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MD Shanaka

Bowler, Sri Lanka, 6 Tests, 2016-2021. Debut v England, 2016

33.15Bowling average, 13 wickets at 3.39 an over. The difficulty model rates batting; his bowling is shown as recorded.

His T20 ratings

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2016	3	46	15.33	3.54
2017	6	215	35.83	3.57
2020	2	98	49.00	3.40
2021	2	72	36.00	2.88
Career	13	431	33.15	3.39

Not enough Test cricket in the data window to rank MD Shanaka against peers.

Percentiles need 20+ innings or 20+ wickets. The full record is below.

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
South Africa	4	84	28.00	0
England	4	31	7.75	0
India	4	25	8.33	0

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
India	6	35.83	3/76	0
South Africa	4	37.00	2/42	0
England	3	22.67	3/46	0

Home & away

Home

13.5bat avg

—bowl avg

Away

14.12bat avg

31.46bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	4	95	31.67
2nd	2	0	0.00
3rd	5	39	7.80
4th	1	6	—

Recent formLast 6 Tests

v England23 & 40/22Galle International Stadium2021-01-14 v South Africa4 & 82/50Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2021-01-03 v South Africa66 & 62/98SuperSport Park, Centurion2020-12-26 v India2 & 171/103Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur2017-11-24 v India0 & 65/112Eden Gardens, Kolkata2017-11-16 v England0 & 43/46Headingley2016-05-19

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 12
Not outs: 2
Runs: 140
Average: 14.00
Strike rate: 50.7
Highest: 66*
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 1
Ducks: 2

Wickets: 13
Average: 33.15
Economy: 3.39
Strike rate: 58.6
Best: 3/46
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 762