A hard-hitting all-rounder, Dasun Shanaka is another product of the Sinhalese Sports Club, who can swing the ball and provide lower-order impetus. Dasun Shanaka is now the white ball captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Dasun Shanaka’s Bio
| Full Name | Madagamagamage Dasun Shanak |
| Nick Name | Dasun Shanaka |
| Place of Birth | Negombo Sri-Lanka |
| Date of Birth | 9-Sep-91 |
| Age | 31 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Hometown | Negombo Sri-Lanka |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Net worth
| Salary | $ 35k |
| Net Worth | $1-$5 million |
Physical Measurements
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Weight | 76 Kg |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Chest | Not Known |
| Biceps | 13 Inches |
| Waist | Not Known |
Family
In September 2020, Shanaka and Chevanthi, who have been together for almost three years, got married. The wedding took place at the Avanra Garden Hotel in Negombo.
| Father Name | Not Known |
| Mother Name | Not Known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Chianti Shanaka |
| Girlfriend | None |
| Son | None |
| Daughter | None |
Cricket Information
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right arm medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Shirt Number | 7 |
| Test Cap Number | 134 |
| ODI Cap | 171 |
| T20 Cap | 58 |
| Teams | Rangpur Riders, Sri Lanka, Montreal Tigers, Dambulla Vikings, Sylhet Sixers, Delhi Bulls, etc. |
Favorite Things
| Color | Red, Black, and White |
| Food | Cold Coffee, Fruit Juice, Ice Cream & Simple Food |
| Actors | Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe, Sanjit De Silva, and Roshan Ranawana |
| Singers | Ajith Kumara Siri, Priya Ragus, and Rolex Rasathy |
| Actress | Jacqueline Fernandez, Pooja Umashankar |
| Destinations | Colombo, Sigiriya, London & Dubai |
| Hobbies | Movies and Shopping |
| Cricketers | AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, & Chris Gayle |
| Bowler | Wasim Akram and Dale Steyn |
| Cricket Ground | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
| Commentators | Sanjy Mangraker and Rameez Raja |
| Shot | Flick Shot and Cover Drive |
Education
He has studied at the college level at St. Peters College-Negombo Maristella College.
Luxury House
Career
Domestic Cricket
Dasun Shanaka is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and the current captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for the limited-overs format. In addition to being known as a pinch hitter, Shanaka generally plays as a batting all-rounder with some handy medium-fast bowling ability from his right arm.
During the tour of England in May 2016, Shanaka scored a century against Leicestershire County Cricket Club. As of March 2018, he was chosen to serve as the vice-captain of Galle’s squad for the 2017-18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.
The following month, he was appointed vice-captain of Galle’s squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
In June 2018, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players’ draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.
In August 2018, he was named to Kandy’s squad for the 2018 SLC T20 League. He scored 312 runs in six matches, including a century in Kandy’s final game.
Following the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League draft, he was named to the Chittagong Vikings team. In March 2019, he was named to Dambulla’s squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
The Cumilla Warriors selected him for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League in November 2019.
The Dambulla Vikings drafted him for the inaugural Lanka Premier League in October 2020. He was named the SLC Greys team captain for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League. In the tournament, Shanaka scored the most runs, and he was named the player of the series.
A player’s draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League selected him to play for the Dambulla Giants. As part of the Lanka Premier League’s third edition, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants in July 2022.
T20I
Dasun made his T20I debut against Pakistan in 2015 at R. Premadasa Stadium. He played for most of his career as lower order hard-hitting batsman. In the 64 innings of the 68 matches, he compiled 1015 runs at an average of 20.17 and a strike rate of 116.67. His highest score is 74.
He also has 18 wickets to his name in T20I cricket. He is the current captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
ODI
He debuted his ODI on Sri Lanka’s visit to Ireland in 2016. Until now, he has played 42 matches for his country, and in the 39 innings of those matches, he has scored 887 runs at an average of 24.64 with a reasonable strike rate of 94.56.
He has also managed to bag 14 wickets in ODI matches. He is the current captain of Sri Lanka’s ODI team.
Test
His test debut came against England in 2016 at the Headingly. His test carrier is relatively short as he was given a chance to represent his nation on just six occasions, and on those occasions, he managed to score 140 runs at an average of 14.
He also has 13 wickets to his name in test match cricket. He is currently not part of the Sri Lankan test team.
Captaincy Career
In 2019 he was the first time named captain of the Sri Lankan T20I cricket team. As captain of Sri Lanka’s T20I squad in Pakistan, Shanaka led the team to a 64-run victory in the first T20I.
Shanaka led Sri Lanka to win all three T20I matches against Pakistan, Sri Lanka’s first T20I series whitewash, and Pakistan’s first whitewash loss. As a result, he became only the third captain to win the first three T20Is against Pakistan, along with MS Dhoni and Michael Clarke.
Shanaka was again named Sri Lanka’s T20I captain in February 2021 for their series against the West Indies. Due to visa issues, he did not make it to the T20I matches.
In June 2021, after Sri Lanka lost the series against England, Kusal Perera was removed as captain, and Shanaka was reappointed for the limited-overs series against India.
Under his captaincy, the ODI series was lost; However, Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2–1, recording its first bilateral T20I series victory against India. In his first ODI series as captain, Shanaka faced South Africa.
In the ODI series, Sri Lanka won 2–1, the first series win over South Africa in 8 years. In the same month, Shanaka was named Sri Lanka’s captain for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021.
Shanaka scored his first century in an ODI match against Zimbabwe in January 2022. Despite his century, Sri Lanka lost the game by 22 runs. On 11 June 2022, Shanaka made a match-winning batting performance against Australia.
Sri Lanka needed 59 runs from the final three overs. Having scored six runs in 12 balls, Shanaka scored 48 off 13 deliveries, as Sri Lanka reached their target with one ball to spare. Despite this, Australia won the series 2–1.
