Chamindu Wickramasinghe (Sinhala: චමිඳු වික්රමසිංහ, [tʃamiⁿd̪u ʋikrəməsiŋɦə][n. 1]; born 6 September 2002) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays Twenty20 Internationals for the national team and all formats for Sinhalese Sports Club and Dambulla Sixers in domestic cricket. He plays as an all-rounder.[1][2]
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| Born | 6 September 2002 Kandy, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 215) | 19 November 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 108) | 30 July 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 October 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Singhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Dambulla Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editWickramasinghe became a cricketer due to the influence of his grandfather, a former football player.[3] He began his career as a school cricketer, representing St. Anthony's College, Kandy.[3] Some of the milestones of his career as a school cricketer include a century on his First XI debut and scoring the fastest century in the inter-school limited-overs tournament.[3] Later, he played under-19 cricket for Sri Lanka.[4]
Domestic career
editHe made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[5] He made his List A debut for Team Colombo against Team Galle, on 5 July 2022 in the 2022–23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[6] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club, on 25 August 2023 in the Major League Tournament.[7]
Franchise Cricket
editIn LPL 2024, Chamindu played his first franchise tournament with Dambulla Sixers.[8] He scored 181 runs in 6 inning with a couple of half centuries[9] and picked up 7 wickets in 8 innings.[10]
International career
editIn July 2024, he earned maiden call-up for Sri Lanka national team for the T20I series against India.[11][12][13]
Honours
editIndividual
editNotes
edit- ^ [ⁿd̪] is a Prenasalized consonant.
References
edit- ^ "Chamindu Wickramasinghe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Chamindu's ton help Central Province win". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Chamindu a promising all rounder". Daily News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Chamindu blasts quick fire century". The Island. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Group C, Colombo, Mar 4 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Group A, Colombo (SSC), July 05, 2022, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Group A, Moratuwa, August 25 - 27, 2023, Major League Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Dambulla Sixers Squad - Lanka Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the India T20I series". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Chandimal returns; Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in T20I series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "New captain named as Sri Lanka announce strong squad for India T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Admin (25 July 2024). "Lanka Premier League's fifth edition raises the bar and caps off with a spectacular drone show on the final day". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
edit- Chamindu Wickramasinghe at ESPNcricinfo
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe at CricketArchive (subscription required)