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Lakshan Sandakan stats
Data through 5 July 2025Last updated 5 July 2025
Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 26 July 2016 to 5 July 2025. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.
Between 2016 and 2025, Lakshan Sandakan appears in 11 Tests, 31 ODIs, 20 T20Is for Sri Lanka in the Cricsheet data. Lakshan Sandakan took 37 Test wickets in the data (average 34.49, economy 3.71, best 5/95).
International matches
62
Tests 11 · ODIs 31 · T20Is 20
International wickets
87
2 five-wicket hauls
T20 league & domestic matches
24
23 runs
Best bowling
5/95
Test
Teams played for
Sri Lanka 2016–2021 · 62Colombo Cricket Club 2024–2025 · 26Galle Gladiators 2020–2022 · 14Colombo Strikers 2023 · 3Kandy Falcons 2024 · 1
Lakshan Sandakan batting record by format
| Format | M | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 11 | 17 | 6 | 117 | 25 | 10.64 | 274 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| ODI | 31 | 19 | 7 | 64 | 16* | 5.33 | 140 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| T20I | 20 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 7.67 | 38 | 60.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 (leagues & domestic) | 24 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 9* | 7.67 | 53 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 7 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 14* | 11.83 | 161 | 44.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 33.00 | 60 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Runs per year
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| Year | Runs |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 81 |
Year-by-year batting (20 rows)
| Year | Format | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Test | 5 | 33 | 16.50 | 89.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ODI | 6 | 11 | 2.75 | 30.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Test | 8 | 44 | 8.80 | 34.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ODI | 1 | 5 | – | 38.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | T20I | 1 | 1 | – | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Test | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 36.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ODI | 5 | 15 | 3.75 | 38.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | T20I | 3 | 17 | 8.50 | 73.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | ODI | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 13 | – | 50.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | T20I | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ODI | 5 | 30 | 15.00 | 71.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | T20I | 1 | 3 | – | 27.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 6 | 3.00 | 30.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 1 | 2 | – | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | First-class | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | List A | 2 | 25 | 25.00 | 48.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | First-class | 9 | 71 | 14.20 | 44.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | List A | 2 | 8 | – | 100.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lakshan Sandakan bowling record by format
| Format | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 20 | 2,063 | 1,276 | 37 | 5/95 | 7/107 | 34.49 | 3.71 | 55.8 | 5 | 2 | 37 |
| ODI | 30 | 1,488 | 1,539 | 27 | 4/52 | – | 57.00 | 6.21 | 55.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| T20I | 20 | 460 | 557 | 23 | 4/23 | – | 24.22 | 7.27 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T20 (leagues & domestic) | 23 | 456 | 619 | 23 | 3/12 | – | 26.91 | 8.14 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| First-class | 10 | 549 | 385 | 9 | 3/61 | 3/61 | 42.78 | 4.21 | 61.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| List A | 12 | 423 | 319 | 15 | 4/15 | – | 21.27 | 4.52 | 28.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Wickets per year
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| Year | Wickets |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12 |
Year-by-year bowling (23 rows)
| Year | Format | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ODI | 1 | 2 | 16.50 | 6.60 | 2/33 |
| 2016 | Test | 5 | 9 | 23.00 | 2.89 | 4/58 |
| 2017 | ODI | 9 | 9 | 50.78 | 6.59 | 4/52 |
| 2017 | T20I | 3 | 6 | 12.67 | 6.33 | 4/23 |
| 2017 | Test | 9 | 16 | 45.19 | 3.90 | 5/132 |
| 2018 | ODI | 5 | 5 | 49.80 | 6.92 | 2/24 |
| 2018 | T20I | 2 | 4 | 14.50 | 7.25 | 3/19 |
| 2018 | Test | 6 | 12 | 28.83 | 3.98 | 5/95 |
| 2019 | ODI | 5 | 1 | 292.00 | 5.86 | 1/54 |
