Full name Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha
Born June 1, 1993, Matara
Current age 24 years 82 days
Major teams Badureliya Sports Club, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Education St. Servatius College
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is 
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3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | - | 12 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 24 | 34 | 14 | 265 | 52 | 13.25 | 635 | 41.73 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 22 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 12* | 3.71 | 72 | 36.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
|
T20s
|
18 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4* | 9.00 | 20 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T20Is
|
3 | 3 | 66 | 120 | 3 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 40.00 | 10.90 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 24 | 41 | 3374 | 2499 | 68 | 7/86 | 12/180 | 36.75 | 4.44 | 49.6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| List A | 22 | 21 | 853 | 882 | 24 | 5/37 | 5/37 | 36.75 | 6.20 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
T20s
|
18 | 18 | 402 | 507 | 34 | 4/20 | 4/20 | 14.91 | 7.56 | 11.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I debut | India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 6, 2016 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Jan 16-18, 2015 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sri Lanka A v England Lions at Pallekele, Feb 17-20, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Badureliya Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Kaluthara, Dec 5, 2014 scorecard |
| Last List A | Vauniya District v Kilinochchi District at Colombo (Burgher), Mar 27, 2017 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 2, 2015 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Sep 6, 2016 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/52 | SL Pres. XI | v Indians | Colombo (CCC) | 21 Jul 2017 | Other |
| 2/54, 4 | Kilinochchi | v Vauniya | Colombo (Burgher) | 27 Mar 2017 | LA |
| 0, 0/26 | Kilinochchi | v Jaffna | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 2017 | LA |
| 3/44 | Kilinochchi | v Vauniya | Panadura | 19 Mar 2017 | LA |
| 0/41 | Kilinochchi | v Jaffna | Colombo (Moors) | 15 Mar 2017 | LA |
| 1/67, 5, 0/5, 0 | Sri Lanka A | v Eng Lions | Pallekele | 17 Feb 2017 | FC |
| 3/71, 13, 5/152 | Saracens | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Colts) | 5 Feb 2017 | FC |
| 3/78 | Saracens | v Badureliya | Colombo (Burgher) | 27 Jan 2017 | FC |
| 5/57, 0*, 2/74 | Saracens | v Galle CC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 20 Jan 2017 | FC |
| 23, 2/92, 21*, 0/4 | Saracens | v SL Army | Colombo (Moors) | 14 Jan 2017 | FC |
Virtually unheard of before 2015, the first inkling of right-arm seamer Kasun Rajitha's potential came during a three-dayer against the touring Indians in August of that year. He took 5 for 68 on a spicy Khettarama deck in that match, dismissing Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in a single spell, before claiming Kohli's wicket in the second innings as well.
Achieving appreciable seam movement at a sharp pace, and from a high release point, Rajitha proved to be a penetrative T20 bowler in the following domestic season. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the Super T20 Provincial Tournament, with 10 scalps in six matches. That performance earned him an international T20 debut, where he claimed two wickets in his first over, against India in Pune.
- Mitching it up (Jan 3, 2017)
- Kasun Rajitha picked for T20s against Australia (Sep 5, 2016)
- Sri Lanka seamers topple India on green track (Feb 9, 2016)
- Dilhara Fernando gets surprise Sri Lanka recall (Jan 28, 2016)
- Dhananjaya, Vandersay in SL A squad for NZ tour (Aug 16, 2015)
Feb 9, 2016
Kasun Rajitha dismissed India's top three early
© BCCI
Aug 6, 2015
Sri Lanka Board President's XI players celebrate Virat Kohli's dismissal
© AFP
