Sachith Pathirana


Sachith Shanaka Pathirana, or commonly Sachith Pathirana, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for the national team and domestically in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches. He is a former student of Trinity College, Kandy.

Youth and domestic career

Pathirana is the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in U19 ODIs with a total of 64 wickets in 23 matches.
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. He was the leading wicket-taker for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 24 dismissals in nine matches.

International career

He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 15 July 2015. He took 2 wickets for 54 runs. Together with Dinesh Chandimal, they put on a 50-run partnership, which helped Sri Lanka to win the match. Pathirana scored 33 runs in his first match.
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 6 September 2016.
Pathirana scored his maiden ODI fifty on 10 February 2017 against South Africa at Centurion. However, his score was not enough for the team's victory and Sri Lanka lost the match by 88 runs and also the series 5–0.