Dhananjaya Lakshan

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Dhananjaya Lakshan
Personal information
Full namePothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan
Born (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 23)
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft hand
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 200)29 June 2021 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentColts Cricket Club
2020Galle Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 1 13 16 29
Runs scored 2 569 455 294
Batting average 2.00 23.70 35.00 15.47
100s/50s 0/0 1/2 1/3 0/1
Top score 2 141 106* 63
Balls bowled 12 609 339 281
Wickets 0 13 12 17
Bowling average - 27.30 27.58 24.11
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling - 2/19 3/47 3/17
Catches/stumpings 0/0 8/0 5/- 15/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2021

Pothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan (born 5 October 1998), popularly as Dhananjaya Lakshan, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2021.[2]

Domestic career[]

In April 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[3] He made his List A debut for Galle in the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament on 11 May 2018.[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]

In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Kandy on 21 August 2018.[7] He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 7 December 2016.[8] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[10] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Galle Gladiators following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[11]

International career[]

In June 2021, Lakshan was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour of England.[12][13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.[14] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Dhananjaya Lakshan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "8th Match, Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, May 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "(N)SLC T20 League at Colombo, Aug 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Dec 7-9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Avishka, Oshada & Pradeep return to Sri Lanka squad". The Papare. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka announces their T20I and ODI squads for England tour". Cricket Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "1st ODI, Chester-le-Street, Jun 29 2021, Sri Lanka tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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