The Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka is a professional cricketer from Sri Lanka who presently competes for Sri Lanka in limited over internationals. He was born on September 18, 2000. In the past, he attended Hungama Vijayaba Central College, which is located in Hungama. He made his debut in the first-class competition on March 13, 2020, while playing for Colts Cricket Club in the Premier League Tournament for the 2019–20 season.
The Dambulla Viiking selected him in the draft for the first-ever Lanka Premier League competition, which took place in October 2020. On the 9th of December in the year 2020, he made his debut in the Twenty20 competition, playing for the Dambulla Viiking in the Lanka Premier League. His selection to the SLC Blues squad for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League event took place in August of the same year.
His selection to play for the Galle Gladiators in the 2021 Lanka Premier League came about as a result of the players’ draft that took place in November of that year. The Jaffna Kings decided to sign him in July 2022 so that he may participate in the third season of the Lanka Premier League. The announcement that he will be a part of Sri Lanka’s team for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2020 came in January of that year.
Dilshan Madushanka Biography
| Name | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Full Name | Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka |
| Date of Birth | 18 September 2000 |
| Place of Birth | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Srilankan |
| Father’s Name | Sujith Krishantha |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium |
| ODI Debut | 10 January 2023 vs. India |
| Test Debut | 24 July 2023 vs. Pakistan |
| Favourite Food | Polos Mellum |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Dark Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
The five-wicket haul that Madushanka got occurred on January 27, 2020, during Sri Lanka’s plate quarter-final match against Nigeria. The selection of Madushanka to Sri Lanka’s Test team for the series against South Africa took place in December of the year 2020. Madushanka was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s limited-overs team for the series that they were going to play against the West Indies in February of 2021.
The selection of Madushanka to Sri Lanka’s Test team was announced once again in April 2021, this time for the series that they were going to play against Bangladesh. It was announced in April 2022 that he would be a part of Sri Lanka’s Test team traveling to Bangladesh to compete in a series. Under the auspices of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka, he made his debut in the List A competition on June 8, 2022, playing for Sri Lanka A against Australia A.
In the latter part of the same month, he was included in Sri Lanka’s Test team, which was also for their series against Australia that was played at home. Additionally, in July, he was once again considered for inclusion in Sri Lanka’s Test team, this time for their series against Pakistan at home. He was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the Asia Cup in the year 2022 in August. He played his first Twenty20 International match on August 27, 2022, against Afghanistan.
Madushanka got off to a good start in his international career, particularly in the match against India. He shredded the Indian top order by swinging the ball into the right-hand batsmen, and he flattened the stumps thrice, including smashing two of Virat Kohli’s out of the ground and then Deepak Hooda. This was a very impressive performance. On the 10th of January 2023, Madushanka made his debut in a One-Day International (ODI) vs India.
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The wicket of Rohit Sharma was Madushanka’s first one-day international game. On July 24, 2023, he played his first test match, which was against Pakistan. During the World Cup 2023, Madushanka grabbed a total of 21 wickets over nine matches at an average of 25.00. He also recorded his first one-day international five-wicket haul, which was against India on November 2, 2023, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Indian Premier League 2024 would not include Dilshan Madushanka for the Mumbai Indians. It was earlier this month that the fast bowler from Sri Lanka suffered a hamstring injury while on tour in Bangladesh. As a result, he will not be able to participate in the Twenty20 event as a whole. They have decided to replace him with Kwena Maphaka, a fast bowler from South Africa who is seventeen years old.
As a powerplay specialist, Madushanka was a candidate for inclusion in the first eleven, and Mumbai had made a significant investment in him, amounting to around USD 554,000 (or INR 4.6 crore). Throughout the One-Day International World Cup in 2023, Madushanka showed his ability to swing the new ball by achieving the third-highest wicket-taking total (21) in the tournament, behind Mohammed Shami (24) and Adam Zampa (23).
Both Kagiso Rabada and Maphaka are students at the same school in Johannesburg, which is St. Stithians. Maphaka is now in his last year of schooling. Originally, he was going to spend his summer vacation in Mumbai and then go back to his own country. However, his plans have altered, and he will now spend the months of March, April, and May with a squad that includes fast bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and coaches like Lasith Malinga.
With his collection of 21 wickets from six one-day internationals at an average of 9.71 and an economy rate of 3.81, Maphaka was one of the most eye-catching performers in the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. He was responsible for South Africa’s advancement to the semi-finals. At the youth World Cup, no one has ever taken more wickets in a single tournament than anybody else. According to the members of the squad, the left-arm seamer bowls at a speed of 140 kilometers per hour and is well-known for his inswing, which places him in the same category as Madushanka.
