Dunith Wellalage
Personal information
Full name
Dunith Nethmika Wellalage
Born (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 162)24 July 2022 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 204)14 June 2022 v Australia
Last ODI16 October 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentLankan Cricket Club
2024Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 8 22 20
Runs scored 106 682 306
Batting average 21.20 28.41 21.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/1
Top score 42* 78* 74
Balls bowled 366 3501 833
Wickets 14 71 27
Bowling average 33.66 26.94 25.44
5 wickets in innings 1 4 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/40 8/152 5/21
Catches/stumpings 3/– 13/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 October 2023

Dunith Wellalage (born 9 January 2003) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2022.[2] He was educated at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa[3]

Career

He made his List A debut on 14 December 2019, for Lankan Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[4]

In January 2022, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[5] In Sri Lanka's opening fixture of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[6] and was named the player of the match.[7] In Sri Lanka's next match of the tournament, he took another five-wicket haul, and was again named the player of the match.[8] In Sri Lanka's Super League playoff semi-final match against South Africa, Wellalage scored 113 runs, with Sri Lanka winning the match by 65 runs.[9] He became the first captain of the Sri Lankan team to score a century in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10] He finished the Under-19 World Cup as the leading wicket-taker, with seventeen dismissals.[11]

In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[12] On 25 May 2022, during the tour of England, he made his Twenty20 debut, against Surrey.[13] The following month, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[14] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad, also for their series against Australia.[15][16] He made his ODI debut on 14 June 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia.[17] The following month, he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the second match against Australia.[18]

In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[19] Also in July, he was again named in Sri Lanka's Test squad, this time for their home series against Pakistan.[20] He made his Test debut on 24 July 2022, for Sri Lanka against Pakistan.[21]

In March 2023, he was named in both One Day International and Twenty20 International squad for the series against New Zealand.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Dunith, who once withdrew from Sri Lanka U19 team for O/L's returns as skipper". Island. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Dunith Wellalage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Waris, Sarah. "Who is Dunith Wellalage, the 20-year-old Sri Lanka left-arm spinner who could take the World Cup by storm?". Wisden.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Group A, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (SSC), Dec 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka U19 Team to the World Cup". Cricket Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka U19s start World Cup campaign with a rousing win". The Papare. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Bowlers, Wyllie give Australia comprehensive win over West Indies in U-19 World Cup opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka stun Australia after Wellalage heroics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Dunith Wellalage century takes Sri Lanka to fifth-place playoffs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Wellalage's record-breaking century helps Sri Lanka brush South Africa aside". The Papare. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "India win fifth U-19 World Cup title after seamers Raj Bawa, Ravi Kumar prove too hot for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. ^ "The Oval, May 25, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Rajapaksa recalled to ODI squad for Australia series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. ^ "U19 World Cup breakout star called-up in Sri Lanka's squad for Australia ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  17. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, June 14, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage called into Sri Lanka Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  19. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for Pakistan Test series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  21. ^ "2nd Test, Galle, July 24 - 28, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for limited-overs leg of New Zealand tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

Sri Lanka squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup
Jaffna Kings – current squad
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