Full name Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka
Born September 9, 1991, Negombo
Current age 29 years 137 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Comilla Warriors, Cumilla Warriors, Dambulla Viiking, 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 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 140 | 66* | 14.00 | 276 | 50.72 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
ODIs | 22 | 19 | 1 | 468 | 68 | 26.00 | 404 | 115.84 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 40 | 39 | 8 | 483 | 54 | 15.58 | 435 | 111.03 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 65 | 94 | 10 | 3337 | 130 | 39.72 | 4900 | 68.10 | 9 | 18 | 309 | 113 | 45 | 0 |
List A | 99 | 77 | 16 | 1661 | 78 | 27.22 | 1718 | 96.68 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 80 | 40 | 0 |
T20s | 102 | 95 | 20 | 2124 | 131* | 28.32 | 1450 | 146.48 | 3 | 8 | 144 | 139 | 32 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 6 | 8 | 762 | 431 | 13 | 3/46 | 5/112 | 33.15 | 3.39 | 58.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 22 | 12 | 282 | 274 | 10 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 27.40 | 5.82 | 28.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T20Is | 40 | 16 | 175 | 218 | 11 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 19.81 | 7.47 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 65 | 73 | 3585 | 2213 | 64 | 6/69 | 8/84 | 34.57 | 3.70 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
List A | 99 | 54 | 1435 | 1308 | 48 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 27.25 | 5.46 | 29.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T20s | 102 | 49 | 617 | 919 | 27 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 34.03 | 8.93 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, May 19-21, 2016 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Ireland v Sri Lanka at Dublin (Malahide), Jun 16, 2016 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Oct 2, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 1, 2015 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Mar 6, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Jan 27-29, 2012 scorecard |
Last First-class | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 6, 2011 scorecard |
Last List A | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Oct 2, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Dambulla Viiking v Jaffna Stallions at Hambantota, Dec 14, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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23, 0/22, 4 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 |
4, 2/42, 8, 0/8 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
66*, 2/98, 6 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
0/13, 5 | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 14 Dec 2020 | T20 |
28*, 1/20 | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 11 Dec 2020 | T20 |
2/38, 9 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
2* | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 7 Dec 2020 | T20 |
37, 1/10 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
0/16, 33 | Viiking | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
56 | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
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.