Lakshan Sandakan
| Player Info | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 10 June 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Ragama, Sri Lanka |
| Career | August 2016 - Active |
| Role | Bowler |
Batting & Fielding Statistics
| Mat | Inns | No | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 24 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 3.40 | 98 | 34.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Bowling Statistics
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 24 | 23 | 1,076 | 1,161 | 20 | 4/52 | 58.05 | 6.47 | 53.80 | 1 | 0 |
News
1. Took an aggregate of 7 for 107 against Australia in a Test in 2016, which are the best figures on debut for a left-arm wrist-spinner.
2. Made his T20I debut against South Africa in January 2017 and got a wicket off the first ball, the only Sri Lankan to achieve the feat to date.
3. Topped the domestic wicket-takers charts in the 2013-14 and 2015-16 season.
4. Playing in his first ICC CT
5. ODI debut against Australia at Colombo in 2016
6. Having topped the domestic wicket-taker’s list twice in three seasons, he was rewarded with an A-team tour of England in 2016
7. He took his first ODI wicket with just his sixth delivery, having Matthew Wade caught at short mid-wicket
8. On Test debut, he took 7-107 in the match against Australia at Pallekele, the best debut figures for a Chinaman bowler in Test history