Sri Lanka / Players / Suranga Lakmal
Full name Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal
Born March 10, 1987, Matara
Current age 30 years 74 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 | 36 | 55 | 17 | 397 | 42 | 10.44 | 802 | 49.50 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 61 | 30 | 15 | 84 | 20* | 5.60 | 182 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 91 | 109 | 27 | 847 | 58* | 10.32 | 1575 | 53.77 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 12 | 31 | 0 |
| List A | 131 | 66 | 34 | 230 | 38* | 7.18 | 400 | 57.50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 10* | 6.00 | 48 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 36 | 64 | 6793 | 3714 | 82 | 5/63 | 6/105 | 45.29 | 3.28 | 82.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 61 | 59 | 2708 | 2480 | 84 | 4/30 | 4/30 | 29.52 | 5.49 | 32.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 9 | 172 | 273 | 7 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 39.00 | 9.52 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 91 | 158 | 13794 | 8176 | 240 | 6/68 | 9/134 | 34.06 | 3.55 | 57.4 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 131 | 129 | 5838 | 5193 | 195 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 26.63 | 5.33 | 29.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 40 | 38 | 787 | 1038 | 45 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 23.06 | 7.91 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 23-27, 2010 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), Mar 15-19, 2017 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 18, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Apr 1, 2017 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Bristol, Jun 25, 2011 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Jan 20, 2017 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 | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), Mar 15-19, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 17, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Colombo v Galle at Colombo (RPS), Apr 29, 2017 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Basnahira South v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 23, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Jan 20, 2017 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 0/18 | Sri Lanka | v Scotland | Beckenham | 21 May 2017 | Other OD |
| 0/36 | Galle | v Colombo | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Apr 2017 | LA |
| 2*, 2/38 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 1 Apr 2017 | ODI # 3858 |
| 0 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Dambulla | 28 Mar 2017 | ODI # 3856 |
| 2/45, 8 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Dambulla | 25 Mar 2017 | ODI # 3855 |
| 35, 2/90, 42, 0/7 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 15 Mar 2017 | Test # 2254 |
| 8, 1/42, 0/12 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 7 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 |
| 3/71, 20* | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 10 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3834 |
| 0, 0/23 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3831 |
| 2/54, 2* | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 1 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3830 |
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
- When Colombo hosted a clinic in incompetence (Mar 16, 2017)
- De Villiers' return adds intrigue to series showdown (Jan 24, 2017)
- Kumara, Lakmal a glimmer amid catalogue of pain (Jan 15, 2017)
- Lakmal feared for Test future before South Africa success (Jan 6, 2017)
- South Africa close in on series victory (Jan 4, 2017)
Apr 1, 2017
Scream at the hand: Suranga Lakmal celebrates a wicket
© Associated Press
Apr 1, 2017
Suranga Lakmal sent back Mushfiqur Rahim for a first-ball duck
© Associated Press
Mar 25, 2017
Suranga Lakmal sent back Soumya Sarkar with a delivery that left him late
© AFP
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