Full Name

Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Shaminda Eranga

Born

June 23, 1986, Chilaw

Age

37y 270d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Height

5ft 10in

Education

St. Mary's College, Chilaw

A brisk fast-medium bowler, Shaminda Eranga's ODI and Test debuts were both spectacular: in his first ODI, against Australia in 2011, he needed only two balls to make an impact, bowling Brad Haddin through the gate. An even more memorable dismissal followed, when Ricky Ponting failed to read his slower ball and pushed back a return catch. He then made his Test debut against the same opposition, and became only the second Sri Lankan bowler to strike with his very first delivery, when he dismissed Shane Watson.

He was laid low by a nerve-related back injury soon after his arrival at international cricket, but after nine months on the sidelines returned to the national side to take a wicket in his first over in Twenty20 internationals, completing an unprecedented treble. He has since made himself a mainstay in the Test attack, and despite his inexperience, is often called to spearhead the pacemen, when Chanaka Welegedara is absent through injury.

Eranga was discovered at an all-island pace bowling competition in 2006 by former Sri Lanka medium pacer Champaka Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake. Their discovery led to his being picked for the Chilaw Marians and eventually the division-one premier league tournament, which in turn led to a place in the Sri Lanka development squad.

He made his debut for Sri Lanka A in 2010 and following good performances on a tour of England in 2011, was flown back to Sri Lanka to be part of the national side, a move which fetched immediate results.
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Shaminda Eranga Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests193538912138574/496/22637.503.2968.2400
ODIs1917716686213/463/4632.665.7434.0000
T20Is33669032/302/3030.008.1822.0000
FC761291024460281866/219/9932.403.5355.01030
List A626026892314674/384/3834.535.1640.1100
T20s3737810941584/184/1816.226.9713.9300

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests19261119345*12.8646941.150026050
ODIs191183412*11.336453.12004050
T20Is310666.00785.71001010
FC76103371314100*19.90229357.301412542330
List A62321621269*13.2534860.9101194210
T20s37207104248.0011094.5400101110
Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Shaminda Eranga

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Shaminda Eranga had Nick Compton caught behind for 19
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Shaminda Eranga celebrates the wicket of James Vince
Shaminda Eranga pulls during his 45
Shaminda Eranga lost his footing while attempting his first ball of the match
Shaminda Eranga is disappointed as a catch is dropped