sachithra senanayake Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
sachithra senanayake is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake
Born
February 09, 1985, Colombo
Age
38 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
6ft
Education
Ananda College
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 1 | 49 | 24 | 8 |
Inn | 1 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
Runs | 5 | 290 | 56 | 10 |
Avg | 5.0 | 13.18 | 9.33 | 10.0 |
SR | 33.33 | 93.25 | 84.85 | 58.82 |
HS | 5 | 42 | 17 | 7 |
NO | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 1 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
6s | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 1 | 49 | 24 | 8 |
Inn | 2 | 47 | 23 | 8 |
Balls | 138 | 2358 | 486 | 192 |
Runs | 96 | 1874 | 549 | 209 |
Wkt | 0 | 53 | 25 | 9 |
BBI | 30 / 0 | 13 / 4 | 46 / 4 | 26 / 4 |
BBM | 96 / 0 | 13 / 4 | 46 / 4 | 26 / 4 |
Eco | 4.17 | 4.77 | 6.78 | 6.53 |
Avg | 0.0 | 35.36 | 21.96 | 23.22 |
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Sri Lanka
- Basnahira Greens
- Brothers Union
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ruhuna
- Sinhalese Sports Club
- Sri Lanka A
- Sri Lanka Board President's XI
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
A lanky tweaker with a serene approach to the bowling crease, Senanayake has built a reputation of taking heavy hauls in the domestic setup which culminated in him gate crashing into the international fold. Whilst the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath rely more on the wrists, Senanayake is more of a finger spinner. Senanayake's mysterious variations did not miss the brains trust of the Sharukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders as they snapped him up for a jaw-dropping $625,000 in the 2013 Indian T20 League auction. Hunting in pairs, Sachitra Senanayake and Sunil Narine wrecked havoc on the batsmen, leaving them clueless.
A fine showing in the SLPL coupled with his heroics in the Indian T20 League was too hot to ignore as he was picked again for Sri Lanka in limited overs cricket after a brief period in the wilderness following his debut.
He was at it in the Asia Cup as well as the 2014 T20 Cup, asphyxiating the opposition with a cocktail of offies, straighter ones, doosras and carrom balls. He is no muck with the bat and an agile fielder to boot. He is indeed a player to watch out for in the future.
The year 2014 was a mixed one for him. In the series against England, he did well to register terrific figures of 4 for 13 as the hosts were bundled out for a meagre 99. However, he was reported for bowling with a suspected illegal bowling action. He was also involved in a 'mankading' incident against Jos Buttler and was subject to a lot of criticism from the English side. He was subsequently banned from bowling in international cricket in July 2014.
Senanayake headed to Perth for remedial work on his action and was allowed to play domestic cricket in September 2014 after the SLC were satisfied. He underwent official tests for return to international cricket and finally made a comeback in the ODIs against England in November 2014. He was involved in a mankading row against Jos Buttler in the series decider and was severely criticized by purists after he was reported for suspect bowling action for the second time. Although his subtle variations helped him earn a place in the shorter versions, Senanayake struggled to live upto the expectations in Test cricket.
Interesting fact: Senanayake is nicknamed 'Jonty' because of his razor-sharp fielding skills.
By Cricbuzz staff
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Sachithra Senanayake is an offspinner who made his international debut for Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI in the series against South Africa in 2011-12. At the time of making his international debut, Senanayake had already taken 297 first-class wickets from 59 matches at a fantastic average of 20.50, and 107 List A wickets at an economy rate of 3.90. In the 2010-11 season, he was the fourth-highest wicket-taker in Tier A of the Premier League tournament, taking 45 wickets in eight matches at 15.17. He has also shown that he can handle the pressure of limited-over matches: in the 2011-12 Premier Limited-Over tournament, Sri Lanka's main one-day competition, he was the highest wicket-taker with 16 in six games at 11.18.
Senanayake's first foray into international cricket was short-lived though, and after several mediocre performances, he was released back into the domestic fold, where he continued to excel. He came back into international focus when he was bought for $650,000 by the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchise in 2013, largely owing to his reputation of possessing one of the better carrom balls in Sri Lanka.
It turned out to be a good year for him, as he also put in a strong showing in the first-class competition, made a Test debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in December, and also had an extended run in the one-day team. He had mixed fortunes in the ODI series against England in June 2014 - remarkable figures of 4 for 13 that skittled England out for 99 were offset by news of his action being reported as suspect.
While the controversy didn't stop him from being at the centre of a tense series win for Sri Lanka - he was also involved in a Mankading incident against Jos Buttler in the decider - he was dealt a big blow when his action was found to be illegal in July. Senanayake remodeled his action and returned to international cricket in December 2014.
ESPNcricinfo staff