Garuka Sanketh Explained

Birth Date:2005 5, df=y
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right arm medium
Role:bowler
Club1:Moors Sports Club
Year1:2024–present
Date:24 November 2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/garuka-sanketh-1364328 Cricinfo

Garuka Sanketh (born 30 May 2005) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1]

Biography

He attended the Lyceum International School for his primary and secondary education.[2]

Career

He was named in Sri Lankan squad for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup which was held in the United Arab Emirates.[3] [4]

In January 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in South Africa.[5] [6] [7] Sanketh had an underwhelming Under-19 World Cup campaign in 2024, where he only managed to pick up two scalps in four matches.[8] However, it was his slingy bowling action that caught the attention of the cricketing fraternity during the 2024 edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] Sanketh's bowling action was rated similar to the bowling action of fellow Sri Lankan speedster Matheesha Pathirana. Sanketh's release point at his bowling followthrough during his runup is believed to be slightly higher than that of Pathirana's.[10]

In April 2024, he was roped in as a net bowler by the Delhi Capitals franchise during the 2024 Indian Premier League.[11] Later in the same month, Sanketh was included in the Sri Lanka development squad for a bilateral three match home T20 series against the Uganda national cricket team, which was played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.[12]

He made his T20 debut playing for SLC Greens against SLC Reds on 4 May 2024 during Sri Lanka's intra-squad T20 World Cup preparation matches, which were organised by Sri Lanka Cricket to finalise Sri Lanka's final squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13] [14] [15] In May 2024, he was bought by Colombo Strikers in the LPL auction for US$13,000 ahead of the 2024 Lanka Premier League.[16] [17] [18] He made his List A debut playing for Moors Sports Club against Kandy Customs Cricket Club on 10 June 2024 at the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[19]

He was picked by Chennai Brave Jaguars for the 2024 Abu Dhabi T10.[20] [21] [22] In November 2024, he was bought by Colombo Jaguars franchise for the inaugural edition of the Lanka T10 in 2024.[23] [24] He was bought by Dubai Capitals ahead of the 2025 International League T20.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garuka Sanketh Profile - Cricket Player Sri Lanka Stats, Records, Video . 2024-11-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  2. Web site: Lyceum Wattala victorious at International Schools U-19 Cricket Tournament Daily FT . 2024-11-24 . www.ft.lk . English.
  3. Web site: Sanjeewa . Kanishka . 2023-11-26 . Sri Lanka lock in squad for U19 Asia Cup 2023 . 24 November 2024 . ThePapare . en-US.
  4. Web site: Sri Lanka squad named for U19 Cricket Asia Cup . 24 November 2024 . www.adaderana.lk . en.
  5. Web site: ‘Failures motivated us to do better’ – U-19 coach Jehan Mubarak . 2024-11-24 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
  6. Web site: Royal’s Sineth Jayawardena to lead Sri Lanka Youth . 2024-11-24 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
  7. Web site: Cricket . Sri Lanka . 2024-01-10 . Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 . 2024-11-24 . Sri Lanka Cricket . en-US.
  8. Web site: ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2023/24 bowling most wickets career Records . 2024-11-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  9. Web site: Sanjeewa . Kanishka . 2024-04-20 . 18-year old Garuka Sanketh joins Delhi Capitals as net bowler . 2024-11-24 . ThePapare . en-US.
  10. Web site: Ferguson, Fakhar, Hope, Shepherd among new signings for ILT20 2025 . 2024-11-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  11. Web site: Today . Ceylon . 2024-04-21 . 18-year-old Garuka Sanketh joins Delhi Capitals as net bowler . 2024-11-24 . Ceylon Today . en-US.
  12. Web site: Sanjeewa . Kanishka . 2024-04-26 . Sri Lanka Development squad announced for Uganda T20s . 2024-11-24 . ThePapare . en-US.
  13. Web site: Sanjeewa . Kanishka . 2024-04-30 . Sri Lanka conduct 3-team T20 series to boost T20 World Cup preparations . 2024-11-24 . ThePapare . en-US.
  14. Web site: SLC-G vs SLC-R Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Match at Colombo, May 04, 2024 . 2024-11-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  15. Web site: SLC to host intra-squad tourney ahead of T20 WC . 2024-11-24 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: Live Updates: 2024 LPL Player Auction . 2024-11-24 . www.adaderana.lk . en.
  17. Web site: S . Arfath Pasha . 2024-05-21 . Sold Players in LPL 2024 Auction LPL Auction 2024: Full list of retained players, sold players and teams . 2024-11-24 . CricTracker . en.
  18. Web site: 2024-05-21 . LPL 2024 auction: Full list of players sold Lanka Premier League 2024 . 2024-11-24 . Wisden . en.
  19. Web site: MOORS vs KCCC Cricket Scorecard, Group B at Colombo, June 10, 2024 . 2024-11-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  20. Web site: Chennai Brave Jaguars S8 – T10 League . 2024-11-24 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Clementine . Rex . 2024-11-24 . Sri Lankans steal the spotlight in Abu Dhabi T10 . 2024-11-24 . ThePapare . en-US.
  22. Web site: Sanjeewa . Kanishka . 2024-10-18 . Mathews, Rajapaksa, Wellalage among 21 Sri Lankans picked for Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 . 2024-11-24 . ThePapare . en-US.
  23. News: Lanka T10 Super League 2024 Player Draft: Full Squads of all 6 Teams . 24 November 2024. en. ThePapare.
  24. News: Lanka T10 final squads announced . 24 November 2024. en. Newswire.

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