Chamika Karunaratne

Chamika Karunaratne
Karunaratne in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne[1]
Born (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameChami, Handiya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Fast-medium
RoleBowling All-rounder
RelationsLouis Karunaratne (father)
Niluka Karunaratne (brother)
Dinuka Karunaratne (brother)
Diluka Karunaratne (brother)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 148)1 February 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 196)28 May 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI9 November 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 88)25 July 2021 v India
Last T20I5 April 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2017Tamil Union
2017–presentNondescripts
2021Dambulla Giants
2022Kandy Falcons
2023Colombo Strikers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 26 42 46
Runs scored 22 451 291 1549
Batting average 22.00 25.05 16.16 23.83
100s/50s –/– –/1 –/– 1/11
Top score 22 75 31 100*
Balls bowled 156 797 683 4451
Wickets 1 24 24 84
Bowling average 148.00 31.87 39.70 35.94
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/130 4/43 2/22 5/63
Catches/stumpings 1/– 6/– 13/– 24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024

Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne (born 29 May 1996) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all three formats as well as a national badminton player.[2] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2019.[3] In November 2022, he was handed suspended one-year ban from all forms of cricket after violating and breaching several clauses of his player agreement during the aftermath of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Players: Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Chamika Karunaratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Karunaratne given suspended one-year ban". BBC Sport. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ Balasuriya, Madushka (23 November 2022). "SLC hands Karunaratne one-year suspended ban for disciplinary breach". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2022.