| Chamika Gunasekara | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2024-present |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 2 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2024 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Afghanistan |
| Testcap: | 165 |
| Oneodi: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 16 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Odicap: | 203 |
| Club1: | Nondescripts Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 2018-present |
| Club2: | Jaffna Kings |
| Year2: | 2022 |
| Club3: | B-Love Kandy |
| Year3: | 2023 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 16 |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 16* |
| Deliveries1: | 54 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | – |
| Bat Avg2: | – |
| 100S/50S2: | – |
| Top Score2: | – |
| Deliveries2: | 6 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 17 |
| Runs3: | 807 |
| Bat Avg3: | 26.90 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 53 |
| Deliveries3: | 1424 |
| Wickets3: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 15.07 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/83 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 11/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 21 |
| Runs4: | 621 |
| Bat Avg4: | 25.87 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 24* |
| Deliveries4: | 659 |
| Wickets4: | 24 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 14.50 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/64 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 9/– |
| Date: | 5 April 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1210293.html ESPNcricinfo |
Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara (born 25 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently plays Test and ODI cricket for the national team. Chamika was educated at Ananda College, Colombo.[1]
He made his List A debut on 17 December 2019, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut on 1 February 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]
In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe.[9]
He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in January 2022 against Afghanistan.[10] During the match, he left the field with retire hurt after he was hit on the helmet by a bouncer by Naveed Zadran. He was ruled out from the game and Kasun Rajitha was approved as a concussion substitute.[11]