Chamika Karunaratne
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Full name | Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 29 May 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 148) | 1 February 2019 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 196) | 28 May 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 January 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 88) | 25 July 2021 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 4 November 2021 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014-2017 | Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-present | Nondescripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2022 |
Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne (born 29 May 1996) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and badminton player.[2] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2019.[3]
Domestic career[]
He made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 18 December 2015.[4]
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In the same month, Sri Lanka Cricket named him in a preliminary squad of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.[8]
In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[10] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[11]
International career[]
In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12] In January 2019, he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the second Test against Australia.[13] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 1 February 2019.[14][15]
In May 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[16] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka on 28 May 2021 against Bangladesh.[17] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[18] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 25 July 2021, for Sri Lanka against India .[19]
In September 2021, Karunaratne was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]
Outside cricket[]
Chamika Karunaratne was a junior national champion in javelin throw and also competed in the international badminton.[21][22][23] His father Louie Karunaratne and brothers Dinuka, Niluka and Diluka are also professional badminton players.[22][24] In February 2021, he along with his elder brother and Sri Lanka's no 1 badminton player Niluka Karunaratne played in the first round encounters in the men's singles of the Sri Lankan Badminton Nationals.[25]
References[]
- ^ "Players: Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera KARUNARATNE | TOURNAMENT RESULTS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Chamika Karunaratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "AIA Premier League Tournament, Group A: Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Dec 18-20, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Injured Chameera, Kumara to return home; Chamika Karunaratne named replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Canberra, Feb 1-5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "I gave away too many runs and am not happy with it: Chamika Karunaratne". Cricket Country. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 28 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 25 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Caffrey, Oliver (2 February 2019). "Sri Lankan bowler's other sporting passion". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b Adithya, Vimukthi. "Do we have the best youngsters; Chamika Karunarathne a genuine all rounder in the making". www.islandcricket.lk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Badminton and cricket goes hand in hand for Chamika". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Rajendran, Angu (1 February 2011). "Dinuka - Sri Lanka's champion shuttler". dailynews.lk. Daily News. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Nadeera, Dilshan. "Cricketer Chamika returns to badminton as National Championship commences". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links[]
- Chamika Karunaratne at ESPNcricinfo
- Chamika Karunaratne at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Cricketers from Colombo
- Sri Lankan male badminton players