Ruvindu Gunasekera | |
Country: | Canada |
Fullname: | Ruvindu Gunasekera |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1991 |
Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm leg-break |
Role: | Batsman |
International: | true |
Internationalspan: | 2008–2014 |
Odidebutdate: | 1 July |
Odidebutyear: | 2008 |
Odidebutagainst: | Bermuda |
Odicap: | 57 |
Lastodidate: | 28 January |
Lastodiyear: | 2014 |
Lastodiagainst: | Netherlands |
Odishirt: | 57 |
T20idebutdate: | 13 March |
T20idebutyear: | 2012 |
T20idebutagainst: | Netherlands |
T20icap: | 30 |
Lastt20idate: | 26 November |
Lastt20iyear: | 2013 |
Lastt20iagainst: | Kenya |
T20ishirt: | 57 |
Columns: | 4 |
Column1: | ODI |
Matches1: | 19 |
Runs1: | 455 |
Bat Avg1: | 23.94 |
100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
Top Score1: | 72 |
Deliveries1: | – |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
Column2: | T20I |
Matches2: | 8 |
Runs2: | 202 |
Bat Avg2: | 25.25 |
100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
Top Score2: | 65 |
Deliveries2: | – |
Wickets2: | – |
Bowl Avg2: | – |
Fivefor2: | – |
Tenfor2: | – |
Best Bowling2: | – |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
Column3: | FC |
Matches3: | 21 |
Runs3: | 896 |
Bat Avg3: | 24.88 |
100S/50S3: | 1/6 |
Top Score3: | 150 |
Deliveries3: | 626 |
Wickets3: | 13 |
Bowl Avg3: | 29.53 |
Fivefor3: | 0 |
Tenfor3: | 0 |
Best Bowling3: | 4/34 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 13/– |
Column4: | LA |
Matches4: | 47 |
Runs4: | 1,184 |
Bat Avg4: | 25.73 |
100S/50S4: | 0/12 |
Top Score4: | 87 |
Deliveries4: | 161 |
Wickets4: | 9 |
Bowl Avg4: | 16.22 |
Fivefor4: | 0 |
Tenfor4: | 0 |
Best Bowling4: | 4/37 |
Catches/Stumpings4: | 19/– |
Date: | 12 February |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/307075.html ESPNcricinfo |
Ruvindu Gunasekera (born 20 July 1991) is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played One Day International cricket for Canada.[1]
Gunasekara was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he began playing cricket at an early age, under the influence of his father, who was a player on the Sri Lanka A cricket team. Gunasekara immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 2006. He enrolled at the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2010, pursuing a degree in management.[2]
Gunasekera was a member of the team for ICC Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand.[3]
In March 2018, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament in Sri Lanka, with 272 runs in five matches, batting for Saracens Sports Club.[4] The following month, he was also named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[5]
In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[6] In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named him as the Best Batsman in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[7]
In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[8] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[9] [10] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[11]
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[12] [13]