Tharindu Ratnayake Explained

Tharindu Ratnayake
Fullname:Konganige Tharindu Hasanka Ratnayake
Birth Date:18 April 1996
Birth Place:Marawila, Sri Lanka
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break, Slow left-arm
Date:14 January 2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/950405.html ESPNcricinfo

Tharindu Ratnayake (born 18 April 1996) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2013.[2] In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3] [4]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 53 dismissals in ten matches.[5] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[6] In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[7]

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[8] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tharindu Ratnayake . 14 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 26-28, 2015 . 14 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. News: Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament . Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 26 March 2018 . 27 March 2018.
  4. News: All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament . Daily Sports . 26 March 2018 . 27 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Sinhalese Sports Club: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 October 2020.
  7. Web site: SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years . Sunday Observer . 21 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 November 2021.
  9. Web site: LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 July 2022.