Dhananjaya Lakshan

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]

Dhananjaya Lakshan
Personal information
Full name
Pothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan
Born (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
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 20 37 47
Runs scored 2 914 1,028 526
Batting average 2.00 28.56 34.26 15.02
100s/50s 0/0 2/3 1/8 0/2
Top score 2 141 106* 63
Balls bowled 12 1,191 780 527
Wickets 0 22 26 32
Bowling average – 32.68 29.57 23.68
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/24 3/37 3/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/– 11/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2022

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] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12]

International career

In June 2021, Lakshan was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour of England.[13][14] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.[15] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[16]

In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him as the T20 captain of the Sri Lanka Emerging Team for their tour to England.[17] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[18]

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. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. "Avishka, Oshada & Pradeep return to Sri Lanka squad". The Papare. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. "Sri Lanka announces their T20I and ODI squads for England tour". Cricket Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. "1st ODI, Chester-le-Street, Jun 29 2021, Sri Lanka tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  18. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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