Chamika Gunasekara

Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara (born 25 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in January 2022.[1]

Chamika Gunasekara
Personal information
Full name
Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara
Born (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 203)16 January 2022 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Jaffna Kings
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2022

Career

He made his List A debut on 17 December 2019, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut on 1 February 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]

In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe.[9]

References
  1. "Chamika Gunasekara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "Group B, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (NCC), Dec 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Group B, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (NCC), Jan 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo (NCC), Feb 1-3 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. "Three uncapped players to feature in squad to face West Indies". The Papare. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. "New-look Sri Lanka name eight changes for Zimbabwe ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. "1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, Jan 16 2022, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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