Adeesha Nanayakkara

Adeesha Nanayakkara is a prolific Sri Lankan professional whose career has flourished both at home and abroad. A former Sri Lanka Under-19 representative, he has been a consistent force in domestic cricket since his debut for Saracens Sports Club in 2011/12, going on to represent several top-tier sides including Colombo Cricket Club, Bloomfield, SL Ports Authority, Ace Capital, Sebastianites, and the Sri Lankan Navy Sports Club. A hard-hitting opening batter, he boasts first-class and List A averages in the high 30s, with standout seasons such as 650 runs at 46.42 in 2018/19 and a remarkable 320 at 80 in the 2017/18 List A campaign.

His dominance extends well beyond Sri Lanka. In England, Nanayakkara became a match-winner for Chippenham Cricket Club, amassing 2,196 runs at 57.79 and taking 61 wickets at 18.80 across 2018 and 2019 to lead the club to back-to-back titles and promotions. He returned in 2021 to excel in the ECB Premier Division, before lighting up the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League with Caythorpe, topping the run charts with 1,285 at 67.63, including six centuries. More recently, he has continued to rack up runs in the West of England Premier League for Ilminster, delivering consistent tallies season after season and producing standout knocks such as a 164 from 128 balls and a blistering 58-ball hundred in a League Cup semi-final during the 2025 summer.

Widely regarded as one of the most productive batting professionals in UK league cricket in recent years, Nanayakkara remains a proven run machine and a genuine match-winner, now eyeing yet another successful stint in 2026.