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About Dasun Shanaka
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Table of Contents
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Who is Dasun Shanaka?
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Wiki/Overview
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Appearance
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Family, Affairs and More
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Career
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Education
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Achievements
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Money Factor
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Trivia and Facts
Who is Dasun Shanaka?
Dasun Shanaka was born in Sri Lanka on 9 September 1991 Known as an aggressive lower-order batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has also been the team's limited-overs captain.He is After several seasons of strong play for Sinhalese Sports Club, Dasun Shanaka—a solid right-arm seam bowler and explosive middle-order batsman—earned a spot in Sri Lanka's T20 squad.
Wiki/Overview
| Full name | Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka |
| Nick name | Shanaka |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Date of birth | 9 September 1991 |
| Place of birth | Negombo, Sri Lanka |
| Age (as of 2025) | 33 years |
| Father | Madagamagamage Senaka Dissanayake |
| Mother | N/A |
| Spouse | Chewanthi Perera |
| Education | Graduation |
| Organization | Rangpur Riders, Peshawar Zalmi |
| known for | Caption of Sri Lanka |
| Residence | Negombo |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Height | feet & inches- 6’ |
| Weight | 80 kgs |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Zodiac Sign | Vigro |
Appearance
Standing six feet tall, Dasun Shanaka is an all-rounder from Sri Lanka who is renowned for his right-arm medium bowling and right-handed batting technique.
Family, Affairs and More
| Father | Madagamagamage Senaka Dissanayake |
| Mother | N/A |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Spouse | Chewanthi Perera |
| Children | N/A |
Career
After making his way into the national squad through impressive local performances, Dasun Shanaka, an all-rounder from Sri Lanka, is renowned for his powerful batting and dependable right-arm seam bowling. He has led Sri Lanka to significant triumphs, such as the 2022 Asia Cup, while serving as captain in both T20Is and ODIs.
Education
| School | St. Peter’s College, Catholic school |
| College | Maris Stella College Negombo |
Achievements
Dasun Shanaka, a cricketer from Sri Lanka, made his T20I debut in 2015 and then made his Test and ODI debuts in 2016. He is renowned for his powerful middle-order batting and consistent right-arm seam bowling. He led Sri Lanka to a landslide victory over Pakistan, the top T20I team at the time, and has a first-class century and five wickets.Sri Lanka won the opening Twenty20 International by 64 runs when he was captain. It was the first T20I victory for Sri Lanka over Pakistan in six years.
Money Factor
| Net worth | $3 million |
| Salary | $5,500per day |
Trivia and Facts
- In March 2019, Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament included Dasun Shanaka. In November 2019, he was selected to play with the Comilla Warriors in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.
- In August 2021, he was selected to captain the SLC Greys squad in the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League. In July 2022, he secured a contract to play in the Third Lanka Premier League with the Dambulla Giants.
- He has a passion for fitness. Dasun Shanaka frequently posts images of his workouts on social media and works out frequently at the gym.
- In February 2021, Dasun Shanaka was chosen once more to lead Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 Internationals and participated in a series against the West Indies Cricket Team.
- After Sri Lanka lost the series against England in June 2021, Kusal Perera was fired, and Shanaka was once again named captain for the T20I series against India.