| 2019 | T20I | 9 | 3 | 88.67 | 7.60 | 1/33 |
| 2020 | ODI | 3 | 3 | 43.33 | 6.78 | 3/57 |
| 2020 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 8 | 12 | 22.67 | 9.38 | 3/32 |
| 2020 | T20I | 3 | 4 | 22.50 | 9.00 | 3/35 |
| 2021 | ODI | 7 | 7 | 54.00 | 5.50 | 3/54 |
| 2021 | T20I | 3 | 6 | 11.17 | 5.74 | 3/10 |
| 2022 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 6 | 2 | 69.50 | 7.32 | 2/22 |
| 2023 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 3 | 31.00 | 8.45 | 1/29 |
| 2024 | First-class | 2 | 2 | 29.50 | 3.73 | 2/4 |
| 2024 | List A | 9 | 13 | 17.54 | 4.04 | 4/15 |
| 2024 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 2 | 3 | 20.33 | 7.62 | 2/15 |
| 2025 | First-class | 8 | 7 | 46.57 | 4.31 | 3/61 |
| 2025 | List A | 3 | 2 | 45.50 | 6.50 | 1/18 |
| 2025 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 4 | 3 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 3/12 |
Lakshan Sandakan against each team
| Opponent | Format | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Test | 5 | 33 | 16.50 | 89.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| India | Test | 3 | 18 | 9.00 | 26.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | Test | 3 | 10 | 10.00 | 28.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | ODI | 4 | 21 | 10.50 | 65.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | ODI | 3 | 15 | 7.50 | 57.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | ODI | 3 | 12 | 6.00 | 42.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | ODI | 6 | 11 | 3.67 | 25.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponent | Format | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Test | 3 | 10 | 34.90 | 4.40 | 5/132 |
| Bangladesh | Test | 6 | 9 | 47.56 | 3.89 | 4/140 |
| Australia | Test | 5 | 9 | 23.00 | 2.89 | 4/58 |
| Zimbabwe | ODI | 4 | 8 | 28.38 | 6.81 | 4/52 |
| Bangladesh | ODI | 4 | 7 | 25.14 | 5.18 | 3/54 |
| West Indies | ODI | 6 | 4 | 68.75 | 5.59 | 3/57 |
| South Africa | ODI | 6 | 3 | 103.67 | 6.24 | 1/35 |
| India | ODI | 3 | 2 | 93.50 | 7.58 | 1/53 |
| New Zealand | ODI | 3 | 1 | 174.00 | 5.80 | 1/54 |
| South Africa | T20I | 3 | 8 | 8.12 | 5.42 | 4/23 |
| West Indies | T20I | 4 | 7 | 13.43 | 6.88 | 3/10 |
| New Zealand | T20I | 3 | 2 | 45.00 | 7.50 | 1/33 |
| Australia | T20I | 4 | 2 | 64.50 | 8.06 | 1/30 |
| Pakistan | T20I | 3 | 0 | – | 7.00 | 0/20 |
| Jaffna Kings | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 2 | 46.50 | 9.30 | 1/30 |
| Colombo Stars | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 0 | – | 8.00 | 0/17 |
Top grounds (batting)
| Ground | Inns | Runs | Avg | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo Cricket Club Ground | 7 | 53 | 17.67 | 14 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 6 | 47 | 11.75 | 19 |
| Galle International Stadium | 5 | 37 | 9.25 | 25 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 5 | 31 | 7.75 | 15 |
| Colts Cricket Club Ground | 2 | 21 | 21.00 | 12 |
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2 | 18 | – | 16 |
| P Sara Oval | 5 | 17 | 8.50 | 10 |
| Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 8 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 3 | 13 | 6.50 | 5 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 13 | – | 9 |
Top grounds (bowling)
| Ground | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 13 | 18 | 28.28 | 4.39 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 11 | 17 | 26.29 | 8.68 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 9 | 13 | 29.54 | 4.31 |
| Galle International Stadium | 7 | 10 | 19.90 | 3.54 |
| P Sara Oval | 8 | 9 | 35.56 | 4.45 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 10 | 9 | 38.56 | 7.28 |
| Coolidge Cricket Ground, Coolidge | 2 | 6 | 6.50 | 5.09 |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground | 2 | 6 | 9.33 | 4.87 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 3 | 5 | 27.20 | 5.23 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2 | 5 | 43.40 | 4.95 |
Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)
| Format | Phase | Runs | Balls | SR | Outs | Bowl balls | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | Powerplay | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | 8.00 |
| T20 | Middle | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 840 | 39 | 7.84 |
| T20 | Death | 41 | 78 | 52.6 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 5.91 |
| ODI | Powerplay | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | 5.00 |
| ODI | Middle | 17 | 49 | 34.7 | 3 | 1344 | 24 | 6.14 |
| ODI | Death | 47 | 91 | 51.6 | 9 | 132 | 3 | 6.95 |
How Lakshan Sandakan was dismissed
- Caught16 (44%)
- Run out8 (22%)
