Sanjaya Rodrigo (born 27 February 1979) is a Sri Lankan former

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er. He played

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for several domestic teams in Sri Lanka between 1998 and 2006. He was also a part of Sri Lanka's squad for the

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. He was the first batsman in a

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(T20) to

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in any form of T20 cricket when he did so in 2005 in a domestic T20 match, where he was unbeaten on 16 in the team's total of just 85. To date he is the only Sri Lankan cricketer to carry his bat in a T20 match. His innings of 16

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is also the lowest score by any batsman in T20 cricket when carrying his bat through the innings.

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* 1979 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Ragama Cricket Club cricketers Sportspeople from Galle {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub