Matches (11)
WI v ENG (1)
SA v BAN (W) (1)
IND v ENG (W) (1)
Abu Dhabi T10 (3)
Legends League (1)
BAN v NZ (1)
AUS v PAK (1)
SA v WI (A tour) (1)
WI v IRE (EME) (1)

Full Name

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Born

September 09, 1991, Negombo

Age

32y 88d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Allrounder

Height

6ft

Education

St. Peters College - Negombo, Maristella College

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.

But it was with the ball that Shanaka first made his mark on the international stage. He took 3 for 16 on a Pune greentop, against India, having only taken two domestic T20 wickets before then. He played bright cameos in Sri Lanka's 2016 World T20 campaign, and in April he was picked in the Test squad - for Sri Lanka's tour of England - for the first time, largely on his potential, rather than his first-class record.
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dasun Shanaka Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests612214066*14.0027650.72019740
ODIs696151284108*22.92138892.502410342180
T20Is888318135174*20.781109121.82059668300
FC679710350213040.25505869.23920322121450
List A159132202780108*24.82302691.8728204108580
T20s196183423892131*27.602750141.52315280225650

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests68762431133/465/11233.153.3958.6000
ODIs69451032985275/435/4336.485.7238.2010
T20Is8841397538253/163/1621.528.1315.8000
FC677738072332706/698/8433.313.6754.3010
List A1599624252177745/435/4329.415.3832.7010
T20s19610011611706633/63/627.078.8118.4000
Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

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Photos of Dasun Shanaka

Dasun Shanaka during Sri Lanka's training session
Dasun Shanaka made a 62-ball 68 but it wasn't enough
The 10 team captains pose with the World Cup trophy
The 10 team captains pose with the World Cup trophy
All 10 captains line up around the trophy at the captains' day event
Shakib Al Hasan and Dasun Shanaka were in a serious mood