Chamindu Wickramasinghe

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 2002)

Chamindu Wickramasinghe
චමිඳු වික්‍රමසිංහ

Personal information

Born|  (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Batting| Left-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium
Role| All-rounder
International information
National side|

* Sri Lanka (2024–present)

Only ODI (cap 215)| 19 November 2024 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 108)| 30 July 2024 v India
Last T20I| 13 October 2024 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2021–present| Singhalese Sports Club
2024| Dambulla Sixers
Career statistics
| Competition | T20I | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25
Runs scored | 8 | 268 | 378 | 282
Batting average | – | 29.77 | 31.5 | 25.63
100s/50s | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 0/2
Top score | 4* | 106 | 83* | 62*
Balls bowled | 36 | 336 | 144 | 226
Wickets | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12
Bowling average | 44.00 | 48.8 | 32.0 | 31.5
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 1/17 | 2/34 | 2/31 | 2/1
Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 9/– | 10/– | 7/-

Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2024

Chamindu Wickramasinghe (Sinhala: චමිඳු වික්‍රමසිංහ, [tʃamiⁿd̪u ʋikrəməsiŋɦə][n. 1]; born 6 September 2002) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays Twenty20 Internationals for the national team and all formats for Sinhalese Sports Club and Dambulla Sixers in domestic cricket. He plays as an all-rounder.[1][2]

## Early life

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Wickramasinghe became a cricketer due to the influence of his grandfather, a former football player.[3] He began his career as a school cricketer, representing St. Anthony's College, Kandy.[3] Some of the milestones of his career as a school cricketer include a century on his First XI debut and scoring the fastest century in the inter-school limited-overs tournament.[3] Later, he played under-19 cricket for Sri Lanka.[4]

## Domestic career

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He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[5] He made his List A debut for Team Colombo against Team Galle, on 5 July 2022 in the 2022–23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[6] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club, on 25 August 2023 in the Major League Tournament.[7]

## Franchise Cricket

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In LPL 2024, Chamindu played his first franchise tournament with Dambulla Sixers.[8] He scored 181 runs in 6 inning with a couple of half centuries[9] and picked up 7 wickets in 8 innings.[10]

## International career

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In July 2024, he earned maiden call-up for Sri Lanka national team for the T20I series against India.[11][12][13]

## Honours

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### Individual

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* LPL Emerging Player of the Season: 2024[14][15]

## Notes

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1. ^ [ⁿd̪] is a Prenasalized consonant.

## References

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1. ^ "Chamindu Wickramasinghe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. ^ "Chamindu's ton help Central Province win". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Chamindu a promising all rounder". Daily News. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
4. ^ "Chamindu blasts quick fire century". The Island. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
5. ^ "Group C, Colombo, Mar 4 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
6. ^ "Group A, Colombo (SSC), July 05, 2022, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
7. ^ "Group A, Moratuwa, August 25 - 27, 2023, Major League Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
8. ^ "Dambulla Sixers Squad - Lanka Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
9. ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
10. ^ "Lanka Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
11. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the India T20I series". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
12. ^ "Chandimal returns; Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in T20I series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
13. ^ "New captain named as Sri Lanka announce strong squad for India T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
14. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
15. ^ Admin (25 July 2024). "Lanka Premier League's fifth edition raises the bar and caps off with a spectacular drone show on the final day". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

## External links

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* Chamindu Wickramasinghe at ESPNcricinfo
* Chamindu Wickramasinghe at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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Dambulla Sixers - current squad

* Nabi (c)
* Chapman
* Dananjaya
* Dinusha
* Fernando
* Gunathilaka
* Hemantha
* Hendricks
* Hridoy
* Jayathilake
* Jayawickrama
* Madushanka, D.
* Madushanka, L.
* Perera
* Pradeep
* Rahman
* Thushara
* Udara
* Vimukthi
* Wickramasinghe
* Zadran

* Head Coach: Rangana Herath

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