Srimantha Wijeratne

Srimantha Wijeratne (born 3 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer.[1] He has represented the Canada national cricket team since 2015 and plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper/batsman.

Srimantha Wijeratne
Personal information
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper–batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 94)27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI29 March 2023 v United States
T20I debut (cap 53)25 October 2019 v Oman
Last T20I21 November 2022 v Oman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2017ICC Americas
2016–2017Sri Lanka Police Sports Club
2018Vancouver Knights
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2023

Personal life

Wijeratne was born on 3 June 1989 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] He attended St. Peter's College, Colombo. He immigrated to Canada in 2008.[2]

International career

In 2007, Wijeratne represented the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team in a Test against Bangladesh, opening the batting with Lahiru Thirimanne.[2]

Wijeratne made his List A cricket debut in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament for Canada against the Netherlands on 17 January 2015.[3] In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4]

In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[6] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[7] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[8]

In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada, against Oman, on 25 October 2019.[10]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[12]

Domestic and franchise career

Before moving to Canada, Wijeratne played for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at under-23 level.[2] He returned to Sri Lanka to play for Police Sports Club during the 2017-18 Sri Lankan domestic season.[1]

In June 2018, Wijeratne was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[13][14]

References
  1. "Srimantha Wijeratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "Two Sri Lankan born players in ICC Americas team". Lanka Reporter. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Canada v Netherlands at Windhoek, Jan 17, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. "Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. "34th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Abu Dhabi, Oct 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  13. "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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