Danushka At Cricket: Beyond the Couplings – By Michael Roberts
Andrew Fidel Fernando …. official presentation within
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/danushka-gunathilaka-345821
FULL NAME: Mashtayage Danushka Gunathilaka
BORN: March 17, 1991, Panadura
AGE: 32y 196d
NICKNAMES:Dana
BATTING STYLE: Left hand Bat
BOWLING STYLE: Right arm Offbreak
PLAYING ROLE: Allrounder
HEIGHT: 6ft 1in
EDUCATION: Mahanama College, Colombo
TEAMS
Sri Lanka: Colombo Cricket ClubGalle GladiatorsSchools Invitation XISouthern ExpressSri Lanka ASri Lanka Board President’s XISri Lanka Cricket Combined XISri Lanka Under-19sSri Lanka Under-23sSylhet SixersTamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
A poised, attacking left-handed opener groomed in part at Sinhalese Sports Club, DanushkaGunathilaka was plucked from the domestic system largely on potential, and drafted into Sri Lanka’s A team for the tour of New Zealand in mid-2015. He impressed on that trip, hitting two smart fifties from four innings, to finish as the team’s second-highest run-scorer.
Those performances earned him a national call-up for the home series against West Indies in November. Gunathilaka then earned a second trip to New Zealand – with the senior team this time – and despite modest returns from his first three ODIs, he struck a rapid 65 in Nelson to win a Man-of-the-Match award.
Gunathilaka was not originally part of Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, but came into it ahead of their second match thanks to an injury to Chamara Kapugedara. He made a stunning entrance, scoring 76 off 72 balls to help haul down a target of 322.
That innings was followed by a run of three fifties and a maiden hundred in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, cue a call-up to the Test side. The Test debut was a disappointment, Gunathilaka scoring 16 and 2 before falling to loose strokes in both innings.
Strong square of the wicket, particularly on the off side, Gunathilaka, who admires Kumar Sangakkara, is also a part-time offspinner. He had played in Sri Lanka’s Under-19 team in the 2009 Youth World Cup.
**********
DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA CAREER STATS
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 8 | 16 | 0 | 299 | 61 | 18.68 | 597 | 50.08 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 47 | 46 | 1 | 1601 | 133 | 35.57 | 1844 | 86.82 | 2 | 11 | 172 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| T20Is | 46 | 45 | 0 | 741 | 57 | 16.46 | 615 | 120.48 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| FC | 56 | 91 | 2 | 2495 | 152 | 28.03 | 3899 | 63.99 | 3 | 13 | 310 | 44 | 62 | 0 |
| List A | 141 | 137 | 15 | 4618 | 133 | 37.85 | 5570 | 82.90 | 9 | 32 | 468 | 86 | 64 | 0 |
| T20s | 130 | 127 | 9 | 2915 | 102* | 24.70 | 2288 | 127.40 | 1 | 17 | 309 | 96 | 48 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 8 | 6 | 198 | 111 | 1 | 1/16 | 1/57 | 111.00 | 3.36 | 198.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 47 | 22 | 402 | 371 | 8 | 3/48 | 3/48 | 46.37 | 5.53 | 50.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 46 | 12 | 123 | 155 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 25.83 | 7.56 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 56 | 59 | 3657 | 1954 | 64 | 6/70 | 9/118 | 30.53 | 3.20 | 57.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 141 | 66 | 2014 | 1579 | 45 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 35.08 | 4.70 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 130 | 48 | 683 | 860 | 31 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 27.74 | 7.55 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RECORDS OF DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA
Unusual dismissals (obstructing the)
Best strike rate in an innings (2.0)
Explore Statsguru Analysis
Test
ODI
T20I
DEBUT/LAST MATCHES OF DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA
TEST MATCHES
Debut: Sri Lanka vs India at Galle – July 26 – 29, 2017
Last: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Christchurch – December 26 – 30, 2018
ODI MATCHES
Debut:Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Colombo (RPS) – November 01, 2015
Last: Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo (RPS) – June 24, 2022
T20I MATCHES
View T20I Records
Debut
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui – January 07, 2016
Last
Namibia vs Sri Lanka at Geelong – October 16, 2022
FC MATCHES
Debut
Ragama CC vs Colombo CC at Colombo (CCC) – February 25 – 27, 2011
Last
Sinhalese vs Badureliya at Moratuwa – August 22 – 24, 2020
LIST A MATCHES
Debut
Colombo CC vs Sinhalese at Colombo (SSC) – September 02, 2009
Last
Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo (RPS) – June 24, 2022
T20 MATCHES
Debut
Basnahira N vs Schls Inv XI at Colombo (Burgher) – April 21, 2008
Last
Namibia vs Sri Lanka at Geelong – October 16, 2022
RECENT MATCHES OF DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA
| MATCH | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
| Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 0 | 16-Oct-2022 | Geelong | T20I # 1823 |
| Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | 17 | 11-Oct-2022 | Melbourne | OTHERT20 |
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 1 | 11-Sep-2022 | Dubai (DSC) | T20I # 1769 |
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 0 | 09-Sep-2022 | Dubai (DSC) | T20I # 1764 |
| Sri Lanka vs India | 1 | 06-Sep-2022 | Dubai (DSC) | T20I # 1759 |
NEWS AND FEATURES ABOUT DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA
DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA FOUND NOT GUILTY IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL
The batter had remained in Australia since his arrest last November
DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA’S SEXUAL-ASSAULT CASE: THREE OUT OF FOUR CHARGES DROPPED
The Sri Lanka cricketer has been in Sydney since he was arrested in November last year
