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Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Arjuna Ranatunga
Born December 1, 1963, Colombo
Current age 44 years 279 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - D Ranatunga, Brother - N Ranatunga, Brother - S Ranatunga
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
93 |
155 |
12 |
5105 |
135* |
35.69 |
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4 |
38 |
40 |
47 |
0 |
| ODIs |
269 |
255 |
47 |
7456 |
131* |
35.84 |
9570 |
77.91 |
4 |
49 |
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63 |
0 |
| First-class |
205 |
295 |
32 |
11641 |
238* |
44.26 |
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25 |
63 |
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111 |
0 |
| List A |
307 |
290 |
53 |
8491 |
131* |
35.82 |
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4 |
55 |
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78 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
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 |
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7096 |
3085 |
94 |
5/45 |
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32.81 |
2.60 |
75.4 |
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2 |
0 |
| List A |
307 |
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5338 |
4255 |
98 |
4/14 |
4/14 |
43.41 |
4.78 |
54.4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| First-class span |
1981/82 - 2000/01 |
| List A span |
1981/82 - 2000/01 |
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.
Despite his relative inability to scamper the quick single which is considered essential in one-day cricket, Ranatunga had an uncanny ability to keep the scoreboard ticking over using deft placement on both sides of the wicket, combined with fluent driving through the offside in particular. He was a deceptive and useful medium-pace bowler, although his bowling was seen rarely in the later part of his career. He lost the captaincy following Sri Lanka's poor showing in the 1999 World Cup, and retired from international cricket a year later, but his contribution to Sri Lankan cricket is immense. He moved into administration and was appointed chairman of the board in January 2008.
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Ajantha Mendis receives the Man-of-the-Series award from Arjuna Ranatunga
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Ajantha Mendis is feted for his record 26 wickets in a three-Test debut series
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Aug 7, 2008 |
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Arjuna Ranatunga, Sourav Ganguly in conversation
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