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Srimantha Wijeratne

Srimantha Wijeratne

Sri Lankan cricketer

Srimantha Wijeratne (born 3 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer.[1] He has represented the Canada national cricket team since 2015 and plays as a right-handed wicketkeeper/batsman.

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Personal life

Wijeratne was born on 3 June 1989 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] He attended St. Peter's College, Colombo. He immigrated to Canada in 2008.[2]

International career

In 2007, Wijeratne represented the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team in a Test against Bangladesh, opening the batting with Lahiru Thirimanne.[2]

Wijeratne made his List A cricket debut in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament against the Netherlands on 17 January 2015.[3] He was in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[4]

In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[6] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[7] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[8]

In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada, against Oman, on 25 October 2019.[10]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.[12]

Domestic and franchise career

Before moving to Canada, Wijeratne played for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at under-23 level.[2] He returned to Sri Lanka to play for Police Sports Club during the 2017-18 Sri Lankan domestic season.[1]

In June 2018, Wijeratne was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[13][14]

References

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    "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Canada v Netherlands at Windhoek, Jan 17, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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    "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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    "Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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    "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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    "34th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Abu Dhabi, Oct 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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    "Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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    "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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    "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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    "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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