Lakshan Sandakan

Lakshan Sandakan
Personal information
Full name Paththamperuma Arachchige Don Lakshan Rangika Sandakan
Born (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991
Ragama, Sri Lanka
Nickname Lakee
Batting style Right hand
Bowling style Slow left-arm chinaman
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 136) 26 July 2016 v Australia
Last Test 13 August 2016 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 174) 21 August 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
CCC
Saracens Sports Club
Southern Express CC
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC LA
Matches 3 1 34 10
Runs scored 33 - 527 65
Batting average 16.50 - 12.54 16.25
100s/50s -/- 0/0 -/- -/-
Top score 19* - 49 30
Balls bowled 430 30 5758 427
Wickets 9 2 155 15
Bowling average 23.00 16.50 23.18 28.46
5 wickets in innings 0 0 9 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 0
Best bowling 4/58 2/33 7/70 5/40
Catches/stumpings 1/- 1/ 24/- 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2016

Paththamperuma Arachchige Don Lakshan Rangika Sandakan, commonly known as Lakshan Sandakan (born 10 June 1991), is a professional Sri Lankan Test and ODI cricketer, and domestically a first-class cricketer who plays for Colombo Cricket Club.[1]

International career

In July 2016 he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia.[2] On 26 July 2016 he made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Australia.[3]

In the first innings, Sandakan took his first Test wicket by bowling Mitchell Marsh. He took 4 for 58 runs in the first innings and 3 for 49 in the second innings. His match figures of 7 for 107 were the best by a chinaman bowler on Test debut. Sri Lanka won the match by 106 runs giving them only their second win against Australia in 27 matches.[4]

He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 21 August 2016. He took his first ODI wicket by caught Matthew Wade in his first over.[5]

Personal life

Sandakan began playing cricket at the age of 17 and was educated at Mattumagala Karunaratne Buddhist College and De Mazenod College.[6]

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