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Chamindu Wickramasinghe

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe
චමිඳු වික්‍රමසිංහ
Personal information
Born (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 108)30 July 2024 v India
Last T20I13 October 2024 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentSinghalese Sports Club
2024Dambulla Sixers
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 8 17 25
Runs scored 8 268 378 282
Batting average 29.77 31.5 25.63
100s/50s 0/0 1/0 0/1 0/2
Top score 4* 106 83* 62*
Balls bowled 36 336 144 226
Wickets 1 5 5 12
Bowling average 44.00 48.8 32.0 31.5
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/17 2/34 2/31 2/1
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 10/– 7/-
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2024

Chamindu Wickramasinghe (Sinhala: චමිඳු වික්‍රමසිංහ, [tʃamiⁿd̪u ʋikrəməsiŋɦə][n. 1]; born 6 September 2002) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays Twenty20 Internationals for the national team and all formats for Sinhalese Sports Club and Dambulla Sixers in domestic cricket. He plays as an all-rounder.[1][2]

Early life

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Wickramasinghe became a cricketer due to the influence of his grandfather, a former football player.[3] He began his career as a school cricketer, representing St. Anthony's College, Kandy.[3] Some of the milestones of his career as a school cricketer include a century on his First XI debut and scoring the fastest century in the inter-school limited-overs tournament.[3] Later, he played under-19 cricket for Sri Lanka.[4]

Domestic career

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He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[5] He made his List A debut for Team Colombo against Team Galle, on 5 July 2022 in the 2022–23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[6] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club, on 25 August 2023 in the Major League Tournament.[7]

Franchise Cricket

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In LPL 2024, Chamindu played his first franchise tournament with Dambulla Sixers.[8] He scored 181 runs in 6 inning with a couple of half centuries[9] and picked up 7 wickets in 8 innings.[10]

International career

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In July 2024, he earned maiden call-up for Sri Lanka national team for the T20I series against India.[11][12][13]

Honours

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Individual

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  • LPL Emerging Player of the Season: 2024[14][15]

Notes

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  1. ^ [ⁿd̪] is a Prenasalized consonant.

References

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  1. ^ "Chamindu Wickramasinghe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chamindu's ton help Central Province win". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Chamindu a promising all rounder". Daily News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Chamindu blasts quick fire century". The Island. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Group C, Colombo, Mar 4 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Group A, Colombo (SSC), July 05, 2022, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Group A, Moratuwa, August 25 - 27, 2023, Major League Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Dambulla Sixers Squad - Lanka Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the India T20I series". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Chandimal returns; Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in T20I series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  13. ^ "New captain named as Sri Lanka announce strong squad for India T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  15. ^ Admin (25 July 2024). "Lanka Premier League's fifth edition raises the bar and caps off with a spectacular drone show on the final day". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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