Suranga Lakmal

Suranga Lakmal
Personal information
Full name Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal
Born 10 March 1987
Matara, Sri Lanka
Nickname Suraa
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 114) 23 November 2010 v West Indies
Last Test 24 July 2014 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 139) 18 December 2009 v India
Last ODI 1 March 2015 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–present Tamil Union
2007–present Bashnahira South
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC List A
Matches 21 35 71 104
Runs scored 115 19 543 165
Batting average 6.76 3.16 9.36 7.17
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 18 7* 58* 38*
Balls bowled 3,783 1,662 10,020 4,756
Wickets 43 51 181 162
Bowling average 48.83 30.21 34.02 26.03
5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/78 4/30 6/68 5/31
Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/– 24/– 27/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2015

Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal (born 10 March 1987 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He was first included in the national squad for the tour of Pakistan in 2008-2009[1] and was reported to have been injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team by terrorists. He currently plays for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.[1][2]

Lakmal studied at Debarawewa Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Hambantota District, before moving to Richmond College, Galle.

Lakmal was called up as a replacement for Dilhara Fernando in India in December 2009 and he made his ODI debut in the second match in Nagpur, where he bowled eight wicketless overs for 58 runs before Sri Lanka won by three wickets.[3] He made his Test debut on November 23, 2010 against the West Indies in the second Test match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium, becoming the 114th Sri Lankan Test player.[4]

Lakmal is also the first cricketer from Hambantota District to represent the national cricket team of Sri Lanka.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sri Lanka name two newcomers for Pakistan Tests". Cricinfo. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Suranga Lakmal". Cricinfo. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  3. ↑ "India v Sri Lanka in 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Suranga Lakmal makes his Test debut". Island Cricket. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Suranga Lakmal 1st national cricketer from Hambantota". The Nation. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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