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Akila Dananjaya

Akila Dananjaya

Bowler

Age
32 Y
Matches
81
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak

Sri Lanka has a history of producing unconventional spinners, and Akila Dananjaya is the latest installment on that list. Dananjaya has had a peculiar career when compared to others. During his stint as a net bowler for the Sri Lankan team, he impressed Mahela Jayawardene with his impressive control. At Jayawardene's request, he was fast-tracked to the national team without playing a single first-class match. However, after Jayawardene stepped out of the captaincy, Dananjaya found it hard to stay on the right side of the selectors. After a long absence from international cricket, Dananjaya was back in the national team fold in 2017. In 2018, six years after his T20I and ODI debuts, he made his Test debut. In his first Test match, he grabbed eight wickets and became only the second Sri Lankan to do so. His bowling figure of 8/44 is the best on debut by a Sri Lankan. In 2018, he was suspended by ICC for suspected illegal bowling action. He was later cleared by ICC in 2019. He was suspended the same year again for 12 months and was finally cleared to bowl in international games in 2021.

Career Stats

Format Mat Inns Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
Test
6
10
135
43*
16.87
254
53.14
0
0
14
0
ODI
42
32
323
50*
12.42
451
71.61
0
1
29
3
T20I
33
16
65
11*
8.12
72
90.27
0
0
7
0
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Best Avg Econ SR 5W
Test
6
12
1385
819
33
6/115
24.81
3.54
41.90
4
ODI
42
40
2115
1809
59
6/29
30.66
5.13
35.80
2
T20I
33
33
701
965
30
3/36
32.16
8.25
23.30
0

Opposition Breakdown Stats

VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs England
2018
2
4
1
47
31
15.66
88
53.40
0
0
1
3
0
Vs South Africa
2018
1
1
1
43
43*
—
91
47.25
0
0
0
7
0
Vs West Indies
2018
1
2
0
25
23
12.50
40
62.50
0
0
0
2
0
Vs Bangladesh
2018
1
2
0
20
20
10.00
27
74.07
0
0
1
2
0
Vs New Zealand
2019
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
8
0.00
0
0
1
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs India
2017-2024
10
9
2
75
17
10.71
102
73.52
0
0
0
9
0
Vs South Africa
2018-2021
11
10
1
73
37
8.11
112
65.17
0
0
2
6
0
Vs Pakistan
2017
4
4
1
70
50*
23.33
113
61.94
0
1
0
6
0
Vs England
2018
5
3
2
57
32*
57.00
41
139.02
0
0
0
4
2
Vs Bangladesh
2018-2019
5
3
0
31
17
10.33
34
91.17
0
0
1
4
1
Vs Zimbabwe
2017-2018
4
2
0
15
8
7.50
39
38.46
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Afghanistan
2018-2024
2
1
0
2
2
2.00
10
20.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs New Zealand
2012
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs India
2017-2021
9
5
2
29
11*
9.66
29
100.00
0
0
0
3
0
Vs South Africa
2018-2021
5
4
1
20
9
6.66
24
83.33
0
0
0
3
0
Vs West Indies
2012-2021
4
2
2
9
9*
—
9
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Afghanistan
2024
1
1
1
4
4*
—
1
400.00
0
0
0
1
0
Vs England
2012-2021
3
1
1
2
2*
—
4
50.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Bangladesh
2018-2024
5
1
1
1
1*
—
1
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Australia
2013
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Vs New Zealand
2012-2019
5
2
0
0
0
0.00
4
0.00
0
0
2
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs England
2018
2
4
77.50
5
378
10
6/115
37.80
4.85
46.70
0
1
Vs Bangladesh
2018
1
2
15.00
3
44
8
5/24
5.50
2.93
11.20
0
1
Vs South Africa
2018
1
2
32.00
4
119
7
5/52
17.00
3.71
27.40
0
1
Vs New Zealand
2019
1
2
62.00
7
164
6
5/80
27.33
2.64
62.00
0
1
Vs West Indies
2018
1
2
44.00
14
114
2
1/33
57.00
2.59
132.00
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs South Africa
2018-2021
11
11
94.10
1
545
18
6/29
30.27
5.78
31.30
0
1
Vs India
2017-2024
10
10
92.10
3
458
15
6/54
30.53
4.96
36.80
0
1
Vs England
2018
5
5
32.10
0
173
9
4/19
19.22
5.37
21.40
1
0
Vs Bangladesh
2018-2019
5
4
39.00
0
153
6
2/30
25.50
3.92
39.00
0
0
Vs Zimbabwe
2017-2018
4
4
40.00
1
220
5
4/47
44.00
5.50
48.00
1
0
Vs Afghanistan
2018-2024
2
2
20.00
0
93
4
2/39
23.25
4.65
30.00
0
0
Vs Pakistan
2017
4
4
35.00
1
167
2
1/29
83.50
4.77
105.00
0
0
Vs New Zealand
2012
1
0
—
0
0
0
—
—
—
—
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs New Zealand
2012-2019
5
5
17.00
0
135
10
3/36
13.50
7.94
10.20
0
0
Vs West Indies
2012-2021
4
4
15.00
0
144
5
3/62
28.80
9.60
18.00
0
0
Vs India
2017-2021
9
9
34.40
0
270
4
2/19
67.50
7.78
52.00
0
0
Vs South Africa
2018-2021
5
5
19.00
0
144
4
2/15
36.00
7.57
28.50
0
0
Vs Bangladesh
2018-2024
5
5
17.00
1
144
3
2/37
48.00
8.47
34.00
0
0
Vs Afghanistan
2024
1
1
4.00
0
37
2
2/37
18.50
9.25
12.00
0
0
Vs England
2012-2021
3
3
9.10
0
79
2
2/26
39.50
8.61
27.50
0
0
Vs Australia
2013
1
1
1.00
0
12
0
—
—
12.00
—
0
0

