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Ravija Sandaruwan

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Ravija Sandaruwan
Personal information
Full name
Bodadura Ravija Sandaruwan de Silva
Born (1992-06-22) 22 June 1992 (age 32)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 9)20 January 2019 v Maldives
Last T20I19 September 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2013Saracens Sports Club
2022Badureliya Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 27 1 1 30
Runs scored 890 2 0 962
Batting average 35.60 1.00 0.00 34.35
100s/50s 1/5 0/0 0/0 1/6
Top score 103 1 0 103
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 1
Bowling average 40.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/40
Catches/stumpings 4/– 3/– 0/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2023

Ravija Sandaruwan (born 22 June 1992) is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who plays for the Kuwait national cricket team.[1] He made his List A debut for Saracens Sports Club in the 2012–13 Premier Limited Overs Tournament in Sri Lanka on 27 December 2012.[2] He made his first-class debut, also for Saracens Sports Club, in the 2012–13 Premier League Tournament on 30 March 2013.[3]

In April 2018, he represented Kuwait in Western sub-region group of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament, playing in all six matches.[4][5] In his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the Maldives on 20 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament, Sandaruwan was named the player of the match.[6] Three days later, in the match against Bahrain, he scored 103 runs from 59 balls, and was again named the player of the match.[7][8] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 177 runs in four matches.[9]

In June 2019, he was named in Kuwait's T20I squad for their series against Qatar.[10] In October 2021, he was named in Kuwait's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ravija Sandaruwan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Group A, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Panadura, Dec 27 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Group A, Premier League Tournament at Panagoda, Mar 30 - Apr 1 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier A begins in Kuwait". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Kuwait: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "2nd Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ^ "8th Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Cricket: Qatar stretches lead at top, Kuwait wins battle of super bats against Bahrain". Times of Oman. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  9. ^ "ACC Western Region T20: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Kuwait Cricket set to play its first ever T-20 Internationals bilateral series with Qatar". Kuwait Page. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Kuwait Cricket announce Men's squad for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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