Dasun Shanaka

Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lanka
2015 - 2025
  • Date of Birth 1991-9-9
  • Role allrounder
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm medium
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST ENG vs SL 2016-05-19
ODI SL vs IRE 2016-06-16
T20 SL vs PAK 2015-08-01

Recent Performances

DC vs KnightRiders
2025-12-07
Batting: 0*
Bowling: 0/11
DC vs Giants
2025-12-06
Batting: 23*
Bowling: 2/16
DC vs Vipers
2025-12-02
Batting: 12
Bowling: -
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-29
Batting: 2
Bowling: 0/7
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-27
Batting: 17
Bowling: 0/32
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka
2025-11-25
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/36
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-22
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/14
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka
2025-11-20
Batting: 34
Bowling: 0/13
India vs Sri Lanka
2025-09-26
Batting: 22*
Bowling: 1/23
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-09-23
Batting: -
Bowling: -

Batting Statistics

Matches 6
Innings 12
Runs 140
Average 14
Strike Rate 50.72
Highest Score 66*
100s 0
50s 1
Fours 9
Sixes 7
Catches 4

Bowling Statistics

Matches 6
Innings 8
Wickets 13
Average 33.15
Economy 3.39
Strike Rate 58.6
Best Figure 3/46
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 762
Runs Conceded 431

Batting Statistics

Matches 71
Innings 63
Runs 1299
Average 22.39
Strike Rate 91.47
Highest Score 108*
100s 2
50s 4
Fours 103
Sixes 42
Catches 18

Bowling Statistics

Matches 71
Innings 46
Wickets 27
Average 37
Economy 5.67
Strike Rate 39.1
Best Figure 5/43
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 1056
Runs Conceded 999

Batting Statistics

Matches 119
Innings 107
Runs 1676
Average 20.19
Strike Rate 123.69
Highest Score 74*
100s 0
50s 6
Fours 123
Sixes 84
Catches 45

Bowling Statistics

Matches 119
Innings 67
Wickets 41
Average 24.24
Economy 8.22
Strike Rate 17.6
Best Figure 3/16
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 725
Runs Conceded 994

Batting Statistics

Matches 179
Innings 151
Runs 3383
Average 26.42
Strike Rate 95.8
Highest Score 108*
100s 3
50s 11
Fours 236
Sixes 148
Catches 65

Bowling Statistics

Matches 179
Innings 114
Wickets 93
Average 29.46
Economy 5.36
Strike Rate 32.9
Best Figure 5/43
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 3062
Runs Conceded 2740

Batting Statistics

Matches 267
Innings 242
Runs 4781
Average 26.12
Strike Rate 141.95
Highest Score 131*
100s 3
50s 17
Fours 352
Sixes 274
Catches 97

Bowling Statistics

Matches 267
Innings 149
Wickets 104
Average 25.89
Economy 8.82
Strike Rate 17.5
Best Figure 4/16
4 Wickets 1
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 1830
Runs Conceded 2693
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.
But it was with the ball that Shanaka first made his mark on the international stage. He took 3 for 16 on a Pune greentop, against India, having only taken two domestic T20 wickets before then. He played bright cameos in Sri Lanka's 2016 World T20 campaign, and in April he was picked in the Test squad - for Sri Lanka's tour of England - for the first time, largely on his potential, rather than his first-class record.
Andrew Fidel Fernando