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

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] 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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