Sandun Weerakkody

Sandun Weerakkody
සදුන් වීරක්කොඩි
Personal information
Full name Dharshanapriya Sandun Weerakkody
Born (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting Left-hand bat
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 177) 28 January 2017 v South Africa
Last ODI 10 February 2017 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 52
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012-2014 Sri Lanka U-19s
Career statistics
Competition ODI First-class
Matches 3 38
Runs scored 73 2227
Batting average 24.33 35.91
100s/50s 0/1 5/1
Top score 58 151
Catches/stumpings 2/– 55/8
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

  1. 1 2 "Sandun Weerakkody". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka in ODIs against South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "All-round records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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