Sri Lanka
Full name Thennakoon Mudiyanselage Umesh Samantha Karunaratne
Born January 19, 1989, Sri Jayawardenepura
Current age 31 years 284 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.
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Feb 14, 2008
Umesh Karunaratne, player portrait
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