Sachithra Senanayake
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Full name | Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 9 February 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowling All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 125) | 31 December 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 150) | 20 January 2012 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 28 December 2015 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 43) | 1 June 2012 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 9 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006– | Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Basnahira cricket team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 November 2019 |
Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake (
He is the 150th ODI cap for Sri Lanka. Senanayake was a key member of 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team as well.
Domestic career
His call-up followed a domestic season in which he had taken the most wickets in the
In March 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, with seventeen dismissals in eight matches.[2] Later the same month, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] The following month, he was also named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[5]
In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named him as the Best Bowler in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament.[6] In March 2019, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7]
International career
Senanayake made his international debut for Sri Lanka in the fourth
He was also named in the T20I XI by ESPNcricinfo for his performances in 2013.[8]
Bowling action
He was reported for bowling with a suspected
In 2014, he
Remodel action
Senanayake was cleared from the illegal bowling action with future notices and played in the 7-match ODI series against England at home. He was again called up for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and looked poor performances in the pool match against Australia. He re-appeared in the fifth ODI against Pakistan in July 2015, where he took three crucial wickets.
The re-modeling action somewhat gave weaker performances in international arena to Senenayake.
Beyond cricket
Senananyake is a student of musician Sanath Nandasiri since school times. Due to cricketing career he missed music industry as he said. He is known to be a good singer and sang his first solo song Watina obage which was released in May 2016.[11][12][13] He also contributed for the cricket song Kirula Genemu by Centigradz, which was released prior to 2015 Cricket World Cup.[14]
Match Fixing Arrest
Senananyake was arrested[15] on Sep 2023 on charges related to match-fixing. The alleged incident occurred during the 2020 Lanka Premier League.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sachithra Senanayake: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Premier Limited Over Tournament, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "New contracts for domestic players; 2017/18 best performers rewarded". The Papare. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "AB, Ajmal and Co".
- ^ "Sachithra Senanayake & Kane Williamson cleared to bowl again". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Joshi, Pranav (5 June 2014). "Sri Lanka v/s England and the controversial history of 'Mankading' in world cricket". DNA. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Sachithra Senanayake in 'Watina Obage' music video". You Tube. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Sachithra Senanayake entertaining friends and team-mates". islandcricket.lk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Yashan releases latest music video". ft.lk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Kirula Genemu (Cricket World Cup Song 2015) by Centigradz ft Sachithra Senanayake". top Sinhala mp3. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Senanayake arrested on charges related to match-fixing". ESPNcricinfo.