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Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1969)

Sanjeeva Ranatunga
Personal information
Born (1969-04-25) 25 April 1969 (age 55)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RelationsArjuna Ranatunga (brother)
Nishantha Ranatunga (brother)
Dammika Ranatunga (brother)
Prasanna Ranatunga
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 62)26 August 1994 v Pakistan
Last Test20 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 0/2
Top score 118 70
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016

Sanjeeva Ranatunga (born 25 April 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Test matches and 13 One Day Internationals from 1994 to 1997.

Family

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

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