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Asela Gunaratne

Asela Gunaratne
Personal information
Full name Downdegedara Asela Sampath Gunaratne
Born (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 31)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 138) 29 October 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last Test 15 March 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 176) 14 November 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 1 April 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no. 14
T20I debut (cap 63) 14 February 2016 v India
Last T20I 6 April 2017 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years Team
2005-2008 Mohammedan Sporting Club
2008-present SL Army
2017- Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA
Matches 4 13 9 50
Runs scored 330 319 185 919
Batting average 47.14 35.44 30.83 24.18
100s/50s 1/2 1/- -/2 -/4
Top score 116 114* 84* 75*
Balls bowled 114 366 143 960
Wickets 1 10 5 26
Bowling average 86.00 29.20 36.60 23.84
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/16 3/10 1/11 5/12
Catches/stumpings 5/- 5/– 5/– 22/-
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2017
Asela Gunaratne
Born (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 31)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Allegiance Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Service/branch Sri Lanka Army
Rank Warrant Officer II
Unit Sri Lanka Artillery
Asela Gunaratne
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team

Downdegedara Asela Sampath Gunaratne, commonly known as Asela Gunaratne (Sinhalese: අසේල ගුනරත්න) (born 8 January 1986) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all forms of the game. Gunaratne is an aggressive right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls part-time medium pace. He is currently serving in the Sri Lanka Army as a Warrant officer attached to the 6th Field Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery. He is a past pupil of Sri Rahula College, Kandy.

He was selected in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for Sri Lanka's tour to India in February 2016. He made his T20I debut on 14 February 2016, scoring four runs. Sri Lanka lost the match by 9 wickets.

He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 29 October 2016. He scored a fifty in the first innings of the first Test and scored his maiden Test century in the second match of the same tour.

He was selected in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) team for Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, with West Indies being the third team. He made his ODI debut in the first match of the tri-series, against Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets.

Gunaratne scored his maiden ODI century on 11 February 2017 against South Africa at Centurion. His score stands as the highest ODI score at number six against South Africa. However, Sri Lanka lost the match by 88 runs.


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