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Full name Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Umesh Samantha Karunaratne
Born January 19, 1989, Sri Jayawardenepura
Current age 32 years 8 days
Major teams Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Thurstan College, Colombo
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 76 | 123 | 12 | 4046 | 114* | 36.45 | 5331 | 75.89 | 4 | 28 | 390 | 90 | 115 | 0 |
| List A | 51 | 48 | 8 | 1271 | 96* | 31.77 | 1714 | 74.15 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| T20s | 19 | 19 | 4 | 266 | 44* | 17.73 | 295 | 90.16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 76 | 122 | 9824 | 5473 | 233 | 7/119 | 13/225 | 23.48 | 3.34 | 42.1 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| List A | 51 | 43 | 1936 | 1329 | 58 | 6/67 | 6/67 | 22.91 | 4.11 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 19 | 16 | 333 | 419 | 16 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 26.18 | 7.54 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Singha Sports Club v Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Nov 14-16, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club, Mar 13-15, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Colombo (Thurstan), Nov 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | Panadura Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 28, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Panadura Sports Club v Unichela Sports Club at Katunayake, Jan 15, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19, 1/22, 24, 1/25 | Panadura | v Kurunegala Y | 13 Mar 2020 | FC | |
| 11, 0/7, 17, 2/39 | Panadura | v SL Air SC | Panadura | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
| 10, 0/56, 77, 1/19 | Panadura | v KTC | Panadura | 28 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 48, 0/13, 0/44 | Panadura | v SL Navy | Panadura | 21 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 4/48, 76*, 0/28, 13 | Panadura | v Galle CC | Galle | 14 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 3/30, 56, 0/22 | Panadura | v Sebast CAC | Katunayake | 6 Feb 2020 | FC |
| 28*, 2/39, 114, 3/46 | Panadura | v Kandy CCC | Colombo (Burgher) | 31 Jan 2020 | FC |
| 2/16, 32 | Panadura | v Unichela SC | Katunayake | 15 Jan 2020 | T20 |
| 0/33, 1 | Panadura | v Bloomfield | Katunayake | 14 Jan 2020 | T20 |
| 1/28, 33* | Panadura | v Badureliya | Colombo (CCC) | 12 Jan 2020 | T20 |
An offspinner, Umesh Karunaratne made his first Under-19 appearance in the 2005-06 season. Recalled for the tri-nation tournament at home in 2007, he was included in the U-19 World Cup squad the following year. His favourite cricketer is Aravinda de Silva.
Cricinfo Staff February 2008
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Feb 14, 2008
Umesh Karunaratne, player portrait
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