No opposition breakdown in this format.

Year-wise Stats

YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2018
5
9
2
135
43*
19.28
246
54.87
0
0
2
14
0
2019
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
8
0.00
0
0
1
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2012
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
2017
13
11
2
115
50*
12.77
199
57.78
0
1
0
10
0
2018
16
12
3
161
37
17.88
191
84.29
0
0
0
14
3
2019
6
4
0
7
4
1.75
21
33.33
0
0
2
0
0
2021
3
3
1
8
5*
4.00
6
133.33
0
0
1
1
0
2024
3
2
0
32
17
16.00
34
94.11
0
0
0
4
0
YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2012
4
1
1
0
0*
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
2013
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
2017
4
3
1
23
11*
11.50
17
135.29
0
0
0
3
0
2018
7
3
1
8
5
4.00
19
42.10
0
0
0
0
0
2019
6
5
1
18
9
4.50
21
85.71
0
0
2
3
0
2021
9
3
3
12
9*
—
14
85.71
0
0
0
0
0
2024
2
1
1
4
4*
—
1
400.00
0
0
0
1
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2018
5
10
168.50
26
655
27
6/115
24.25
3.87
37.50
0
3
2019
1
2
62.00
7
164
6
5/80
27.33
2.64
62.00
0
1
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2012
1
0
—
0
0
0
—
—
—
—
0
0
2017
13
13
117.10
4
595
18
6/54
33.05
5.07
39.00
1
1
2018
16
15
123.10
0
644
28
6/29
23.00
5.22
26.30
1
1
2019
6
6
55.10
1
267
5
2/39
53.40
4.83
66.20
0
0
2021
3
3
27.00
0
155
5
3/44
31.00
5.74
32.40
0
0
2024
3
3
30.00
1
148
3
2/54
49.33
4.93
60.00
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2012
4
4
13.00
0
83
7
2/9
11.85
6.38
11.10
0
0
2013
1
1
1.00
0
12
0
—
—
12.00
—
0
0
2017
4
4
15.40
0
134
0
—
—
8.55
—
0
0
2018
7
7
27.00
1
196
7
2/15
28.00
7.25
23.10
0
0
2019
6
6
23.00
0
195
8
3/36
24.37
8.47
17.20
0
0
2021
9
9
31.10
0
289
6
3/62
48.16
9.27
31.10
0
0
2024
2
2
6.00
0
56
2
2/37
28.00
9.33
18.00
0
0