Akila Dananjaya

Akila Dananjaya
Personal information
Full name
Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31)
Panadura, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm leg break
RoleBowling All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 145)8 February 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test14 August 2019 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 154)12 November 2012 v New Zealand
Last ODI15 February 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 47)27 September 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I21 February 2024 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentWayamba United
2013Chennai Super Kings
2017–presentKhulna Titans
2018Mumbai Indians
2020Galle Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 40 32 55
Runs scored 135 291 65 1,148
Batting average 16.87 12.12 8.12 22.96
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/5
Top score 43* 50* 11* 92
Balls bowled 1,385 1,995 689 8,756
Wickets 33 58 30 185
Bowling average 24.81 29.56 31.53 28.22
5 wickets in innings 4 2 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/115 6/29 3/36 7/139
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/- 7/- 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera (Sinhala: අකිල ධනංජය; born 4 October 1993), popularly as Akila Dananjaya, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game for the national team. In March 2021, he became the first bowler to take hat-trick and be hit for the maximum of six sixes in an over in the same match, by Kieron Pollard against West Indies .[1]

In December 2018, he was suspended from bowling in international matches after his bowling action was deemed to be illegal, which was later corrected to play in March 2019.[2] However, in September 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Dananjaya from bowling in international matches for twelve months after his bowling action was once again deemed to be illegal, a penalty received for failing a biomechanics assessment twice within a two-year period.[3] He was cleared to bowl in international cricket again on 8 January 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "Twitter explodes after Kieron Pollard smashes six sixes in an over off hat-trick-taker Akila Dananjaya". Hindustan Times. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Bowling action of Akila Dananjaya found to be illegal". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Akila Dananjaya banned from bowling for one year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Akila Dananjaya cleared to bowl in international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.