Sandun Weerakkody
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| Full name | Dharshanapriya Sandun Weerakkody | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1993 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 177) | 28 January 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 February 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2014 | Sri Lanka U-19s | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dharshanapriya Sandun Weerakkody (born 3 September 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, plays for One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. Weerakkody is a past pupil of Dharmaraja College, Kandy.[1] A left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper, he plays first-class cricket for Nondescripts Cricket Club.[1]
Domestic career
In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[2] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[3]
On 19 December 2019, Weerakkody scored the fastest List A century by a Sri Lankan batsman, scoring 101 not out from 39 balls for Sinhalese Sports Club against Burgher Recreation Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[4]
International career
In January 2017 he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[5][6] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 28 January 2017, scoring five runs.[7] His first ODI fifty came in the second match of his career, but Sri Lanka lost the match by 40 runs.[8]
In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Sandun Weerakkody". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Sandun Weerakkody hammers fastest Sri Lankan L/A ton". The Papare. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka in ODIs against South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "All-round records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st ODI: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, Jan 28, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 4th ODI: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 December 2018.