Sachithra Senanayake

Sachithra Senanayake

Personal information
Full name	Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake
Born	(1985-02-09) 9 February 1985 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 150)	20 January 2012 v South Africa
Last ODI	20 March 2012 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–	Sinhalese Sports Club
2012-	Uva Next
2013-	Sydney Sixers
2013-	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 7 61 86 33 Runs scored 63 1,032 632 66 Batting average 21 19.11 18.58 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/1 0/0 Top score 22* 89 51* 12* Balls bowled 378 13,312 4,159 708 Wickets 7 313 138 46 Bowling average 45.14 20.44 19.50 15.47 5 wickets in innings 0 24 3 0 10 wickets in match n/a 4 n/a n/a Best bowling 2/38 8/70 5/23 4/26 Catches/stumpings 2/– 51/– 44/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2013

Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake (born 9 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he bats right-handed and bowls off spin. He has played first class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club since 2006.

Senanayake made his international debut for Sri Lanka in the fourth One Day International (ODI) of the tour of South Africa in January 2012. His call-up followed a domestic season in which he had taken the most wickets in the Sri Lankan Premier League limited overs tournament. During the 2013 Indian Premier League auction he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for US$625,000.