Akila Dananjaya

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera (Sinhala: අකිල ධනංජය; born 4 October 1993), popularly as Akila Dananjaya, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game for the national team. In March 2021, he became the first bowler to take hat-trick and be hit for the maximum of six sixes in an over in the same match, by Kieron Pollard against West Indies .

Akila Dananjaya
අකිල දනංජය
Personal information
Full name
Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
Panadura, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka (2012–present)
Test debut (cap 145)8 February 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test14 August 2019 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 154)12 November 2012 v New Zealand
Last ODI15 February 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 47)27 September 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I21 February 2024 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentWayamba United
2013Chennai Super Kings
2017–presentKhulna Titans
2018Mumbai Indians
2020Galle Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 40 32 55
Runs scored 135 291 65 1,148
Batting average 16.87 12.12 8.12 22.96
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/5
Top score 43* 50* 11* 92
Balls bowled 1,385 1,995 689 8,756
Wickets 33 58 30 185
Bowling average 24.81 29.56 31.53 28.22
5 wickets in innings 4 2 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/115 6/29 3/36 7/139
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/- 7/- 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024

In December 2018, he was suspended from bowling in international matches after his bowling action was deemed to be illegal, which was later corrected to play in March 2019. However, in September 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Dananjaya from bowling in international matches for twelve months after his bowling action was once again deemed to be illegal, a penalty received for failing a biomechanics assessment twice within a two-year period. He was cleared to bowl in international cricket again on 8 January 2021.

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