Dammika Ranatunga

Dammika Ranatunga

Personal information
Born	(1962-10-12) 12 October 1962 (age 62)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Relations	Arjuna Ranatunga (brother) Nishantha Ranatunga (brother) Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother) Prasanna Ranatunga(brother) Ruwan Ranatunga(brother)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1989–1990)
Test debut(cap  43)	8 December 1989 v  Australia
Last Test	16 December 1989 v  Australia
ODI debut(cap  60)	5 December 1990 v  India
Last ODI	21 December 1990 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 2 4 Runs scored 87 49 Batting average 29.00 12.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 45 25 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016

Dammika Ranatunga (born 12 October 1962) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Test matches and four One Day Internationals in 1989. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He is the eldest brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, ^[4] Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga, ^[5] Prasanna Ranatunga ^{[6] [7]} and Ruwan Ranatunga. ^[8]

In 2015, Ranatunga was appointed by Arjuna Ranatunga as the country's Ports and Shipping Minister. ^[9]

References

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2. "Dammika Ranatunga". Wisden . Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. "Dammika Ranatunga". ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
4. Hopps, David (15 November 2000). "Ranatunga empire close to collapse". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 December 2022.
5. "Dammika Ranatunga noticed by court over threatening media men". Daily Mirror . 17 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
6. "Legendary Lankan cricketer Ranatunga's brother sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for extortion". The New Indian Express . 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
7. "Sri Lankan cricketer Ranatunga's brother sentenced to two years imprisonment for extortion". The Times of India . 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
8. "Arjuna Ranatunga - The Winner of 1980 & 1982". Sunday Observer . 25 April 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
9. "Arjuna in post-fixing, appoints brother as ports chief". The Sunday Times . 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2022.