Rumesh Buddika

Rumesh Buddika Muthukumarana (born 14 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who currently plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He was born in Matara District and had his education at Mahinda College, Galle, where he started his cricket career.

Rumesh Buddika
Personal information
Full name
Rumesh Buddika Muthukumarana
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17BRC
2015/16Galle Cricket Club
2018/2020Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 91 66
Runs scored 6005 1442
Batting average 42.89 24.86
100s/50s 16/27 1/8
Top score 239* 125
Balls bowled 1688 780
Wickets 25 18
Bowling average 43.56 32.22
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 3/50 3/32
Catches/stumpings 70/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2020

Cricket career

He represented Sri Lanka in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which was held in New Zealand. Buddika, who played in the 2008 Under-23 tournament for Chilaw Marians, joined Ragama Cricket Club in 2009, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the same competition with their representative Under-23 team. Buddika made his List A debut in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament in 2009–10, against Colts. He later represented Tamil Union cricket club for few seasons, before moving to Galle Cricket Club in 2015/ 2016 season.

Rumesh has scored over 6000 first class runs including 16 hundreds. His career best performance is 239 not out for Tamil Union against Moors in 2014.[1] He currently averages over 40 in first class cricket and is one of the most consistent performers in Sri Lankan club cricket. Rumesh Buddika also holds the Galle Cricket Club's record for the highest individual score by a batsman in first class cricket.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 781 runs in nine matches.[5] He is also a former captain of the Sri Lankan Development Emerging Team.

Records and trivia
  • In an Under 19 one day cricket match held between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 2009, Rumesh Buddika outscored the entire opposition in their home conditions by 4 runs.[6] He scored 139 runs in that game while the entire South African team managed to score only 135 runs.

References
  1. Rumesh Buddika hit an unbeaten 239 for Tamil Union
  2. Highest scores -Galle CC
  3. "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Burgher Recreation Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. Buddika and Rajapaksa lead rout of South Africa
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