Lahiru Samarakoon
Personal information
Full name
Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Lahiru Dharshana Samarakoon
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 105)4 October 2023 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Galle
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2015

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Lahiru Samarakoon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Group A, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Welisara, Feb 24 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "CricX - The Cricket Exchange Agency - Lahiru Samarakoon". www.cricx.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Camberley CC". camberley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Camberley CC". camberley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Surrey Championship". surreychampionship.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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