Ruvindu Gunasekera

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Ruvindu Gunasekera
Personal information
Full name
Ruvindu Gunasekera
Born (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)1 July 2008 v Bermuda
Last ODI28 January 2014 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.57
T20I debut (cap 30)13 March 2012 v Netherlands
Last T20I26 November 2013 v Kenya
T20I shirt no.57
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 19 8 21 47
Runs scored 455 202 896 1,184
Batting average 23.94 25.25 24.88 25.73
100s/50s 0/6 0/1 1/6 0/12
Top score 72 65 150 87
Balls bowled – – 626 161
Wickets – – 13 9
Bowling average – – 29.53 16.22
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 4/34 4/37
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/– 13/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2018

Ruvindu Gunasekera (born 20 July 1991) is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played One Day International cricket for Canada.[1]

Early life[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

Sri Lanka[edit]

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]

Canada[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ruvindu Gunasekera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Q&A with UTSC's very own cricket star". University of Toronto Scarborough. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Official website. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  4. ^ "SLC Twenty-20 Tournament, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "New contracts for domestic players; 2017/18 best performers rewarded". The Papare. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  12. ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Nine Sri Lankans to play in USA MiLC tournament; Arjuna Ranatunga's son among them". The Papare. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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