Sanjeeva Ranatunga
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Full Name
Sanjeeva Ranatunga
Born
April 25, 1969, Colombo
Age
54y 155d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
RELATIONS
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Unlike his famous elder brother, Sanjeeva Ranatunga never touched lofty heights at the international level, but he was a talented left-hand batsman on the domestic level. Having scored heavily at the school level he went on to captain Ananda College and then Sri Lanka A on several occasions, after which he was picked for the home series against Pakistan in 1994. He began well in the one-day series, scoring 70 in his second match, but his form tapered off and he played the last of his 13 ODIs in January 1996. Ranatunga showed more promise in Test cricket, with back to back centuries in Zimbabwe in his second and third matches - his average after seven Tests was 59.71 - and was given the chance to tour New Zealand, Pakistan and Australia. However, international cricket proved a difficult hurdle and Ranatunga was dropped from the side. A somewhat controversial recall came in June 1997, for Sri Lanka's tour to the West Indies, but one poor match was all it took for Rangatunga's international career to finish.
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Sanjeeva Ranatunga Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | 17 | 1 | 531 | 118 | 33.18 | 1626 | 32.65 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 13 | 11 | 0 | 253 | 70 | 23.00 | 526 | 48.09 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FC | 140 | 207 | 23 | 6586 | 151 | 35.79 | - | - | 13 | 34 | - | - | 75 | 0 |
List A | 48 | 42 | 7 | 1011 | 70 | 28.88 | - | - | 0 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FC | 140 | - | 2762 | 1119 | 55 | 5/37 | - | 20.34 | 2.43 | 50.2 | - | 1 | 0 |
List A | 48 | - | 198 | 176 | 8 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 22.00 | 5.33 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Umpire & Referee
Format | Mat | Referee |
---|---|---|
WODIs | 2 | 2 |
FC | 26 | 26 |
List A | 20 | 20 |
T20s | 8 | 8 |
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Debut/Last Matches of Sanjeeva Ranatunga
Test Matches
ODI Matches
FC Matches
List A Matches
Recent Matches of Sanjeeva Ranatunga
Match | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sri Lanka vs West Indies | 9 & 0 | 20-Jun-1997 | Kingstown | Test # 1371 |
Sri Lanka vs Australia | 60 & 65 | 25-Jan-1996 | Adelaide | Test # 1324 |
Sri Lanka vs West Indies | 5 | 14-Jan-1996 | Perth | ODI # 1037 |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 33 & 18 | 08-Sep-1995 | Peshawar | Test # 1304 |
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | -- | 01-Apr-1995 | Auckland | ODI # 992 |