SL vs AFG: The 29-year-old player Dushan Hemantha can debut in the Sri Lankan team. The three-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will start on June 2. Sri Lanka announced the team on Tuesday.
After all, who is this uncapped player and why did he get a place:-
In this, 29-year-old uncapped player Dushan Hemantha has been replaced. Hemantha can debut in the Sri Lankan team. After all, who is this uncapped player and why has he got a place.
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Dushan Hemantha, who has made a name for himself as a brilliant all-rounder, has performed brilliantly in List A cricket recently.
Dushan Hemantha is a great all-rounder
He is a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler. Hemantha was also included in the recent two-Test series against Ireland in Galle.
Although he could not debut. He has so far taken 98 wickets in 44 first-class matches scoring 1993 runs at an average of 31.63. He has 1114 runs and 64 wickets in 58 List A matches.
While he has also done well in T20. Has taken 572 runs and 21 wickets in 42 T20 matches.
Learned cricket from father, also earned name in athletics
Dushan Hemantha learned to play cricket from his father Sujit Hemantha. Sujit has also been a cricket coach. His passion and enthusiasm for cricket was recognized by his father when he was just seven years old.
Although Hemantha has also been an excellent athlete. He shot to fame by winning a bronze medal in the men’s 1500 meters race at the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships.
The Made a first-class debut in 2014:-
A sports enthusiast since his school days, Hemantha captained his school’s under-19 team in the 2012–13 season and won the best captain award at the All Island Schools Cricket Awards.
He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2013–14 Premier Trophy on 21 February 2014. Since then, he continued to perform brilliantly with bat and ball. However, it took some time for him to make a place in the national team.
A strong performance against England Lions
In January 2023 he was named in Sri Lanka A’s squad for the first-class and List A series against the England Lions. On 18 February 2023, he made headlines by taking five wickets.
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He took 11 wickets in the List A series at an average of 11.45. He was named Player of the Series for his bowling performance. It will be interesting to see whether the Sri Lankan team gives this talented player a chance to make his debut or not.
