Akila Dananjaya, Sri Lanka

Akila Dananjaya is an Sri lankan cricketer who plays for the team Sri Lanka. Akila Dananjaya was born on Oct 04, 1993; and as of 2026, is 33 years old. Akila Dananjaya is a bowler from Sri Lanka and bowls . In Test career to date, Akila Dananjaya has played 6 matches to date in Test career and took 33 wickets, with an average of 24.82, conceding nearly 3.55 runs per over with a best individual figure of 6/115. In Akila Dananjaya's Odi career, has played 42 matches to date in Odi career and took 59 wickets, with an average of 30.66, conceding nearly 5.13 runs per over with a best individual figure of 6/29. Akila Dananjaya has played 33 matches to date in T20 career and took 30 wickets, with an average of 32.17, conceding nearly 8.26 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3/36.

Bowler

Sri Lanka

Akila Dananjaya

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera

Born Oct 4, 1993 (33)

Birth Place Sri Lanka

Role Bowler

Batting Style Left Handed

Bowling Style Off break

Akila Dananjaya ICC Rankings

Recent Matches

Test

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

Aug 14, 2019

Galle International Stadium, Galle

ODI

Sri Lanka vs India

Aug 4, 2024

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

T20I

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

Mar 4, 2024

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Batting Career Summary

	MAT	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	50	4s	6s	CT
TEST	6	2	135	43	16.88	53.15	0	14	0	1
ODI	42	6	323	50	12.42	71.62	1	29	3	14
T20	33	8	65	11	8.13	90.28	0	7	0	7

Bowling Career Summary

	MAT	Wkts	AVG	ECON	Best	5w
TEST	6	33	24.82	3.55	115/6	4
ODI	42	59	30.66	5.13	29/6	2
T20	33	30	32.17	8.26	36/3	0

Akila Dananjaya's International Debut

TEST

Feb 8, 2018

For:Sri Lanka

Vs:Bangladesh

Venue:Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

ODI

Nov 12, 2012

For:Sri Lanka

Vs:New Zealand

Venue:Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

T20

Sep 27, 2012

For:Sri Lanka

Vs:New Zealand

Venue:Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Teams Represented

Sri Lanka International

Colts Cricket Club Active Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI Active Sri Lanka Emerging Former Sri Lanka A Active Chennai Super Kings Former Mumbai Indians Former Wayamba United Former Sri Lanka Cricket Board President XI Active Uthura Yellows Active Sri Lanka Under-23 Former Sri Lanka A Emerging Players Active Yaal Blazers Active St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Former Colombo Former Galle Former Kandy Crusaders Active Khulna Tigers Former Kegalle District Active Sri Lanka Development Emerging Team Active Dambulla Active Colombo Kaps Active Dambulla Sixers Active Galle Gallants Former SLC Blues Active SLC Reds Former SLC Greys Former Chennai Brave Jaguars Active Durban's Super Giants Former Bulawayo Brave Jaguars Active Colombo Jaguars Active

Player Biography

When 18-year old Akila Dananjaya was picked in the Sri Lankan T20I squad for the 2012 World Twenty20, he had not played a single professional match in his career. A right-arm off break bowler, Dananjaya impressed Wayamba captain Mahela Jayawardena in the nets during the Sri Lanka Premier League with his variety of legbreak, googly, carrom ball, doosra and a stock off spinner. So good was his control, that Mahela quickly vouched for his inclusion in the national side. He was then included in the final squad of 15 for the WT20. Dananjaya made his international debut in a T20I against New Zealand, picking up two wickets in the spell. Consequently, he made his ODI debut against the same opposition. In 2013, he was picked by the IPL franchise, Chennai for the tournament's sixth season.