| Lahiru Samarakoon | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Lahiru Dharshana Samarakoon |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Onet20i: | true |
| T20idebutdate: | 4 October |
| T20idebutyear: | 2023 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Afghanistan |
| T20icap: | 105 |
| Club1: | Galle |
| Year1: | 2015 |
| Date: | 23 December |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/924551.html ESPNcricinfo |
Lahiru Samarakoon (born 3 March 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Galle Cricket Club.[1] He made his List A debut on 2 December 2015 in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.[2] In December 2015 he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 28 December 2016.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[5]
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[6] [7] In May 2018, it was reported that he would join Camberley Cricket Club in England for the 2018 season.[8] He made his debut on 26 May 2018, taking 2/34 from his 10 overs, as well as completing a catch in the field.[9]
His inaugural season in English club cricket finished with a figures of 33 wickets at 15.36 and 301 runs at 30.10,[10] as Camberley finished fourth in the Surrey Championship First Division.[11] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[13]