Kasun Rajitha
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Full name | Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Matara, Sri Lanka | 1 June 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 62) | 9 February 2016 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 7 September 2016 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2016 |
Kasun Rajitha (born 1 June 1993) is a Sri Lankan international cricketer.[1] He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015.[2]
International call
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against India on 9 February 2016.[3] He took the wickets of two Indian top order batsmen in his very first over. At the end, with the help of other seamers, India were all out for 101 and Sri Lanka won the match comfortably to lead the 3 match series 1-0. For his bowling performance of 3 for 29 runs, Rajitha won man of the match as well. With this victory, Sri Lanka regained the number one spot in the T20I rankings.[4]
Twenty20 International cricket
Man of the match awards
# | Series | Date | Opponent | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | Sri Lanka in India | 9 February 2016 | India | 4–0–29–3 ; DNB | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.[5] |
References
- ^ "Kasun Rajitha". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "India tour of Sri Lanka, Tour Match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Indians at Colombo (RPS), Aug 6-8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India and Bangladesh, 1st T20I: India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka seamers topple India on green track". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in India T20 series, 2015-16 - 1st match Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.