Suranga Lakmal
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| Full name | Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1987 Matara, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Suraa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dilani Chalanika (wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 114) | 23 November 2010 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 November 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 140) | 18 December 2009 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 37) | 25 June 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Bashnahira South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matara Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal (born 10 March 1987 in Matara), commonly Suranga Lakmal, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for all forms of the game. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He was first included in the national squad for the tour of Pakistan in 2008-2009[1] and was reported to have been injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team by terrorists.
He currently plays for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.[1][2] He was an important member of 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team.
School times
Lakmal studied at Debarawewa Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Hambantota District, before moving to Richmond College, Galle.
International career
Lakmal was called up as a replacement for Dilhara Fernando in India in December 2009 and he made his ODI debut in the second match in Nagpur, where he bowled eight wicketless overs for 58 runs before Sri Lanka won by three wickets.[3] He made his Test debut on November 23, 2010 against the West Indies in the second Test match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium, becoming the 114th Sri Lankan Test player.[4]
By dismissing Chris Gayle of West Indies, Lakmal became the third bowler to take a wicket with the first ball bowled in a test match at a new venue, joining Kapil Dev of India and Imran Khan of Pakistan, which was held at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.[5]
Lakmal is also the first cricketer from Hambantota District to represent the national cricket team of Sri Lanka.[6]
Milestones
Tests
| Wicket No. | Batsman | How Out | Ground | Year |
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| 1 |  Chris Gayle (WIN) |
Caught (A Mathews) | R Premadasa Stadium | 2010 |
| 50 |  Ahmed Shehzad (PAK) |
bowled | Pallekele Cricket Stadium | 2015 |
ODIs
| Wicket No. | Batsman | How Out | Ground | Year |
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| 1 |  Virender Sehwag (IND) |
Caught (T Dilshan) | Eden Gardens | 2009 |
| 50 |  Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) |
bowled | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2015 |
References
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka name two newcomers for Pakistan Tests". Cricinfo. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Suranga Lakmal". Cricinfo. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "India v Sri Lanka in 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Suranga Lakmal makes his Test debut". Island Cricket. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Bravo's 50 lifts WI to 134–2". BangaloreMirror.com. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Suranga Lakmal 1st national cricketer from Hambantota". The Nation. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
External links
- Suranga Lakmal at ESPNcricinfo
- Suranga Lakmal's profile page on Wisden
- Suranga Lakmal at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Basnahira South cricketers
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Alumni of Richmond College (Sri Lanka)
- Ruhuna cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup
- Kandy Crusaders cricketers