Santhush Gunathilake
Santhush Gunathilake (born 14 September 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 17 January 2019.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his List A debut on 15 December 2019, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Santhush Nikhila Stephan Gunathilake |
| Born | 14 September 1999 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Source: Cricinfo, 14 December 2020 | |
In December 2020, Gunathilake was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[6] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[7] In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[8] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Santhush Gunathilake". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Plate Championship, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Katunayake, Jan 18-20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Group C, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (Colts), Dec 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa". The Papare. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Group B, Colombo, Mar 4 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
External links edit
- Santhush Gunathilake at ESPNcricinfo