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Andri Berenger
Personal information
Full name
Andri Raffaelo Berenger
Born (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 53)28 November 2014 
UAE v Afghanistan
Last ODI15 March 2015 
UAE v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 19)23 October 2021 
Qatar v Bahrain
Last T20I29 October 2021 
Qatar v Kuwait
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008Seeduwa Raddoluwa
2010–2011Colombo
2015Saracens Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 10 5 23 7
Runs scored 205 149 411 153
Batting average 20.50 16.55 18.68 21.85
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/3 0/1
Top score 66 35 66* 50
Catches/stumpings 2/0 5/1 12/2 3/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2021

Andri Raffaelo Berenger (Template:Lang-si; born 29 August 1991), is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He was born in Colombo. He has played for the United Arab Emirates and for Qatar.[1]

Personal life

Berenger was born in Colombo on 29 August 1991.[1] His father Kenham Berenger was a Sri Lankan boxing champion. He grew up in the UAE where his parents were expatriate workers.[2] Berenger represented the UAE at the Under-15 Gulf Cup in Bahrain before winning a sports scholarship to attend St. Peter's College, Colombo.[1]

Cricket career

Sri Lanka

Berenger represented the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[1]

Berenger made his cricketing debut in a List A match for Seeduwa Raddoluwa in December 2008 against Moratuwa Sports Club. Later in the same week, he made a single first-class appearance for the side, in the 2008-09 Premier Championship.

Berenger later played for Sinhalese Sports Club and Colombo Cricket Club.[1]

United Arab Emirates

He made his One Day International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 28 November 2014.[3] He represented the UAE at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[1]

Qatar

In October 2021, he was named in Qatar's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[4] He made his T20I debut on 23 October 2021, for Qatar against Bahrain.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Player profile : Andri Berenger". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ^ "UAE's Berenger dreams of playing for Sri Lanka". Emirates 24/7. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st ODI: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at Dubai (CA), Nov 28, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Qatar to host T20 World Cup qualifiers". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "1st Match, Doha, Oct 23 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2021.