Matches (17)
ENG vs IND (1)
GSL (3)
SL vs BAN (1)
Vitality Blast Men (8)
Vitality Blast Women (3)
MLC (1)

Full Name

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

Born

October 04, 1993, Panadura

Age

31y 280d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak

Playing Role

Bowling 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

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6121385819336/1158/4424.813.5441.9040
ODIs424021151809596/296/2930.665.1335.8220
T20Is3333701965303/363/3632.168.2523.3000
FC861411533389023589/5615/13524.863.4842.811266
List A151143707953692356/296/2922.844.5530.1980
T20s136128270433691544/174/1721.877.4717.5400

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests610213543*16.8725453.140014010
ODIs4232632350*12.4245171.6101293140
T20Is331686511*8.127290.27007070
FC861083114859219.28281052.840516215310
List A151812071250*11.6798971.9901587360
T20s1365623239287.2428185.0500203420

Akila Dananjaya T20 Stats

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
LPL4 teams11112343648 2/19 2/1945.509.3329.2000
SA20DSG2242581 1/39 1/3958.008.2842.0000
CPLSTKNP981441896 2/28 2/2831.507.8724.0000
IPLMI1124470 - --11.75-000
BPLKT2242471 1/17 1/1747.006.7142.0000

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
LPL4 teams11421386.502161.90001030
SA20DSG210444.00944.44000000
CPLSTKNP93012104.001866.66001010
IPLMI11144*-580.00000000
BPLKT210777.001163.63000000
Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

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The Sri Lankan team with its spoils after a first bilateral ODI series win against India in 27 years
Akila Dananjaya celebrates a dismissal with Wanindu Hasaranga
Akila Dananjaya trapped Washington Sundar lbw
Dunith Wellalage and Akila Dananjaya provided the rearguard with a 46-run stand off 39 balls
Akila Dananjaya flies after striking off his last ball
Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2-1