T20 World Cup 2026: Why is Babar Azam not playing in PAK vs SL, Match 50?
T20 WC 2026: Why is Babar Azam not playing in PAK vs SL?
28 Feb 2026
2 MinDasun Shanaka
Sri Lanka
ICC Ranking
#20 All Rounder in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Dasun Shanaka
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Dasun Shanaka
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
09 Sep 1991 (34y 176d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
ICC Ranking
#20 All Rounder in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 6 | 12 | 2 | 140 | 66 | 14 | 276 | 50.72 | -- | 1 |
| odi | 71 | 63 | 5 | 1299 | 108 | 22.39 | 1420 | 91.47 | 2 | 4 |
| t20i | 121 | 109 | 24 | 1722 | 74 | 20.25 | 1373 | 125.41 | -- | 6 |
| t20 | 273 | 248 | 60 | 4874 | 131 | 25.92 | 3422 | 142.43 | 3 | 17 |
| fc | 76 | 109 | 11 | 4225 | 130 | 43.11 | 5690 | 74.25 | 13 | 22 |
| list a | 179 | 151 | 23 | 3383 | 108 | 26.42 | 3531 | 95.8 | 3 | 11 |
| t10 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 668 | 62 | 27.83 | 318 | 210.06 | -- | 4 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 6 | 8 | 127.00 | 431 | 13 | 3/46 | 33.15 | 3.39 | 58.6 | -- | -- |
| odi | 71 | 46 | 176.00 | 999 | 27 | 5/43 | 37 | 5.67 | 39.1 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 121 | 67 | 120.50 | 994 | 41 | 3/16 | 24.24 | 8.22 | 17.6 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 273 | 151 | 308.40 | 2732 | 106 | 4/16 | 25.77 | 8.85 | 17.4 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 76 | 92 | 792.50 | 2900 | 92 | 6/69 | 31.52 | 3.65 | 51.7 | -- | 3 |
| list a | 179 | 114 | 510.20 | 2740 | 93 | 5/43 | 29.46 | 5.36 | 32.9 | -- | 1 |
| t10 | 39 | 21 | 32.20 | 408 | 12 | 2/25 | 34.00 | 12.62 | 16.17 | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAK vs SL | 76* | 2/42 | 28 Feb 2026 | Kandy | t20i |
| NZ vs SL | 3 | - | 25 Feb 2026 | Colombo | t20i |
| ENG vs SL | 30 | - | 22 Feb 2026 | Kandy | t20i |
| SL vs ZIM | 6 | 1/26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Colombo | t20i |
| AUS vs SL | - | 0/16 | 16 Feb 2026 | Kandy | t20i |
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