Sandun Weerakkody


Dharshanapriya Sandun Weerakkody is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, plays for One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. Weerakkody is a past pupil of Dharmaraja College, Kandy. A left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper, he plays first-class cricket for Nondescripts Cricket Club.

Domestic career

In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
On 19 December 2019, Weerakkody scored the fastest List A century by a Sri Lankan batsman, scoring 101 not out from 39 balls for Sinhalese Sports Club against Burgher Recreation Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.

International career

In January 2017 he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 28 January 2017, scoring five runs. His first ODI fifty came in the second match of his career, but Sri Lanka lost the match by 40 runs.
In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.