Dunith Wellalage
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Full name | Dunith Nethmika Wellalage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 9 January 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowling all rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 162) | 24 July 2022 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 204) | 14 June 2022 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 14 February 2024 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Lankan Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Fortune Barishal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024-Present | Colombo Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 February 2024 |
Dunith Nethmika Wellalage (born 9 January 2003) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays ODI cricket for the national side.[1] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in June 2022.[2] He was educated at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa and St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10.[3]
Domestic and franchise career[edit]
He made his List A debut on 14 December 2019, for Lankan Cricket Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[4]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[5]
He was also signed by Fortune Barishal in the tenth edition of Bangladesh Premier League.
International career[edit]
In January 2022, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[6] In Sri Lanka's opening fixture of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[7] and was named the player of the match.[8] In Sri Lanka's next match of the tournament, he took another five-wicket haul, and was again named the player of the match.[9] In Sri Lanka's Super League playoff semi-final match against South Africa, Wellalage scored 113 runs, with Sri Lanka winning the match by 65 runs.[10] He became the first captain of the Sri Lankan team to score a century in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[11] He finished the Under-19 World Cup as the leading wicket-taker, with seventeen dismissals.[12]
In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[13] On 25 May 2022, during the tour of England, he made his Twenty20 debut, against Surrey.[14] The following month, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[15] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad, also for their series against Australia.[16][17] He made his ODI debut on 14 June 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia.[18] The following month, he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the second match against Australia.[19]
In July 2022, he was again named in Sri Lanka's Test squad, this time for their home series against Pakistan.[20] He made his Test debut on 24 July 2022, for Sri Lanka against Pakistan.[21]
In March 2023, he was named in both One Day International and Twenty20 International squad for the series against New Zealand.[22]
In May 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[23]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dunith, who once withdrew from Sri Lanka U19 team for O/L's returns as skipper". Island. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Dunith Wellalage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Waris, Sarah. "Who is Dunith Wellalage, the 20-year-old Sri Lanka left-arm spinner who could take the World Cup by storm?". Wisden.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Group A, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (SSC), Dec 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka U19 Team to the World Cup". Cricket Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka U19s start World Cup campaign with a rousing win". The Papare. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Bowlers, Wyllie give Australia comprehensive win over West Indies in U-19 World Cup opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka stun Australia after Wellalage heroics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Dunith Wellalage century takes Sri Lanka to fifth-place playoffs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Wellalage's record-breaking century helps Sri Lanka brush South Africa aside". The Papare. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "India win fifth U-19 World Cup title after seamers Raj Bawa, Ravi Kumar prove too hot for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "The Oval, May 25, 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Rajapaksa recalled to ODI squad for Australia series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "U19 World Cup breakout star called-up in Sri Lanka's squad for Australia ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, June 14, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage called into Sri Lanka Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for Pakistan Test series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "2nd Test, Galle, July 24 - 28, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for limited-overs leg of New Zealand tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.