Sanjeeva Ranatunga

Sanjeeva Ranatunga (born April 25, 1969, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997.

Sanjeeva Ranatunga
සංජීව රණතුංග
Personal information
Born (1969-04-25) 25 April 1969
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RelationsArjuna Ranatunga (brother)
Nishantha Ranatunga (brother)
Dammika Ranatunga (brother)
Prasanna Ranatunga
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 62)26–28 August 1994 v Pakistan
Last Test20–24 June 1998 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 81)3 August 1993 v Pakistan
Last ODI14 January 1996 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 9 13
Runs scored 531 253
Batting average 33.18 23.00
100s/50s 2/2 -/2
Top score 118 70
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/- 2/-
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016

Family

He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.

International career

He has scored 2 centuries in Tests; 118 and 100* against Zimbabwe in consecutive Tests at Harare Sports Club and Queens Sports Club in 1994. His other notable performances are a hard fought 60 and 65 against Australia at Adelaide in 1996. His highest ODI score of 70 came against Pakistan at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 1994 which earned him the Man of the Match Award.

International centuries

Test centuries

Test centuries of Sanjeeva Ranatunga
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueDateResult
[1]1182 Zimbabwe Harare, ZimbabweHarare Sports Club11 October 1994Drawn
[2]100*3 Zimbabwe Bulawayo, ZimbabweQueens Sports Club20 October 1994Drawn

International awards

Man of the Match awards

No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 6 August 1994 70 (116 balls: 4x4)  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.[1]

References


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