Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara (born 25 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently plays Test and ODI cricket for the national team. Chamika was educated at Ananda College, Colombo.[1]
Career
He made his List A debut on 17 December 2019, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] He made his first-class debut on 1 February 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]
International career
In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe.[9]
He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2024 against Afghanistan.[10] During the match, he left the field with retire hurt after he was hit on the helmet by a bouncer by Naveed Zadran. He was ruled out from the game and Kasun Rajitha was approved as a concussion substitute.[11]
References
- ^ Chamika Gunasekara — a star in the making
- ^ "Group B, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (NCC), Dec 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Group B, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (NCC), Jan 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo (NCC), Feb 1-3 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Three uncapped players to feature in squad to face West Indies". The Papare. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "New-look Sri Lanka name eight changes for Zimbabwe ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, Jan 16 2022, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Chamika Gunasekara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Chamika Gunasekara concussed out on Test debut after blow to the head". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.