Akila Dananjaya Profile, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka -
Bowler
Full Name: Akila Dananjaya
Birth Date: October 4, 1993 (32 Years)
Birth Place: Panadura
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Role: Bowler
Batting Style: Left hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Teams: Sri Lanka, Mumbai Indians, Khulna Tigers, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Colombo Strikers, Galle Titans, Dambulla Aura, Durban Super Giants, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Galle, Colombo, SLC Greys, SLC Reds, Colts Cricket Club
Batting Statistics
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | BF | NO | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 6 | 10 | 135 | 254 | 2 | 43 | 16.87 | 53.14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| ODI | 42 | 32 | 323 | 451 | 6 | 50 | 12.42 | 71.61 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| T20I | 33 | 16 | 65 | 72 | 8 | 11 | 8.12 | 90.27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 138 | 58 | 264 | 295 | 23 | 28 | 7.54 | 89.49 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| List A | 154 | 84 | 728 | 1019 | 21 | 50 | 11.55 | 71.44 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 8 |
| First Class | 86 | 108 | 1485 | 2810 | 31 | 92 | 19.28 | 52.84 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 15 |
| T10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 6 | 12 | - | 819 | 33 | 8/44 | 24.81 | 3.54 | - | 4 |
| ODI | 42 | 40 | - | 1809 | 59 | 6/29 | 30.66 | 5.13 | - | 2 |
| T20I | 33 | 33 | - | 965 | 30 | 3/36 | 32.16 | 8.25 | - | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 138 | 130 | - | 3418 | 157 | 4/17 | 21.77 | 7.46 | - | 0 |
| List A | 154 | 146 | - | 5486 | 240 | 6/29 | 22.85 | 4.54 | - | 8 |
| First Class | 86 | 141 | - | 8902 | 358 | 15/135 | 24.86 | 3.48 | - | 26 |
| T10 | 12 | 12 | - | 235 | 6 | 1/15 | 39.17 | 10.93 | - | 0 |
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Akila Dananjaya plays for the Sri Lanka cricket team. Akila Dananjaya’s date of birth is October 04, 1993. He is 32. A Dananjaya is a Right Arm Off Break from Panadura.
Akila Dananjaya has played 6 matches in his Test Career in the red-ball format, and he has achieved 33 wickets with an average of 24.81, with a best performance of taking 6/115. He played his recent Test match against Bangladesh in June 2025.
Talking about the ODI career of Akila Dananjaya, he has played 42 games and earned 59 wickets with his individual best bowling spell of 6/29. He played his recent ODI matches in October 2024 against West Indies.
Akila Dananjaya has participated in 33 International T20 matches, and he has taken 30 wickets in his name, with the best bowling T20 figure in this format being 3/36. He played his recent T20 match in March 2024 against Bangladesh.