Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara (born 25 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in January 2022.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Chamika Gunasekara |
Born | (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 22) Colombo |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
International information | |
National side |
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Only ODI (cap 203) | 16 January 2022 v Zimbabwe |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
Jaffna Kings | |
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2022 |
He made his List A debut on 17 December 2019, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut on 1 February 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]
In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe.[9]