Born on the 29th of May in 1996, Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne is a professional cricketer from Sri Lanka who competes in all three forms of the game. In addition, he is a badminton player for the national team. In February 2019, he made his debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team on the international stage. During the aftermath of the 2022 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, he violated and breached various provisions of his player agreement, which resulted in him receiving a suspended one-year suspension from all forms of cricket. This imposed the penalty in November 2022.
His basic and secondary studies were both completed at Royal College, which is located in Colombo. At Royal College, he went on to become the captain of the athletics, badminton, and cricket teams among others. As a result of his remarkable accomplishments in a variety of sports, while representing his school, Royal College, he was awarded the coveted Royal Crown on two separate occasions. In 2008, he joined the Royal College under-13C squad, which was the beginning of his career as a school cricket player.
In the same year, he emerged as the leading runscorer among C-division cricket teams, which led to his immediate promotion to the under-13A squad at his school. On December 18, 2015, he made his debut in the first-class competition for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, which was part of the Premier League Tournament for the 2015–16 season. The announcement of his inclusion in Kandy’s team for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament came in March of 2018.
The announcement that he will be a member of Kandy’s team for the 2018 SLC T20 League came in August of 2018. During the same month, Sri Lanka Cricket selected him to be a part of a preliminary team consisting of 31 players participating in the 2018 Asia Cup. The announcement that he will be a member of the Colombo team for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament came in March of this year. The SLC Reds side that he was selected to play for in the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League event was announced in August of the same year.
Chamika Karunaratne Biography
| Name | Chamika Karunaratne |
| Full Name | Edirimuni Chamika Dinushan Perera Karunaratne |
| Date of Birth | 29 May 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Srilankan |
| Father’s Name | Niluka Karunaratne |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | Niluka Karunaratne, Dinuka Karunaratne |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA. |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm Medium fast |
| ODI Debut | 28 May 2021 vs. Bangladesh |
| Test Debut | 1 February 2019. vs. Australia |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
His selection to play for the Dambulla Giants in the 2021 Lanka Premier League came about as a result of the players’ draft that took place in November of that year. The Kolkata Knight Riders were the ones that purchased him during the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League season, which took place in February of that year. The Kandy Falcons decided to sign him in July 2022 so that he may participate in the third season of the Lanka Premier League. It was in January of 2023 that he inked a contract with Dubai Capitals in the ILT20.
The announcement of his inclusion on the Sri Lanka squad for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup came in December 2018. His inclusion in Sri Lanka’s Test team for the second test match against Australia took place in January 2019. On February 1, 2019, he won his first test match for Sri Lanka, which was against Australia. He was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) team for the series that they were playing against Bangladesh in May of 2021.
On May 28, 2021, he played his first one-day international in Sri Lanka’s match against Bangladesh. In July of 2021, he was selected to be a part of Sri Lanka’s team that will compete in a series against India. On July 25, 2021, he played his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match for Sri Lanka, which included a match against India. The selection of Karunaratne to Sri Lanka’s team for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup took place in September of the same year.
His all-around skills earned him the Man of the Match award in the second one-day international match between Sri Lanka and Australia, which took place in July 2022. In his first one-day international (ODI) match, he achieved his first half-century. The Sri Lankan team that will compete in the Asia Cup in 2022 will include Karunaratne.In September, Karunaratne was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s team that will compete in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2022.
Batting & Fielding Stats
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Bowling
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In addition to competing in the international badminton tournament, Chamika Karunaratne won the junior national championship in javelin throw a few years ago. His father, Louie Karunaratne, as well as his brothers Dinuka, Niluka, and Diluka, are all now competing at the professional level in badminton. In the first round of the men’s singles competition at the Sri Lankan Badminton Nationals, which took place in February 2021, he participated with his older brother, Niluka Karunaratne, who is the best badminton player in Sri Lanka.
The three-member committee that was appointed by Sri Lanka Cricket concluded that Chamika was found guilty of lighting an oil lamp on Lord Ganesha at the hotel where he stayed during the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. As a result, he was fined US$5,000, which is equivalent to Sri Lanka Rupees 1.8 million, and he was also reprimanded with a hefty one-year suspension from all forms of cricket. Both of these punishments were handed down in November 2022.
It turned out that Chamika had neglected to watch over the incense sticks, which resulted in an increased risk of fire and a potential threat of a fire breaking out on the grounds of the hotel. At a casino in Brisbane, only a few hours before Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 World Cup match against Afghanistan, he was also said to have been involved in an argument and to have engaged in heated discussions with an outsider.
