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Sri Lankan Domestic Season / Players / Janaka Gunaratne
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Full name Liyanabadalge Janaka Prabath Gunaratne
Born March 14, 1981, Colombo
Current age 32 years 71 days
Major teams Basnahira South, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, North Central Province, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 137 | 216 | 24 | 7237 | 199* | 37.69 | 13 | 41 | 105 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 100 | 88 | 9 | 1610 | 77 | 20.37 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 530 | 83 | 20.38 | 412 | 128.64 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 137 | 12647 | 7034 | 249 | 8/133 | 28.24 | 3.33 | 50.7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ||
| List A | 100 | 3405 | 2472 | 109 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 22.67 | 4.35 | 31.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 41 | 34 | 634 | 701 | 45 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 15.57 | 6.63 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2001 |
| Last First-class | Moors Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 5-8, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Ruhuna v Wayamba at Colombo (PSS), Jan 28, 2013 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Uthura Rudras v Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Pallekele, Aug 21, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42, 0/22, 0, 1/67 | Moors | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 5 Apr 2013 | FC |
| 33, 0/3, 6, 3/65 | Moors | v Panadura | Colombo (Moors) | 30 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 2, 1/0, 2, 0/22 | Moors | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Moors) | 22 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 3, 3/57, 9 | Moors | v SL Army | Panagoda | 15 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 1/19, 56, 0/9, 30* | Moors | v Lankan CC | Colombo (Moors) | 8 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 199*, 2/28, 2/102 | Moors | v SL Air SC | Colombo (Moors) | 1 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 80, 1/31, 4/27 | Moors | v Burgher | Colombo (Burgher) | 22 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 20, 155* | Moors | v Colts | Colombo (Colts) | 15 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 52, 1/22, 11 | Moors | v Ragama | Colombo (RPS) | 8 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 61, 0/9, 0/9 | Moors | v Saracens | Colombo (Moors) | 1 Feb 2013 | FC |
A veteran of the Sri Lankan domestic circuit, the Colombo-born Gunaratne has made over 100 first-class appearances. A batting allrounder, he made his first T20 appearance in 2004 for Chilaw Marians. He was one of Ruhuna's heroes in the 2011 Inter-Provincial T20. He top-scored for his side with 83 and picked up 1 for 17 in the big final against Wayamba. He also hit the winning runs in the Super Over that earned Ruhuna a spot in the Champions League T20 in 2011.
- Ajantha Mendis takes 11 in innings win for Army (Feb 18, 2013)
- Ruhuna take title after eliminator (Jul 31, 2011)
- Chandimal, Gunaratne carry Ruhuna to win (Jul 21, 2011)
- Seamers help South Africa A surge ahead (Aug 12, 2010)
- Silva, Gunaratne lead Sri Lanka A's strong reply (Aug 11, 2010)
Sep 21, 2011
Janaka Gunaratne is ecstatic after dismissing Jacques Du Toit
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Sep 19, 2011
Janaka Gunaratne is congratulated on dismissing Lendl Simmons
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Sep 8, 2004
Janaka Gunaratne
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Results
Bloomfield v Colts at Colombo (Bloomfield)
- Mar 30-Apr 1, 2013
Bloomfield won by an innings and 163 runs
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Bloomfield won by an innings and 163 runs
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