(1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 32) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Top-order batter
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 201)
18 July 2021 v India
Last ODI
4 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 83)
5 October 2019 v Pakistan
Last T20I
5 January 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2009/10
Barisal Division
2009/10
Sinhalese Sports Club
2019/20
Cumilla Warriors
2020
Khulna Tigers
2022
Punjab Kings
2023
Peshawar Zalmi
2023
Galle Titans
Career statistics
Competition
ODI
T20I
FC
LA
Matches
5
35
77
120
Runs scored
89
666
4,087
2,842
Batting average
17.80
25.61
36.49
27.86
100s/50s
0/1
0/3
9/21
3/16
Top score
65
77
268
107
Balls bowled
–
–
2,514
618
Wickets
–
–
47
15
Bowling average
–
–
29.06
31.60
5 wickets in innings
–
–
0
0
10 wickets in match
–
–
0
0
Best bowling
–
–
4/59
2/16
Catches/stumpings
0/–
7/–
66/–
47/2
Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2023
Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa, (born 24 October 1991), popularly known as Bhanuka Rajapaksa, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays limited over internationals for the national team. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium.[1] He was born in Colombo. Despite a prolific domestic career, Rajapaksa only made his international debut when he was called up for the T20I series against Pakistan in 2019, ten years after his first-class debut.
In July 2021, he was given a suspended ban from all forms of cricket for one year by the Sri Lanka Cricket for breach of contract and for not gaining required permission from SLC to give media interviews.[2][3][4]
^"Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^"Bhanuka Rajapaksa penalized for breach of contract". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^"Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets suspended one-year ban, fined for breaching player contract". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^"Bhanuka Rajapaksa, guilty for breaching Players Contract, handed one-year ban by SLC". CricTracker. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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