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Minod Bhanuka
Country:Sri Lanka
Fullname:Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe
Birth Date:29 April 1995
Birth Place:Wennapuwa, Sri Lanka
Batting:Left-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper-batsman
International:true
Internationalspan:2019-2021
Onetest:true
Testdebutdate:3 January
Testdebutyear:2021
Testdebutagainst:South Africa
Testcap:152
Odidebutdate:2 October
Odidebutyear:2019
Odidebutagainst:Pakistan
Odicap:192
Lastodidate:4 September
Lastodiyear:2021
Lastodiagainst:South Africa
T20idebutdate:5 October
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Pakistan
T20icap:82
Lastt20idate:29 July
Lastt20iyear:2021
Lastt20iagainst:India
Year1:2017
Club2:Colombo Cricket Club
Year2:2018-present
Club3:Jaffna Stallions
Year3:2020
Club4:Kandy Warriors
Year4:2021
Columns:4
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:Test
Matches1:1
Runs1:6
Bat Avg1:3.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:5
Catches/Stumpings1:0/0
Column2:ODI
Matches2:6
Runs2:140
Bat Avg2:23.33
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:36
Catches/Stumpings2:5/1
Column3:T20I
Matches3:5
Runs3:64
Bat Avg3:16.00
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:36
Catches/Stumpings3:6/0
Column4:FC
Matches4:61
Runs4:4,067
Bat Avg4:44.20
100S/50S4:12/14
Top Score4:342
Catches/Stumpings4:145/43
Date:26 July 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/629075.html Cricinfo

Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe (born 29 April 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all formats of the game.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2019. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is an old boy of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.[2]

Domestic career

In a 2015–16 Premier League Tournament match in January 2016, he scored 342 runs for Sinhalese Sports Club against Badureliya Sports Club at Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona.[3]

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[4] [5] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[10] SLC Greys won the tournament, with Bhanuka being named the player of the match in the final.[11]

In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12]

International career

He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In October 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE, but he did not play.[13] In September 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squads for the series against Pakistan in Pakistan.[14] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka, against Pakistan, on 2 October 2019.[15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka, also against Pakistan, on 5 October 2019.[16]

In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[17] In December 2020, Gunathilake was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[18] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa, on 3 January 2021.[19] [20]

In September 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Minod Bhanuka . 27 June 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Kaluthara, Jan 8-10, 2016 . 16 March 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. News: Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament . Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 26 March 2018 . 27 March 2018.
  5. News: All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament . Daily Sports . 26 March 2018 . 27 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ . 27 March 2018 . dead .
  6. News: SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures . The Papare . 27 April 2018.
  7. News: SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized . The Papare . 16 August 2018.
  8. Web site: Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament . The Papare . 19 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule . The Papare . 9 August 2021.
  11. Web site: SLC Greys crowned Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 Champions . The Papare . 25 August 2021.
  12. Web site: LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Thisara Perera to captain Sri Lanka in Lahore . 21 October 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  14. Web site: Sri Lanka ODI and T20I Squads for Pakistan tour . Sri Lanka Cricket . 11 September 2019.
  15. Web site: 3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 2 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 October 2019.
  16. Web site: 1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 5 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced . The Papare . 12 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa . The Papare . 14 December 2020.
  19. Web site: 2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 January 2021.
  20. Web site: Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants . International Cricket Council . 3 January 2021.
  21. Web site: Sri Lanka to take 4 additional players to Oman & UAE . The Papare . 17 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games . The Papare . 8 June 2022.

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