(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Opening batter
Relations
Inami Avandya (Wife)
Anuradha Kurukulasooriya (Ex Wife)
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (2011–present)
Test debut (cap 123)
17 November 2012 v New Zealand
Last Test
24 July 2023 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 146)
9 July 2011 v England
Last ODI
2 November 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2008–present
Sinhalese Sports Club
2009
Basnahira North
2010
Wayamba
2022
Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
89
47
194
160
Runs scored
6,740
1,299
14,604
4,977
Batting average
41.34
33.31
46.36
36.06
100s/50s
16/35
1/11
46/65
7/33
Top score
244
103
244
132
Balls bowled
308
16
828
82
Wickets
2
0
4
3
Bowling average
99.50
–
125.00
21.00
5 wickets in innings
0
–
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
–
0
0
Best bowling
1/12
–
1/6
2/13
Catches/stumpings
56/–
11/–
172/1
70/-
Source: [1], 21 October 2023
Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne (born 21 April 1988; Sinhala: දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න), popularly known as Dimuth Karunaratne, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka Test and ODI teams.[1] Considered as one of the best Test openers in the world, he has been included 3 times in the ICC Test Cricket Team of the Year. He is the opening batter for Sri Lanka in Test cricket and ODIs. He plays first-class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club.[2][3]
Since 2015, Karunaratne has become the leading batsman for Sri Lanka in Tests due to his century making in the second innings of Test matches.[4] He was described as second-innings specialist by many commentators.[5] He scored four centuries in the second innings out of the six centuries he made until October 2017.[6] On 7 October 2017, Karunaratne became the second Sri Lankan opener after Tillakaratne Dilshan to score three Test centuries in a calendar year. In February 2019, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[7]
In April 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Dimuth Karunaratne as the team's new One Day International captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Lasith Malinga.[8] He is the only batsman after Ridley Jacobs to carry his bat in a Cricket World Cup.[9]
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^"Dimuth Karunaratne: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^Tripathi, Divi (21 November 2021). "Let's be Frank, Dimuth Karunaratne is one of the very best Test openers in the world". Wisden Asia Cricket.
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^Hinz, Kristopher (1 June 2019). "Karunaratne's patient presence". Island Cricket. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^"Second Innings wonder by Karunaratne". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^"Sri Lanka drop Chandimal for South Africa tour, Karunaratne made captain". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^"Dimuth Karunratne to lead Sri Lanka during ICC Cricket World Cup 2019". Sri Lanka Cricket. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^"World Cup 2019: Dimuth Karunaratne becomes only the second player to carry his bat in a World Cup match". The Indian Express. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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