Chamika Karunaratne

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Chamika Karunaratne
Personal information
Full nameEdirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne[1]
Born (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 25)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 148)1 February 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 196)28 May 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI21 January 2022 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 88)25 July 2021 v India
Last T20I4 November 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014-2017Tamil Union
2017-presentNondescripts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 10 12 39
Runs scored 22 200 85 1,314
Batting average 11.00 40.00 21.25 24.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/9
Top score 22 44* 24* 100*
Balls bowled 156 246 163 3,832
Wickets 1 6 5 73
Bowling average 148.00 36.00 38.79 35.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/130 2/24 2/27 5/63
Catches/stumpings 1/- 2/- 1/- 20/-
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[]

  1. ^ "Players: Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera KARUNARATNE | TOURNAMENT RESULTS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Chamika Karunaratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Injured Chameera, Kumara to return home; Chamika Karunaratne named replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. ^ "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Canberra, Feb 1-5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  15. ^ "I gave away too many runs and am not happy with it: Chamika Karunaratne". Cricket Country. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  17. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 28 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  19. ^ "1st T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 25 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  21. ^ Caffrey, Oliver (2 February 2019). "Sri Lankan bowler's other sporting passion". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Badminton and cricket goes hand in hand for Chamika". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  24. ^ Rajendran, Angu (1 February 2011). "Dinuka - Sri Lanka's champion shuttler". dailynews.lk. Daily News. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  25. ^ Nadeera, Dilshan. "Cricketer Chamika returns to badminton as National Championship commences". Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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