Dasun Shanaka
74Sri Lanka · BAT · 2016 to 2024 · on scorecards: MD Shanaka
BATTING
- Matches
- 71
- Innings
- 63
- Runs
- 1299
- Average
- 22.39
- Strike rate
- 91.47
- High score
- 108*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 27
- Average
- 37
- Economy
- 5.67
- Strike rate
- 39.1
- Best figures
- 5/43
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 18 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dasun Shanaka played 71 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2016 to 2024. The first came against Ireland at The Village, with a score of 42 and 5 wickets, and the last against Zimbabwe at R Premadasa Stadium in 2024.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 831 runs at 20.8 in 49 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 108 not out from 88 balls against India at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in 2023, in a defeat. In all: 2 hundreds, 4 fifties.
At home the average was 22.0 across 36 ODIs; away it was 30.2 across 23 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 272 runs at 30.2 in 12 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 18 ODIs and 228 runs at 12.7. Dasun Shanaka captained Sri Lanka in 41 ODIs, winning 23 and losing 17. Sri Lanka won 31 of the ODIs Dasun Shanaka played and lost 33.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 71 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108* | 88 | India | Barsapara Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 102 | 94 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
| 68 | 80 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 68 | 62 | South Africa | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 66 | 66 | England | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/43 | 9 | Ireland | The Village | 2016 | Won |
| 3/27 | 6 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2019 | Won |
| 3/28 | 9 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 1/0 | 1 | Scotland | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 1/10 | 3 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2021 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 272 | 30.22 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 104 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 1 | 117.00 |
| India | 8 | 185 | 26.43 | 1/0 | 3 | 38.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 142 | 35.50 | 1/0 | 1 | 115.00 |
| Australia | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 2 | 37.00 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 100 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 18.29 |
| South Africa | 6 | 203 | 33.83 | 0/2 | 1 | 91.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 14.14 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 38.50 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 36 | 681 | 21.97 | 1/2 | 13 | 33.23 |
| Away | 23 | 514 | 30.24 | 1/1 | 10 | 35.40 |
| Neutral | 12 | 104 | 10.40 | 0/1 | 4 | 53.25 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22 | 468 | 26.00 | 0/3 | 10 | 27.40 |
| 2020s | 49 | 831 | 20.77 | 2/1 | 17 | 42.65 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 18 | 228 | 12.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 25.11 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 13 | 405 | 40.50 | 1/2 | 3 | 48.33 |
| Queens Sports Club | 8 | 11 | 2.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 31.00 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 40 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 61.00 |
| National Stadium | 2 | 111 | 55.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 66 | 66.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Ireland, 2016 at The Village
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2024 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 September 1991
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,420
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 37.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 82.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 124.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 32.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 25.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,288 balls faced in that period.
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