Minod Bhanuka
Personal information
Full name
Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe
Born (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995
Wennapuwa, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 152)3 January 2021 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 192)2 October 2019 v Pakistan
Last ODI4 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 82)5 October 2019 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 July 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Sinhalese Sports Club
2018-present Colombo Cricket Club
2020Jaffna Stallions
2021Kandy Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 6 5 61
Runs scored 6 140 64 4,067
Batting average 3.00 23.33 16.00 44.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 12/14
Top score 5 36 36 342
Catches/stumpings 0/0 5/1 6/0 145/43
Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022

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

  1. ↑ "Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Minod Bhanuka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "SLC Greys crowned Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 Champions". The Papare. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Thisara Perera to captain Sri Lanka in Lahore". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sri Lanka ODI and T20I Squads for Pakistan tour". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa". The Papare. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Sri Lanka to take 4 additional players to Oman & UAE". The Papare. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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