Full name Chandrasekara Arachchilage Kasun Rajitha
Born June 1, 1993, Matara
Current age 27 years 241 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Badureliya Sports Club, Dambulla Viiking, 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 3.50 | 233 | 15.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
ODIs | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T20Is | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4.00 | 23 | 34.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 49 | 64 | 22 | 379 | 52 | 9.02 | 1150 | 32.95 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
List A | 44 | 23 | 10 | 39 | 12* | 3.00 | 106 | 36.79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
T20s | 42 | 15 | 9 | 65 | 18* | 10.83 | 85 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | 15 | 1415 | 779 | 25 | 3/20 | 6/88 | 31.16 | 3.30 | 56.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 9 | 9 | 353 | 379 | 9 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 42.11 | 6.44 | 39.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 10 | 10 | 222 | 358 | 10 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 35.80 | 9.67 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 49 | 80 | 7088 | 4670 | 141 | 8/31 | 12/180 | 33.12 | 3.95 | 50.2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
List A | 44 | 43 | 1741 | 1833 | 49 | 5/37 | 5/37 | 37.40 | 6.31 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T20s | 42 | 41 | 900 | 1224 | 66 | 4/20 | 4/20 | 18.54 | 8.16 | 13.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Jun 14-18, 2018 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Dec 26-29, 2020 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Dambulla, Aug 1, 2018 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Oct 27, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Jan 16-18, 2015 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Dec 26-29, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Badureliya Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Maggona, Dec 5, 2014 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka Board President's XI v West Indians at Katunayake, Feb 20, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 2, 2015 scorecard |
Last T20s | Dambulla Viiking v Jaffna Stallions at Hambantota, Dec 14, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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12, 0/16, 0 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
0/33, 2 | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 14 Dec 2020 | T20 |
2/31 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
- | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 7 Dec 2020 | T20 |
1/38 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
2/16 | Viiking | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
1/27 | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
5/63, 3, 4/104 | Saracens | v Col CC | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
3/85, 1 | Saracens | v Colts | Colombo (PSS) | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
0/62 | Saracens | v Badureliya | Maggona | 28 Feb 2020 | 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.