Sanjeeva Ranatunga
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| Born | 25 April 1969 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arjuna Ranatunga (brother) Nishantha Ranatunga (brother) Dammika Ranatunga (brother) Prasanna Ranatunga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 62) | 26–28 August 1994 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20–24 June 1998 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 81) | 3 August 1993 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 January 1996 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanjeeva Ranatunga (born April 25, 1969, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997.
Family[]
He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.
International career[]
He has scored 2 centuries in Tests; 118 and 100* against Zimbabwe in consecutive Tests at Harare Sports Club and Queens Sports Club in 1994. His other notable performances are a hard fought 60 and 65 against Australia at Adelaide in 1996. His highest ODI score of 70 came against Pakistan at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 1994 which earned him the Man of the Match Award.
International centuries[]
Test centuries[]
| Test centuries of Sanjeeva Ranatunga | |||||||
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| No | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Date | Result |
| [1] | 118 | 2 |  Zimbabwe |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
Harare Sports Club | 11 October 1994 | Drawn |
| [2] | 100* | 3 | Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Queens Sports Club | 20 October 1994 | Drawn |
International awards[]
One-Day International Cricket[]
Man of the Match awards[]
| No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 6 August 1994 | 70 (116 balls: 4x4) |  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.[1]
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