Raveendra Wimalasiri

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Raveendra Wimalasiri
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Full name
Raja Raveendra Wimalasiri
Born (1969-08-19) 19 August 1969 (age 55)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Role Umpire
Umpiring information
Tests  umpired1 (2023)
ODIs  umpired43 (2013–2024)
T20Is  umpired42 (2013–2024)
WODIs  umpired15 (2018–2023)
WT20Is  umpired13 (2015–2022)
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023

Raja Raveendra Wimalasiri (born 19 August 1969) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former cricketer. [1] He stood in his first One Day International, between Sri Lanka and South Africa, on 23 July 2013 [2] and his first Twenty20 International on 2 August 2013, also between the same teams. [3]

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In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [4] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa. [5]

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References

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  2. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Jul 23, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.