Dhananjaya Lakshan
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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]
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| Full name | Pothotuwa Arachchige Dhananjaya Lakshan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1998 Galle, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 200) | 29 June 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Galle Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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