Himesh Ramanayake

Himesh Ramanayake
Personal information
Full name
Himesh Hewage Ramanayake
Born (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 27)
Manchester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2017

Himesh Ramanayake (born 5 October 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament on 8 December 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 25 February 2018.[3] He made his List A debut for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 10 March 2018.[4]

In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[7]

In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[8] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[9]

  1. ^ "Himesh Ramanayake". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Dec 8-10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Group C, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 25 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Group C, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, Mar 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.