Matches (34)
IND v AUS (1)
Abu Dhabi T10 (6)
BAN v NZ (1)
Legends League (2)
IND v ENG (W-A) (1)
Hazare Trophy (18)
Sheffield Shield (3)
SA v WI (A tour) (1)
WBBL 2023 (1)

Full Name

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

Born

October 04, 1993, Panadura

Age

30y 58d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak

Playing Role

Allrounder

Education

Mahanama Vidyalaya, Panadura

Another instalment from Sri Lanka's production line of unorthodox spinners, Akila Dananjaya sparked controversy when he was picked in the preliminary squad for the 2012 T20 World Cup despite never having played a professional match in his life. Able to deliver a legbreak, googly, carrom ball, doosra and a stock offspinner with astounding control, he had impressed Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene so much as a net bowler at a practice session that Jayawardene requested he be fast-tracked to the national squad.

Dananjaya played three matches of the World Cup, including the final, but went out of favour with the selectors once Jayawardene stepped down from the captaincy.

He made his comeback in 2017, and took a six-for against India in an ODI that year, and another against South Africa in 2018. In between he made a successful entry into Test cricket, taking four five-wicket hauls in his first six Tests.

In September 2019, Dananjaya was banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months because of an illegal bowling action. His return was dramatic - in a T20I in Antigua in March 2021, he took a hat-trick in one over but was carted for six sixes by Kieron Pollard in his next.

Akila Dananjaya Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests610213543*16.8725453.140014010
ODIs3930629150*12.1241769.7801253140
T20Is311576111*7.627185.91006070
FC71892912339220.55242650.820513611260
List A126701763350*11.9486773.0101517310
T20s1214920208287.1725581.5600153350

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6121385819336/1158/4424.813.5441.9040
ODIs393719351661566/296/2929.665.1534.5220
T20Is3131665909283/363/3632.468.2023.7000
FC711171179868352688/5315/13525.503.4744.010152
List A126119588145241926/296/2923.564.6130.6870
T20s121114241929971364/174/1722.037.4317.7400
Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

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Recent Matches of Akila Dananjaya

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Colts CC vs Negombo33 & 7*3/20 & 4/11724-Nov-2023Colombo (Colts)FC
Colts CC vs Sinhalese21 & 25/13410-Nov-2023Colombo (Colts)FC
Colts CC vs Colombo CC--2/3405-Nov-2023Colombo (Colts)FC
Colts CC vs Nugegoda SWC--0/3329-Sep-2023MoratuwaFC
Colts CC vs SL Army--1/11922-Sep-2023Colombo (Colts)FC

Photos of Akila Dananjaya

Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Keshav Maharaj, and Akila Daananjaya walk back due to rain
Rashid Khan, Dewald Brevis and Akila Dananjaya celebrate the run-out of Rovman Powell
Akila Dananjaya struck a couple of crucial blows
Akila Dananjaya found purchase with his offbreaks and legbreaks
Akila Dananjaya bowls at training
Akila Dananjaya took a hat-trick to shake West Indies