Demintha Dahanayake is a Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

er. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Saracens Sports Club

Saracens Sports Club

-Current squad :* G.N. Abeyratne* W.G.R.K. Alwis* D.H. Dahanayake* S. Dushantha * K.N.C. Fernando* Y.S. Fernando* W.M.M.W.E.V. Gangoda* S.S. Kahingala* K.R.M.D. Kaluarachchi* S.P. Palihakkara* M.P. Ranasinghe* M.D. Randika* R. Rathika...

. He was born in Kandy

Kandy

Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...

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Dahanayake made his cricketing debut for Nondescripts

Nondescripts Cricket Club

Nondescripts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1888...

 in the 2006 Under-23 Tournament, a tournament in which he has participated in each season to 2009.

Dahanayake made his List A debut for the senior side during the 2008-09 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, against Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy, which it has won eight times.-History:...

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Dahanayake's first-class debut came during the 2009-10 season, against Saracens Sports Club

Saracens Sports Club

-Current squad :* G.N. Abeyratne* W.G.R.K. Alwis* D.H. Dahanayake* S. Dushantha * K.N.C. Fernando* Y.S. Fernando* W.M.M.W.E.V. Gangoda* S.S. Kahingala* K.R.M.D. Kaluarachchi* S.P. Palihakkara* M.P. Ranasinghe* M.D. Randika* R. Rathika...

. From the upper order, he scored a duck

Duck (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...

in the only innings in which he batted.

External links

• Demintha Dahanayake at Cricket Archive