Narendra Ekanayake

Narendra Harshanaath Ekanayake (born 8 November 1977) is a Sri Lankan born Bahamian cricketer. Ekanayake is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox and who currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team. Ekanayak is the former captain of the Bahamas national cricket team.

Narendra Ekanayake
Personal information
Full name
Narendra Harshanaath Ekanayake
Born (1977-11-08) 8 November 1977
Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 21)26 February 2023 v Bermuda
Last T20I4 March 2023 v Bermuda
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 2
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 48
Wickets 1
Bowling average 70.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/36
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2023

Ekanayake made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2004 Americas Affiliates Championship against the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Ekanayake made his Twenty20 debut for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. He failed to take a wicket in the match. Ekanayake played his second and final Twenty20 match to date for the Bahamas in the 1st round of the 2008 Stanford 20/20 against Jamaica, where he took the wicket of Xavier Marshall.[1]

Ekanayake represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2.[2] Ekanayake will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.

Ekanayake made his T20I debut against Cayman Islandsin ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.

References
  1. Twenty20 Matches played by Narendra Ekanayake
  2. "Other matches played by Narendra Ekanayake". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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