Full name Arjuna Ranatunga
Born December 1, 1963, Colombo
Current age 56 years 7 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Brother - D Ranatunga, Brother - N Ranatunga, Brother - S Ranatunga, Son - DD Ranatunga
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 93 | 155 | 12 | 5105 | 135* | 35.69 | 4 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 269 | 255 | 47 | 7456 | 131* | 35.84 | 9571 | 77.90 | 4 | 49 | 63 | 0 | |
First-class | 205 | 295 | 32 | 11641 | 238* | 44.26 | 25 | 63 | 108 | 0 | |||
List A | 307 | 290 | 53 | 8491 | 131* | 35.82 | 4 | 55 | 78 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 93 | 56 | 2373 | 1040 | 16 | 2/17 | 2/20 | 65.00 | 2.62 | 148.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 269 | 135 | 4710 | 3757 | 79 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 47.55 | 4.78 | 59.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 205 | 7096 | 3085 | 94 | 5/45 | 32.81 | 2.60 | 75.4 | 2 | 0 | |||
List A | 307 | 5338 | 4255 | 98 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 43.41 | 4.78 | 54.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Feb 17-21, 1982 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Aug 6-10, 2000 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Feb 14, 1982 scorecard |
Last ODI | Kenya v Sri Lanka at Southampton, May 30, 1999 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1981/82 - 2000/01 |
List A span | 1981/82 - 2000/01 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2 | SL Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 3 Dec 2009 | Other T20 |
10 | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 27 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
2 | Celebrasians | v Lashings XI | Uxbridge | 28 Jun 2007 | Other OD |
Arjuna Ranatunga is a stockily-built left-handed batsman who led Sri Lanka to their greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup. His innovative captaincy took a Sri Lanka team given little chance prior to the competition for cricket's greatest prize. He made his debut in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test at the age of 18, and made his country's first Test half-century. A dominant figure on cricket fields all over the world for nearly 20 years, he never shied from confrontation, defending his players and rights to the hilt.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999