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Suminda Lakshan

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Suminda Lakshan
Personal information
Full name
Kumarage Wathe Suminda Lakshan Fernando
Born (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Leg-break
RoleAll-rounder
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2022

Suminda Lakshan (born 7 April 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Tincomalee District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 18 March 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 15 February 2019.[3]

In July 2021, Lakshan was added to Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[4] The following month, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Galle Gladiators following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[7] In April 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[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]

In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Suminda Lakshan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Districts One Day Tournament, Eastern Group, Districts One Day Tournament at Colombo (Burgher), Mar 18 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Group C, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Uncapped leg-spinner added to Sri Lanka squad". The Papare. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Three uncapped players to feature in squad to face West Indies". The Papare. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Pathum Nissanka to miss Bangladesh Tests". The Papare. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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