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Dimuth Karunaratne

Dimuth Karunaratne
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Personal information
Full name Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne
Born (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 29)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nickname Dimma
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Opening Batsman
Relations Anuradha Kurukulasooriya (wife) (m.2015)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 123) 17 November 2012 v New Zealand
Last Test 15 March 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 146) 9 July 2011 v England
Last ODI 1 March 2015 v England
ODI shirt no. 21
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008–present Sinhalese Sports Club
2009 Basnahira North
2010-present Wayamba
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 38 17 90 99
Runs scored 2,395 190 6,315 2,693
Batting average 33.73 15.83 46.63 30.95
100s/50s 5/11 0/1 19/26 3/16
Top score 186 60 210* 120
Balls bowled 12 10 241 22
Wickets 0 0 2
Bowling average - - 16.00
5 wickets in innings - - 0
10 wickets in match - - 0
Best bowling - - 2/13
Catches/stumpings 29/– 4/0 96/1 46/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 19 March 2017

Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne (Sinhalese: දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න) or Dimuth Karunaratne, (born 21 April 1988 in Colombo) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed player who represent the country in both Tests and ODIs, and plays first class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club. He is the permanent opening batsman for Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

Dimuth Karunaratne is married to the model and teledrama actress, Anuradha Kurukulasooriya. The wedding was held on 29 April 2015 at Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo with the presence of President Maithreepala Sirisena. The home coming party was celebrated at Avenra Garden Hotel, Negombo on next day.

Karunaratne attended the prestigious St. Joseph's College, Colombo, which has produced a number of Sri Lankan test cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera. He was a record-breaking batsman for the school's cricket team. After featuring in Sri Lanka's Under-19 and A squads, he was called into the senior One Day International (ODI) team for the series against England and Scotland in June and July 2011. He played in two matches on the tour, scoring four runs against England in Manchester, and 60 against Scotland in Edinburgh. He was selected in Sri Lanka's Test squad for its tour of South Africa at the end of 2011, although did not play in any of the three Tests.


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