Sri Lankan cricketer
Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe (born 29 April 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all formats of the game.[ 1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2019. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is an old boy of Maliyadeva College , Kurunegala .[ 2]
Domestic career
In a 2015–16 Premier League Tournament match in January 2016, he scored 342 runs for Sinhalese Sports Club against Badureliya Sports Club at Surrey Village Cricket Ground , Maggona.[ 3]
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament .[ 4] [ 5] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament .[ 6]
In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League .[ 7] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament .[ 8] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League .[ 9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[ 10] SLC Greys won the tournament, with Bhanuka being named the player of the match in the final.[ 11]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League .[ 12]
International career
He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup . In October 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE, but he did not play.[ 13] In September 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squads for the series against Pakistan in Pakistan.[ 14] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka, against Pakistan , on 2 October 2019.[ 15] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka, also against Pakistan, on 5 October 2019.[ 16]
In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[ 17] In December 2020, Gunathilake was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa .[ 18] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa , on 3 January 2021.[ 19] [ 20]
In September 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 21] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka .[ 22]
References
^ "Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ "Minod Bhanuka" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 June 2015 .
^ "AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Kaluthara, Jan 8-10, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 16 March 2017 .
^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament" . Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures" . The Papare . Retrieved 27 April 2018 .
^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized" . The Papare . Retrieved 16 August 2018 .
^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament" . The Papare . Retrieved 19 March 2019 .
^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 October 2020 .
^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule" . The Papare . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ "SLC Greys crowned Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 Champions" . The Papare . Retrieved 25 August 2021 .
^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 July 2022 .
^ "Thisara Perera to captain Sri Lanka in Lahore" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 21 October 2017 .
^ "Sri Lanka ODI and T20I Squads for Pakistan tour" . Sri Lanka Cricket . Retrieved 11 September 2019 .
^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 2 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 2 October 2019 .
^ "1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 5 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 October 2019 .
^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced" . The Papare . Retrieved 12 November 2019 .
^ "Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa" . The Papare . Retrieved 14 December 2020 .
^ "2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 3 January 2021 .
^ "Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 3 January 2021 .
^ "Sri Lanka to take 4 additional players to Oman & UAE" . The Papare . Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games" . The Papare . Retrieved 8 June 2022 .
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