.00 | 3.56 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 19 | 10 | 216 | 219 | 7 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 31.28 | 6.08 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 27 | 13 | 139 | 172 | 9 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 19.11 | 7.42 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 56 | 61 | 2902 | 1789 | 59 | 6/69 | 8/84 | 30.32 | 3.69 | 49.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 87 | 47 | 1285 | 1169 | 41 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 28.51 | 5.45 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 72 | 33 | 389 | 573 | 17 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 33.70 | 8.83 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, May 19-21, 2016 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Nov 24-27, 2017 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Ireland v Sri Lanka at Dublin (Malahide), Jun 16, 2016 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nelson, Jan 8, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 1, 2015 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Jan 11, 2019 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Jan 27-29, 2012 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sinhalese Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Feb 7-10, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 6, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club at Welisara, Mar 10, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Sinhalese Sports Club v Panadura Sports Club at Panagoda, Feb 21, 2019 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/3, 27 | Sinhalese | v SL Navy | Welisara | 10 Mar 2019 | LA |
| 1/30, 24* | Sinhalese | v Moors | Colombo (Moors) | 8 Mar 2019 | LA |
| 64, 0/24 | Sinhalese | v SLPACC | SLAOCIC Stadium | 6 Mar 2019 | LA |
| 1/9 | Sinhalese | v Kurunegala Y | SLAOCIC Stadium | 4 Mar 2019 | LA |
| 55, 1/7 | Sinhalese | v Panadura | Panagoda | 21 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 23, 1/13 | Sinhalese | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Thurstan) | 19 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 28* | Sinhalese | v Nondescripts | Katunayake | 18 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 18, 0/9 | Sinhalese | v Moors | Colombo (Burgher) | 16 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 64 | Sinhalese | v Saracens | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 15 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 34, 0/20, 68, 1/19 | Sinhalese | v Chilaw | Colombo (PSS) | 7 Feb 2019 | FC |
An explosive middle-order batsman, and steady right-arm seam bowler, Dasun Shanaka worked his way into Sri Lanka's T20 side through several seasons of good performances for Sinhalese Sports Club. Born and educated in Negombo, Shanaka made his T20 international debut against Pakistan in August 2015, but it wasn't until the following domestic season that he achieved wide acclaim. Batting at No. 4 in an AIA Premier T20 match against Saracens Sports Club, Shanaka struck a Sri Lankan record 16 sixes in an innings worth 123 from 46 balls. That wasn't even his biggest T20 score of the last week. He had hit 131 off 48 balls against Galle Cricket Club one week earlier.
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Oct 20, 2018
Dasun Shanaka pulls through the leg side
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Aug 12, 2018
Kagiso Rabada appeals against Dasun Shanaka
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Aug 8, 2018
Dasun Shanaka celebrates his fifty
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