- Bowled6 (17%)
- Lbw3 (8%)
- Stumped2 (6%)
- Caught and bowled1 (3%)
How Lakshan Sandakan took wickets
- Caught75
- Bowled20
- Lbw19
- Stumped12
- Caught and bowled8
Last 20 innings
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| Innings | Runs |
|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2021 | 0 |
| 17 Dec 2022 | 4 |
| 18 Dec 2022 | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2022 | 1 |
| 30 Jul 2023 | 2 |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 10 |
| 11 Aug 2024 | 15 |
| 27 Dec 2024 | 0 |
| 10 Jan 2025 | 3 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 9 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 12 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 5 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | 14 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | 7 |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 5 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 11 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 5 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 2 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 0 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 8 |
| Date | Format | Against | Score | Balls | How out | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2025 | List A | Moors Sports Club | 8* | 5 | not out | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 1 Jul 2025 | List A | Burgher Recreation Club | 0* | 3 | not out | Burgher Recreation Club Ground |
| 8 Jun 2025 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Panadura Sports Club | 2 | 5 | caught | P Sara Oval |
| 21 Feb 2025 | First-class | Burgher Recreation Club | 5* | 27 | not out | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 21 Feb 2025 | First-class | Burgher Recreation Club | 11 | 10 | caught | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 14 Feb 2025 | First-class | Kandy Customs Cricket Club | 5 | 10 | caught | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 7 Feb 2025 | First-class | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 7 | 13 | run out | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 7 Feb 2025 | First-class | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | 14* | 25 | not out | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 31 Jan 2025 | First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club | 5 | 21 | caught and bowled | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground |
| 24 Jan 2025 | First-class | Moors Sports Club | 12* | 22 | not out | Colts Cricket Club Ground |
| 24 Jan 2025 | First-class | Moors Sports Club | 9 | 27 | caught | Colts Cricket Club Ground |
| 10 Jan 2025 | First-class | Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club | 3* | 4 | not out | Colombo Cricket Club Ground |
| 27 Dec 2024 | First-class | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 0 | 2 | caught | P Sara Oval |
| 11 Aug 2024 | List A | Ace Capital Cricket Club | 15 | 34 | caught | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 13 Jun 2024 | List A | Police Sports Club | 10* | 18 | not out | P Sara Oval |
| 30 Jul 2023 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Jaffna Kings | 2* | 2 | not out | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 21 Dec 2022 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Colombo Stars | 1 | 3 | bowled | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 18 Dec 2022 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Jaffna Kings | 1* | 1 | not out | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 17 Dec 2022 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Dambulla Aura | 4 | 16 | bowled | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 20 Jul 2021 | ODI | India | 0 | 1 | run out | R Premadasa Stadium |
Last 20 bowling innings
Frequently asked questions
How many wickets has Lakshan Sandakan taken in Tests?
37 wickets in 20 innings at an average of 34.49, economy 3.71, best figures 5/95.
How many wickets has Lakshan Sandakan taken in ODIs?
27 wickets in 30 innings at an average of 57.00, economy 6.21, best figures 4/52.
How many runs has Lakshan Sandakan scored in Tests?
117 runs in 17 innings (11 matches) at an average of 10.64 and a strike rate of 42.7, in the data from 2016 to 2018.
How many runs has Lakshan Sandakan scored in ODIs?
64 runs in 19 innings (31 matches) at an average of 5.33 and a strike rate of 45.7, in the data from 2016 to 2021.
How many runs has Lakshan Sandakan scored in T20Is?
23 runs in 7 innings (20 matches) at an average of 7.67 and a strike rate of 60.5, in the data from 2017 to 2021.
Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.