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Asela Gunaratne
Personal information
Full name
Downdegedara Asela Sampath Gunaratne
Born (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 138)29 October 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last Test6 November 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 176)14 November 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI27 November 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.14
T20I debut (cap 63)14 February 2016 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Mohammedan Sporting Club
SL Army
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA
Matches 2 5 1 50
Runs scored 225 40 4 919
Batting average 75.00 20.00 4.00 24.18
100s/50s 1/1 -/- -/- -/4
Top score 116 18 4 75*
Balls bowled 30 180 17 960
Wickets 0 8 0 26
Bowling average - 14.75 - 23.84
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling - 3/10 - 5/12
Catches/stumpings 2/- -/– -/– 22/-
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016
Asela Gunaratne
Born (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
AllegianceSri Lanka Sri Lanka
Service / branchSri Lanka Army
RankBombardier
UnitSri Lanka Artillery

Downdegedara Asela Sampath Gunaratne, commonly known as Asela Gunaratne (born 8 January 1986) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[1] He is currently serving in the Sri Lanka Army as a Bombardier attached to the 6th Field Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery.[2] He is a past pupil of Sri Rahula College, Kandy.

International Career

He was selected in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for Sri Lanka's tour to India in February 2016.[3] He made his T20I debut on 14 February 2016, scoring four runs. Sri Lanka lost the match by 9 wickets.[4]

He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 29 October 2016.[5] He scored a fifty in the first innings of the first Test and scored his maiden Test century in the second match of the same tour.

He was selected in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) team for Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, with West Indies being the third team.[6] He made his ODI debut in the first match of the tri-series, against Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets.[7]

International centuries

Test centuries

Test centuries of Asela Gunaratne
No Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Result
[1] 116 2  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club Won

References

  1. ^ "Asela Gunaratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ Army Cricketers Selected for T-20 Tour in India
  3. ^ "Dilhara Fernando back in Sri Lanka T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India and Bangladesh, 3rd T20I: India v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam, Feb 14, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Tharanga named SL captain for tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 1st Match: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Nov 14, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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