Sahan Palihakkara (born 14 October 1989) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for

Saracens Sports Club The Saracens Sports Club (Saracens SC) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricket team that competes in the Premier Trophy The Major League Tournament (formerly known as the Premier Trophy) is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri L ...

. He was born in

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

. Palihakkara made his cricketing debut for the Under-23s team during the 2009 season, and made his List A debut during the 2009–10 season, against Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. He is yet to score a run in List A cricket, but took figures of 3–37 on his debut with the ball.

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Sahan Palihakkara
at Cricket Archive 1989 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Saracens Sports Club cricketers Cricketers from Kandy {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub