Shaminda Eranga

Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Shaminda Eranga (born 23 June 1986), or Shaminda Eranga, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He studied at St. Mary's College in Chilaw.

Shaminda Eranga

Personal information
Full name	Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Shaminda Eranga
Born	(1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 39) Chilaw, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Shamee
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2011–2016)
Test debut (cap 118)	16 September 2011 v Australia
Last Test	9 June 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 147)	16 August 2011 v Australia
Last ODI	16 June 2016 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 6)	7 August 2012 v India
Last T20I	31 March 2013 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Chilaw Marians
	Tamil Union
	Basnahira North
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 19 19 3 Runs scored 193 34 6 Batting average 12.86 11.33 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 45* 12* 6 Balls bowled 3,891 716 66 Wickets 57 21 3 Bowling average 37.50 32.66 30.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/49 3/46 2/30 Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2016

International career

Shaminda made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka on 16 August 2011 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota against Australia.^[1]

He made his test debut on September 16, 2011, and took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the 15th player to do so in the history of test cricket.^[2]

His constant back injuries meant that he couldn't make the national team regularly after his Test debut, and his next international game came much later, in August 2012 against India, in which he made his Twenty20 International debut.

Health and suspect bowling action

On 19 June 2016, following Sri Lanka's ODI matches in Ireland, Eranga was admitted to hospital in Dublin to undergo tests on his heart.^[3] However, on the same day, he was suspended from bowling in international matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to an illegal action reported during the second Test against England earlier the previous month.^[4] He was discharged from hospital the following day.^[5] On 18 July 2017, ICC cleared Eranga bowling action, so he can play again in international cricket with his revised bowling action.^[6]

Domestic career

During Sri Lanka Premier League tournament, he played for Nagenahira Nagas, where his team became runner-up of SLPL, lost final to Uva Next. He won Player of the series trophy for his bowling performances.^[7]

See also

• List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket