Charith Asalanka

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Charith Asalanka
චරිත් අසලංක
Personal information
Full nameKariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka
Born (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 24)
Elpitiya, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 157)29 November 2021 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 198)29 June 2021 v England
Last ODI7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 87)25 July 2021 v India
Last T20I4 November 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2015Galle Cricket Club
2016–2017Sinhalese Sports Club
2016–2017Mohammedan Sporting Club
2020Jaffna Kings
2021Kandy Warriors
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 9 39 55
Runs scored 326 295 1752 1860
Batting average 40.75 36.88 29.87 43.25
100s/50s 0/3 0/2 1/13 5/10
Top score 77 80* 103 178*
Balls bowled 24 6 1082 308
Wickets 1 0 18 10
Bowling average 29.00 – 32.00 22.50
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 1/3 – 4/34 4/40
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 15/– 5/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 29 November 2021

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka (born 29 June 1997) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who plays all 3 formats of the game for the national team. A left-handed batsman, Asalanka made his international debut for Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2021.

Early career[]

Asalanka toured England with the Sri Lanka under-17 team in 2013, opening the batting and top-scoring in each innings with 92 and 31 in a three-day match against an English under-17 team at Loughborough.[1] He opened the batting for his school, Richmond College, Galle in 2014-15, helping them into the final of the schools' twenty-20 competition.[2] He captained the national under-19 team against under-19 teams from Australia and Bangladesh in 2014-15. In the five-match limited-overs series against Bangladesh under-19, he was Sri Lanka's highest scorer, with 225 runs at an average of 45.00, and second-highest wicket-taker, with eight wickets at 21.00.[3] He was most prominent in Sri Lanka's victory in the first match, with 4 for 36 and 63.[4] He was awarded Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in the years 2015 and 2016 becoming only the seventh player to win the award twice.[5]

Domestic career[]

He made his first-class debut in April 2015, in the match to decide who should take the final place in the Premier Trophy in the following season. Galle Cricket Club batted first and were all out for 31. Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club made 215 in reply. In their second innings Galle lost their first wicket in the second over, but Asalanka, batting at number three, hit 114 off 123 balls, and Galle totalled 295. Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club needed 112 to win, but Asalanka took 4 for 34 (Malith de Silva, also making his first class debut, took 6 for 46) to dismiss them for 107, and Galle won by four runs.[6]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 1 March 2018.[7]

In April 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8] In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 SLC T20 League.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker for Kandy in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.[10] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]

In March 2021, he captained Sinhalese Sports Club as they won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[12]

On March 24 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament, Asalanka scored brilliant unbeaten century against Police Sports Club. He scored 178* runs from 145 balls. He hit 16 boundaries and 5 sixes in his innings. Due to his innings, Sinhalese Sports Club scored 339 runs and won the match by 31 runs (D/L) method.[13]

On April 1st 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament, Asalanka scored match winning century against Colts Cricket Club. He scored unbeaten 101 runs from 89 balls while chasing 278 runs. Also he put strong partnership with fellow international cricketer Avishka Fernando. Eight boundaries and two sixes included in his innings. Finally, Sinhalese Sports Club won the match by 8 wickets and 68 balls remaining.[13]

In August 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[14] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[15]

U19 captaincy and international career[]

He captained Sri Lanka under-19 in a two-match series against Pakistan under-19 in October 2015, scoring 334 runs at an average of 167.00, with a double-century and a century.[16] He also captained Sri Lanka in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[17]

In November 2018, he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against England, but he did not play.[18] In December 2018, he was named as the captain of the Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[19] In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[20] Later the same month, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[21] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[22]

International career[]

In June 2021, Asalanka was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour of England.[23][24] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.[25] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[26] On 19 July 2021, Asalanka scored his maiden ODI fifty against India.[27] He made his T20I debut on 25 July 2021, for Sri Lanka against India .[28]

In the first ODI against South Africa on 2 September 2021, Asalanka scored his second ODI half century. During the course, he put match winning partnership with Avishka Fernando.[29] Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by 14 runs.[30] In the second ODI, he made another fifty in a losing course.[31] In the third ODI, Asalanka scored 47 runs and helped Sri Lanka to post a total of 203 runs in 50 overs. Later he took his first ODI wicket by dismissing Andile Phehlukwayo. Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by 78 runs and Asalanka won the player of the series award for his consistent batting performance as the highest run getter of the series.[32][33] Later the same month, Asalanka was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[34]

In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[35] He made his Test debut on 29 November 2021, for Sri Lanka against the West Indies.[36]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Bangladesh under-19s in Sri Lanka 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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  5. ^ "Sunday Times - U-19 Cricket: Charith Asalanka wins Bata-ST Schoolboy Cricketer award for second time". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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  29. ^ "'When you improve your fitness, everything becomes easier' - Avishka Fernando". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  30. ^ "Avishka Fernando century sets the platform as Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  31. ^ "Malan 121, Shamsi five-for level series for South Africa in rain-hit game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  32. ^ "Debutant Maheesh Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to series victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  33. ^ "Mickey Arthur: Watching Charith Asalanka play has been very rewarding". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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