Sandun Weerakkody
Appearance
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Full name | Dharshanapriya Sandun Weerakkody | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3 September 1993|||||||||||||||||||||
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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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] In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[2]
International career
In January 2017 he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[3][4] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 28 January 2017, scoring five runs.[5] His first ODI fifty came in the second match of his career, but Sri Lanka lost the match by 40 runs.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Sandun Weerakkody". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "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.