He represented Sri Lanka in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which was held in New Zealand. Buddika, who played in the 2008 Under-23 tournament for Chilaw Marians, joined Ragama Cricket Club in 2009, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the same competition with their representative Under-23 team. Buddika made his List A debut in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament in 2009–10, against Colts. He later represented Tamil Union cricket club for few seasons, before moving to Galle Cricket Club in 2015/ 2016 season.
Rumesh has scored over 6000 first class runs including 16 hundreds. His career best performance is 239 not out for Tamil Union against Moors in 2014.[1] He currently averages over 40 in first class cricket and is one of the most consistent performers in Sri Lankan club cricket. Rumesh Buddika also holds the Galle Cricket Club's record for the highest individual score by a batsman in first class cricket.[2]
In an Under 19 one day cricket match held between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 2009, Rumesh Buddika outscored the entire opposition in their home conditions by 4 runs.[6] He scored 139 runs in that game while the entire South African team managed to score only 135 runs.
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^Rumesh Buddika hit an unbeaten 239 for Tamil Union
rumesh, buddika, muthukumarana, born, november, 1990, lankan, cricketer, left, handed, batsman, right, break, bowler, currently, plays, chilaw, marians, cricket, club, born, matara, district, education, mahinda, college, galle, where, started, cricket, career,. Rumesh Buddika Muthukumarana born 14 November 1990 is a Sri Lankan cricketer He is a left handed batsman and right arm off break bowler who currently plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club He was born in Matara District and had his education at Mahinda College Galle where he started his cricket career Rumesh BuddikaPersonal informationFull nameRumesh Buddika MuthukumaranaBorn 1990 11 14 14 November 1990 age 32 Matara Southern Province Sri LankaBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm off breakDomestic team informationYearsTeam2016 17BRC2015 16Galle Cricket Club2018 2020Chilaw Marians Cricket ClubCareer statisticsCompetition FC LAMatches 91 66Runs scored 6005 1442Batting average 42 89 24 86100s 50s 16 27 1 8Top score 239 125Balls bowled 1688 780Wickets 25 18Bowling average 43 56 32 225 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 3 50 3 32Catches stumpings 70 21 Source Cricinfo 18 December 2020 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Records and trivia 3 References 4 External linksCricket career EditHe represented Sri Lanka in the 2010 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup which was held in New Zealand Buddika who played in the 2008 Under 23 tournament for Chilaw Marians joined Ragama Cricket Club in 2009 with whom he reached the semi finals of the same competition with their representative Under 23 team Buddika made his List A debut in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament in 2009 10 against Colts He later represented Tamil Union cricket club for few seasons before moving to Galle Cricket Club in 2015 2016 season Rumesh has scored over 6000 first class runs including 16 hundreds His career best performance is 239 not out for Tamil Union against Moors in 2014 1 He currently averages over 40 in first class cricket and is one of the most consistent performers in Sri Lankan club cricket Rumesh Buddika also holds the Galle Cricket Club s record for the highest individual score by a batsman in first class cricket 2 In March 2018 he was named in Galle s squad for the 2017 18 Super Four Provincial Tournament 3 4 He was the leading run scorer for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2018 19 Premier League Tournament with 781 runs in nine matches 5 He is also a former captain of the Sri Lankan Development Emerging Team Records and trivia EditIn an Under 19 one day cricket match held between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg in 2009 Rumesh Buddika outscored the entire opposition in their home conditions by 4 runs 6 He scored 139 runs in that game while the entire South African team managed to score only 135 runs References Edit Rumesh Buddika hit an unbeaten 239 for Tamil Union Highest scores Galle CC Cricket Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament Sunday Times Sri Lanka 26 March 2018 Retrieved 27 March 2018 All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament Daily Sports 26 March 2018 Retrieved 27 March 2018 Premier League Tournament Tier A 2018 19 Burgher Recreation Club Batting and bowling averages ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 3 February 2019 Buddika and Rajapaksa lead rout of South AfricaExternal links EditRumesh Buddika at Cricket Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rumesh Buddika amp oldid 1125143879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
