Rangana Herath
රංගන හේරත්| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath |
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| Born |
(1978-03-19) 19 March 1978
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka |
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| Nickname |
Kota, Range |
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| Height |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
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| Batting style |
Left-handed |
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| Bowling style |
Slow left arm orthodox |
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| Role |
Bowler |
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| International information |
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 78) |
22 September 1999 v Australia |
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| Last Test |
7 January 2015 v South Africa |
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| ODI debut (cap 120) |
25 April 2004 v Zimbabwe |
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| Last ODI |
1 March 2015 v England |
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| Domestic team information
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| Years | Team |
| 2010 |
Hampshire |
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| 2009 |
Surrey |
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| 1998/99–present |
Moors Sports Club |
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| 1996/97–1997/98 |
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club |
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| Career statistics |
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| Competition |
Tests |
ODIs |
FC |
List A |
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| Matches |
58 |
71 |
228 |
190 |
| Runs scored |
866 |
140 |
4,000 |
1,043 |
| Batting average |
13.32 |
9.33 |
16.00 |
16.55 |
| 100s/50s |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/12 |
0/1 |
| Top score |
80* |
17* |
80* |
88* |
| Balls bowled |
16,820 |
3,242 |
49,271 |
8,256 |
| Wickets |
261 |
74 |
885 |
226 |
| Bowling average |
29.56 |
31.91 |
25.09 |
25.36 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
21 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in match |
4 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| Best bowling |
9/127 |
4/20 |
9/127 |
4/19 |
| Catches/stumpings |
15/– |
14/– |
97/– |
44/– | |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2015 |
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, commonly known as Rangana Herath (Sinhalese: රංගන හේරත්; born 19 March 1978), is a Sri Lankan cricketer.
A slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman, Herath made his Test debut at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka against Australia in 1999. His One Day International debut came five years later in 2004, against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. Herath is currently ranked as the number three Test match bowler in the world.[1]
Although Herath made his Test debut back in 1999, he never came to the prominence as a leading spinner until the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan. Herath made a successful comeback to Test cricket in 2009 against Pakistan and took over the mantle of Sri Lanka's main spin bowler from Muralitharan. Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene rated Herath as Sri Lanka's number one bowler after the retirement of Muralitharan.[2]
Early years and first-class cricket
Herath started his cricket career at his first school Mayurapada Central College, Narammala.[3] Later he moved to Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala. Having made his first class debut for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in 1996–97 cricket season, Rangana Herath currently represents Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in Sri Lankan first class cricket. He represented Moors Sports Club from 1998/99 to 2009/10 in local first class cricket and also played for Surrey during the latter part of the 2009 English cricket season. In April 2010, Herath joined Hampshire, where he played in the first half of the 2010 County Championship.[4]
Test cricket
Australia (1999)
Rangana Herath ascended to prominence against Australia in 1999 with a "mystery" ball. He broke into the national side after an impressive A tour to England. Herath while playing in two test matches in the series, deceived the visiting Australians with a delivery that darted the other way. He took six test wickets against the Australians.
Pakistan, New Zealand (2009)
Rangana Herath made a comeback to the Test side, taking 15 wickets in the 3 match Test series vs. Pakistan played in Sri Lanka, also winning the man-of-the-match award in the first Test.
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Herath then took 8 wickets in the second Test in the two match Test-series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Sri Lanka. This led Sri Lanka to a win, and a series victory.[6]
India, West Indies (2010)
Herath played only in the test at Galle during the home series against India. Though Sri Lanka won, he only managed to take the wicket of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh in that match. Herath was recalled for the second test match against the West Indies in November 2010. In that match played at the newly renovated R. Premadasa Stadium, he took three wickets in the first innings.
Sri Lanka Tour in South Africa (2011)
In the second Test of Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in December 2011, Herath took nine wickets and won the Man of the Match award. Sri Lanka won the match by 208 runs; it was their first Test win in South Africa.[7]
England Tour in Sri Lanka (2012)
Herath took 12 Wickets during the first test match of the 2012 England Vs. Sri Lanka Test Series. His match winning performance helped him to secure the "Man of the Match" award in Galle. Rangana Herath was England's latest spin tormentor with 6 for 74 during the first inning and he took another 6 wickets for just 97 runs and confirmed the Sri Lanka's victory against the touring English team.[8]
Pakistan Tour in Sri Lanka (2014)
In the first innings of the second Test, Herath took nine wickets for 127 runs, the best figures for a left-arm bowler in Test cricket.[9] He was man of the match in both Test matches and also man of the series.
Records and achievements
- Highest wicket-taker in Tests in 2012[10]
- Best T20 Bowling 5/3 (5 wickets for 3 runs) against New Zealand.
- Best test bowling by a left-hand bowler (9 for 127) against Pakistan.
Test 10 Wicket hauls
Test 5 Wicket hauls
T20I 5 Wicket hauls
References
External links
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