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| Full name | Dunith Nethmika Wellalage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 2003 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test(cap 162) | 24 July 2022 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut(cap 204) | 14 June 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 August 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 109) | 15 October 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 October 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2020 | Lankan Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Jaffna Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Fortune Barishal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Colombo Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Barbados Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dunith Nethmika Wellalage (born 9 January 2003) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays limited overs cricket for the national side. [1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2022 to a series against Australia. [2] He was educated at St. Sebastian's College,Moratuwa and St. Joseph's College,Colombo 10. [3]
Wellalage made his List A debut on 14 December 2019,for Lankan Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament. [4] In July 2022,he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [5] He was also signed by Fortune Barishal in the tenth edition of Bangladesh Premier League.
In January 2022,he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. [6] In Sri Lanka's opening fixture of the tournament,he took a five-wicket haul, [7] and was named the player of the match. [8] In Sri Lanka's next match of the tournament,he took another five-wicket haul,and was again named the player of the match. [9] In Sri Lanka's Super League playoff semi-final match against South Africa,Wellalage scored 113 runs,with Sri Lanka winning the match by 65 runs. [10] He became the first captain of the Sri Lankan team to score a century in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [11] He finished the Under-19 World Cup as the leading wicket-taker,with seventeen dismissals. [12]
In April 2022,Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England. [13] On 25 May 2022,during the tour of England,he made his Twenty20 debut,against Surrey. [14] The following month,he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. [15] Later the same month,he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad,also for their series against Australia. [16] [17] He made his ODI debut on 14 June 2022,for Sri Lanka against Australia. [18] The following month,he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the second match against Australia. [19]
In July 2022,he was again named in Sri Lanka's Test squad,this time for their home series against Pakistan. [20] He made his Test debut on 24 July 2022,for Sri Lanka against Pakistan. [21]
In March 2023,he was named in both One Day International and Twenty20 International squad for the series against New Zealand. [22] In May 2024,he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [23]
On August 2,2024 first ODI match against India Dunith scored his maiden ODI half century. He scored unbeaten 67 runs from 65 balls hitting seven boundaries and two sixes. He also took two crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill while bowling. Finally the match ended as a tie. Due to his performance he won player of the match award. [24] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2024 against West Indies.
Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa,,popularly known as Bhanuka Rajapaksa,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who plays limited over internationals for the national team. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium. He was born in Colombo. Despite a prolific domestic career,Rajapaksa only made his international debut when he was called up for the T20I series against Pakistan in 2019,ten years after his first-class debut.
Tisse Appuhamilage Milinda Siriwardana,commonly as Milinda Siriwardana is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who plays for limited over formats. He is a left-hand batsman and a left-arm spinner. He is playing Test,ODI,T20I for Sri Lanka and First class and List A in domestic arena. He studied at the Kalutara Vidyalaya. He usually fields at short cover.
Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera,better known as Dushmantha Chameera,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all three formats for the national team,He is a Right-arm fast bowler and also a handy lower order batsman. He plays cricket domestically for Nondescripts Cricket Club. He made his international debut for Sri Lanka in January 2015. He is currently the most experienced fast bowler in the Sri Lanka Cricket team. He missed many opportunities to play for Sri Lanka due to his injuries.
Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who plays for limited over internationals. A handy right-handed batsman,Madushanka bowls right-arm medium-fast. He is an old Thomian of St. Thomas' College,Matale.
Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI. He plays the limited overs formats of the game for the national team and is the 14th T20I captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman and trusted batter in the number five middle order batting position,who bowls part time handy off spin. On pitches that favour spin,he has the potential to take useful wickets and contribute significantly as an all-rounder. Asalanka made his international debut for Sri Lanka in June 2021.
Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team. He is an alumnus of Wesley College,Colombo.
Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo is a South African professional cricketer. He is a left handed lower order batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He made his international debut for South Africa in September 2016.
Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama,popularly as Sadeera Samarawickrama,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who represents the national team in all formats of the game. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is a past pupil of Thurstan College and St. Josephs College,Colombo,Sri Lanka.
Sachith Shanaka Pathirana,is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played for the national team and domestically in first-class,List A and Twenty20 matches. Pathirana was a bowling all-rounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin and left handed lower-middle order batsman. Presently he serves as the spin bowling coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team.
Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and former limited overs captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. An bowling All-rounder,Shanaka is a right-arm medium fast bowler and a aggressive lower order batsman.
Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis,popularly known as Kamindu Mendis,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in all three formats and for Colombo Cricket Club in domestic cricket. He is an ambidextrous bowler who can bowl both right and left-arm deliveries during the same over. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2018.
Paththamperuma Arachchige Don Lakshan Rangika Sandakan,commonly known as Lakshan Sandakan,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in all three formats of the game. He is a past pupil of De Mazenod College,Kandana.
Asitha Madusanka Fernando is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays all three formats of the game as the frontline bowler. He also plays for the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
Weerahandige Inol Avishka Fernando,commonly as Avishka Fernando,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who currently plays limited over internationals for Sri Lanka national team. He plays for Colts Cricket Club in domestic cricket,and he made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in August 2016. He had his education in St. Sebastian's College,Moratuwa.
Chandradasa Brahammana Ralalage Lahiru Sudesh Kumara,commonly as Lahiru Kumara,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who plays for the Sri Lanka national cricket team in all three formats of the game. He was selected to the international squad at the age of 19,due to his fast bowling capabilities of 140+kmp/h and excellent performances in the Under-19 team.
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Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited over internationals for Sri Lanka. He is a past pupil of Hungama Vijayaba Central College,Hungama.
Ashian Daniel is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament on 15 August 2020. Prior to his debut,he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021,for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. He made his List A debut on 24 March 2021,for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.
The Australian cricket team toured Sri Lanka in June and July 2022 to play two Tests,five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Both cricket boards confirmed the fixtures for the tour in March 2022.
The Pakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2022 to play two Test matches against the Sri Lankan cricket team. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In April 2022,the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place. Originally,the tour was also going to include three One Day International (ODI) matches,but these were cancelled in May 2022,as they were not part of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in June 2022. Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka for a Test series in June and July 2015. On 17 July 2022,Sri Lanka Cricket moved the second Test from the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to the Galle International Stadium due to the economic crisis in the country.
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