Nishantha Ranatunga

Nishantha Ranatunga
Personal information
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966 (age 58)
Gampaha, Ceylon now Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsArjuna Ranatunga (brother)
Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother)
Dammika Ranatunga (brother)
Prasanna Ranatunga (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)3 February 1993 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI4 February 1993 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1989Sinhalese Sports Club
1989/90Moratuwa Sports Club
1989/90–1993/94Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC
Matches 2 92
Runs scored 0 3,078
Batting average 0.00 29.03
100s/50s 0/0 3/18
Top score 0 212*
Balls bowled 102 9,773
Wickets 1 217
Bowling average 82.00 22.12
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 1/33 7/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 49/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2015

Nishantha Ranatunga (born 22 January 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1993. An all-rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.