Lahiru Samarakoon (born 3 March 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Galle Cricket Club.[1] He made his List A debut on 2 December 2015 in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.[2] In December 2015 he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 28 December 2016.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Lahiru Dharshana Samarakoon |
| Born | 3 March 1997 Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Only T20I (cap 105) | 4 October 2023 v Afghanistan |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015 | Galle |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2015 | |
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[6][7] In May 2018, it was reported that he would join Camberley Cricket Club in England for the 2018 season.[8] He made his debut on 26 May 2018, taking 2/34 from his 10 overs, as well as completing a catch in the field.[9]
His inaugural season in English club cricket finished with a figures of 33 wickets at 15.36 and 301 runs at 30.10,[10] as Camberley finished fourth in the Surrey Championship First Division.[11] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Lahiru Samarakoon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament, Group B: Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Dec 2, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Group A: Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Dec 28-30, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Group A, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Welisara, Feb 24 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "CricX - The Cricket Exchange Agency - Lahiru Samarakoon". www.cricx.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Camberley CC". camberley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Camberley CC". camberley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Surrey Championship". surreychampionship.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.