Danushka Gunathilaka
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| Full name | Mashtayage Danushka Gunathilaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 March 1991 Panadura, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Danu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 166) | 1 November 2015 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 60) | 7 January 2016 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 July 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10 – 2010/11 | Colombo Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12 – 2013/14 | Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12 – 2014 | Sri Lanka A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danushka Gunathilaka (born Mashtayage Danushka Gunathilaka on 17 March 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He is the current opening batsman of Sri Lanka who plays with partner Kusal Perera.He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Colombo. He was born in Panadura. He studied at Mahanama College, Colombo 03.[1]
Early days
Gunathilleke made his cricketing debut in the 2007–08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament for Sri Lanka Schools, alongside fellow Colts Cricket Club player Kusal Perera.
Gunathilleke made his List A debut for Colombo Cricket Club against Sinhalese Sports Club in 2009–10, scoring a single run.
International career
He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on 1 November 2015.[2]
After Kusal Perera dropped from the 2015-16 New Zealand tour due to drug scandal, Gunathilaka was included to the ODI squad for opening position with Tillakaratne Dilshan. His batting ability did not showed in the first two ODIs, but in the third ODI which was his only 4th international match, Gunathilake scored a fast and dashing 65 runs from 45 balls. The innings included 7 fours and 4 sixes and getting the match away from New Zealand. Sri Lanka won the match by 8 wickets and Gunathilake adjudged man of the match for his performance. [3]
During the same tour, he made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against New Zealand on 7 January 2016.[4]
International awards
One Day Internationals
Man of the Match awards
| S No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | New Zealand | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 31 December 2015 | 65 (45 balls: 6x4, 5x6) |  Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.[5] |
References
- ↑ "Danushka Gunathilaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 1, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Saxton Oval, Dec 31, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1st T20I: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bay Oval, Jan 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/914211.html
External links
- Dhanushka Gunathilleke at Cricket Archive