Kasun Rajitha

Kasun Rajitha
කසුන් රාජිත
Personal information
Full name Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha
Born (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993
Matara, Sri Lanka
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 146) 14 June 2018 v West Indies
Last Test 23 June 2018 v West Indies
Only ODI (cap 188) 1 August 2018 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 62) 9 February 2016 v India
Last T20I 14 August 2018 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Badureliya Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 2 1 4
Runs scored 4 - 3
Batting average 1.33 - -
100s/50s 0/0 -/- 0/0
Top score 4 - 3*
Balls bowled 360 35 84
Wickets 11 1 4
Bowling average 14.54 44.00 36.75
5 wickets in innings 0 - 0
10 wickets in match 0 - n/a
Best bowling 3/20 1/44 3/29
Catches/stumpings 0/- 0/- -/-
Source: Cricinfo, 14 August 2018

Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha, or Kasun Rajitha (born 1 June 1993), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game in international level for Sri Lanka.[1] He is a past student of St. Servatius' College, Matara.

Early and domestic career

He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading wicket-taker for Kandy during the tournament, with ten dismissals in two matches.[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 Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, finishing with thirteen dismissals in six matches.[8]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka against India on 9 February 2016.[9] He took the wickets of two Indian top order batsmen in his very first over. At the end, with the help of other seamers, India were all out for 101 and Sri Lanka won the match comfortably to lead the 3 match series 1-0. For his bowling performance of 3 for 29 runs, Rajitha won man of the match as well. With this victory, Sri Lanka regained the number one spot in the T20I rankings.[10]

In May 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[11] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on 14 June 2018.[12] He took his first Test wicket by dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite.[12]

In July 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[13] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 1 August 2018.[14] He took his first ODI wicket by dismissing Quinton de Kock.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Kasun Rajitha". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "India tour of Sri Lanka, Tour Match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Indians at Colombo (RPS), Aug 6-8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Tournament, 2017/18, Kandy: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 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. ↑ "SLC T20 League, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of India and Bangladesh, 1st T20I: India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka seamers topple India on green track". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Udawatte, Rajitha, Vandersay picked for West Indies Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. 1 2 "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Gros Islet, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Angelo Mathews returns as Sri Lanka ODI captain for SA series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "De Kock, bowlers, power South Africa to comfortable win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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