Chamika Gunasekara

Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara (born 25 November 1999) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently plays Test and ODI cricket for the national team. Chamika was educated at Ananda College, Colombo.^[1]

Chamika Gunasekara

Personal information
Full name	Chamika Deemantha Gunasekara
Born	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 25) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2024-present)
Only Test (cap 165)	2 February 2024 v Afghanistan
Only ODI (cap 203)	16 January 2022 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018-present	Nondescripts Cricket Club
2022	Jaffna Kings
2023	B-Love Kandy
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 1 1 17 21 Runs scored 16 – 807 621 Batting average – – 26.90 25.87 100s/50s 0/0 – 0/2 0/0 Top score 16* – 53 24* Balls bowled 54 6 1424 659 Wickets 0 0 30 24 Bowling average – – 15.07 14.50 5 wickets in innings – – 1 1 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 6/83 5/64 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 11/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024

Career

He made his List A debut on 17 December 2019, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.^[3] He made his first-class debut on 1 February 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.^[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.^[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.^[6]

International career

In November 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.^[7] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[8] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe.^[9]

He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2024 against Afghanistan.^[10] During the match, he left the field with retire hurt after he was hit on the helmet by a bouncer by Naveed Zadran. He was ruled out from the game and Kasun Rajitha was approved as a concussion substitute.^[11]