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Suranga Lakmal      

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Full name Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal

Born March 10, 1987, Matara

Current age 26 years 276 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Matara Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 14 19 7 77 18 6.41 212 36.32 0 0 13 0 3 0
ODIs 17 9 5 2 1* 0.50 25 8.00 0 0 0 0 5 0
T20Is 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
First-class 64 68 15 505 58* 9.52 949 53.21 0 1 56 10 23 0
List A 84 44 23 142 38* 6.76 239 59.41 0 0 16 2 22 0
Twenty20 22 7 4 21 9 7.00 28 75.00 0 0 2 0 3 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 14 22 2165 1315 20 3/55 4/78 65.75 3.64 108.2 0 0 0
ODIs 17 16 731 725 21 3/22 3/22 34.52 5.95 34.8 0 0 0
T20Is 3 3 66 78 4 2/26 2/26 19.50 7.09 16.5 0 0 0
First-class 64 107 8402 5373 158 6/68 9/134 34.00 3.83 53.1 7 4 0
List A 84 83 3753 3365 127 5/31 5/31 26.49 5.37 29.5 1 3 0
Twenty20 22 21 439 516 25 3/20 3/20 20.64 7.05 17.5 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 23-27, 2010 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Mar 16-19, 2013 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 18, 2009 scorecard
Last ODI Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut England v Sri Lanka at Bristol, Jun 25, 2011 scorecard
Last T20I Sri Lanka v South Africa at Hambantota, Aug 6, 2013 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Jan 17-20, 2008 scorecard
Last First-class Sri Lanka A v Sri Lanka Board XI at Colombo (SSC), Oct 22-25, 2013 scorecard
List A debut Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 17, 2007 scorecard
Last List A Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 5, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Basnahira South v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 23, 2008 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Kandurata Maroons v Basnahira Greens at Colombo (RPS), Aug 17, 2013 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
2, 1/27 Tamil Union v Sinhalese Colombo (SSC) 5 Dec 2013 LA
2/31 Tamil Union v Moors Colombo (Moors) 1 Dec 2013 LA
3/57, 0* Sri Lanka A v SL Board XI Colombo (SSC) 5 Nov 2013 LA
3, 1/20, 1/22 SL Board XI v Sri Lanka A Colombo (SSC) 22 Oct 2013 FC
0, 2/46, 1/15 SL Board XI v SLC Dev XI Colombo (PSS) 8 Oct 2013 FC
2/49 Sri Lanka A v NZ A Dambulla 3 Oct 2013 LA
1*, 0/27 Sri Lanka A v NZ A Pallekele 1 Oct 2013 LA
1/51, 1 Sri Lanka A v NZ A Pallekele 29 Sep 2013 LA
0/30 Bas Greens v Kandurata Ma Colombo (RPS) 17 Aug 2013 T20
5, 1/32 Bas Greens v Ruhuna Reds Colombo (RPS) 14 Aug 2013 T20
Profile

A right-arm fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal was first spotted by Sri Lanka Cricket's fast bowling coaches while still a student at Debarawewa Central. They closely monitored his progress to Richmond College and then to the Tamil Union team whom he represents in domestic cricket. What impressed the coaches about Lakmal was his height and ability to get bounce and swing at a tender age. Despite his natural ability, Lakmal had one big deficiency in that he lacked the stamina to bowl long spells and on occasions he did, he regularly fell ill. The lack of nutrition was quite common with fast bowlers coming from outside Colombo and soon after Lakmal was inducted into the academy, the coaches worked on developing his stamina. Good performances with Sri Lanka A saw him break into the national ODI side. He was one of three players marked for the future by Chandika Hathurusingha in 2008 when he coached the A side.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq January 2010

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Jul 11, 2013

Suranga Lakmal was picked after a last-minute dash from Colombo, India v Sri Lanka, tri-series final, Port-of-Spain, July 11, 2013

Suranga Lakmal was picked after a last-minute dash from Colombo

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Mar 6, 2013

Chaminda Vaas talks to fast bowler Suranga Lakmal during a practice session in Galle before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, Bangladesh tour to Sri Lanka, Galle, March 6, 2013

Chaminda Vaas talks to fast bowler Suranga Lakmal during a practice session

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Jan 6, 2013

Suranga Lakmal celebrates the wicket of David Warner, Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney, 4th day, January 6, 2013

Suranga Lakmal celebrates the wicket of David Warner

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Country Fixtures Country Results
1st T20I: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC)
Dec 11, 2013 (20:00 local | 16:00 GMT | 11:00 EST | 10:00 CST | 08:00 PST)
Group B: Chilaw v SLPACC at Colombo (Moors)
Dec 12, 2013 (09:45 local | 04:15 GMT | 23:15 EST | 22:15 CST | 20:15 PST)
Group A: Col CC v Panadura at Colombo (CCC)
Dec 12, 2013 (09:45 local | 04:15 GMT | 23:15 EST | 22:15 CST | 20:15 PST)
Group A: Colts v Ragama at Colombo (Colts)
Dec 12, 2013 (09:45 local | 04:15 GMT | 23:15 EST | 22:15 CST | 20:15 PST)
Group B: Sinhalese v Nondescripts at Colombo (SSC)
Dec 12, 2013 (09:45 local | 04:15 GMT | 23:15 EST | 22:15 CST | 20:15 PST)
Group B: Tamil Union v Bloomfield at Colombo (PSS)
Dec 12, 2013 (09:45 local | 04:15 GMT | 23:15 EST | 22:15 CST | 20:15 PST)
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