Full name Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal
Born March 10, 1987, Matara
Current age 31 years 344 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Matara Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 56 | 89 | 23 | 733 | 42 | 11.10 | 1477 | 49.62 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| ODIs | 81 | 44 | 19 | 205 | 26 | 8.20 | 367 | 55.85 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5* | 3.50 | 8 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 143 | 33 | 1183 | 58* | 10.75 | 2250 | 52.57 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 15 | 38 | 0 |
| List A | 156 | 83 | 40 | 360 | 38* | 8.37 | 599 | 60.10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| T20s | 44 | 19 | 11 | 44 | 10* | 5.50 | 59 | 74.57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 56 | 99 | 10152 | 5330 | 133 | 5/54 | 7/119 | 40.07 | 3.15 | 76.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 81 | 79 | 3686 | 3321 | 105 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 31.62 | 5.40 | 35.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 10 | 184 | 292 | 7 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 41.71 | 9.52 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 193 | 17153 | 9792 | 291 | 6/68 | 9/134 | 33.64 | 3.42 | 58.9 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 156 | 154 | 7050 | 6235 | 221 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 28.21 | 5.30 | 31.9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| T20s | 44 | 42 | 871 | 1166 | 49 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 23.79 | 8.03 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 23-27, 2010 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Feb 13-16, 2019 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 18, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Sep 15, 2018 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Bristol, Jun 25, 2011 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Mar 12, 2018 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Jan 17-20, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Feb 13-16, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 17, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Sep 15, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Basnahira South v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 23, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Galle v Dambulla at Colombo (RPS), Aug 22, 2018 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/29, 4, 0/52, 0 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 | Test # 2347 |
| 7, 5/75, 24 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 |
| 0/43, 0/16, 7* | Sri Lankans | v CA XI | Hobart | 17 Jan 2019 | Other |
| 5/54, 0, 0/96, 18 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
| 3, 1/88 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
| 10, 1/21, 0/27 | Sri Lankans | v NZ XI | Napier | 8 Dec 2018 | Other |
| 0/33, 3*, 0/7, 11 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 |
| 1/44, 15*, 0/14, 0 | Sri Lanka | v England | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 |
| 3/73, 15, 0/30, 14* | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 |
| 1/46, 20 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Dubai (DSC) | 15 Sep 2018 | ODI # 4036 |
A right-arm fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal was first spotted by Sri Lanka Cricket's fast bowling coaches while still a student at Debarawewa Central. They closely monitored his progress to Richmond College and then to the Tamil Union team whom he represents in domestic cricket. What impressed the coaches about Lakmal was his height and ability to get bounce and swing at a tender age. Despite his natural ability, Lakmal had one big deficiency in that he lacked the stamina to bowl long spells and on occasions he did, he regularly fell ill. The lack of nutrition was quite common with fast bowlers coming from outside Colombo and soon after Lakmal was inducted into the academy, the coaches worked on developing his stamina. Good performances with Sri Lanka A saw him break into the national ODI side. He was one of three players marked for the future by Chandika Hathurusingha in 2008 when he coached the A side.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq January 2010
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Feb 13, 2019
Kusal Mendis takes a low catch off Suranga Lakmal to send Hashim Amla back
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Feb 13, 2019
Suranga Lakmal celebrates a wicket
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Jan 25, 2019
Suranga Lakmal picked up his first five-for in Australia
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