Gihan Rupasinghe

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| name = Gihan Rupasinghe
ගිහාන් රූපසිංහ

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| country = Sri Lanka

| fullname = Rupasinghe Jayawardene Mudiyanselage Gihan Madushanka Rupasinghe

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Watupitiwala, Sri Lanka

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right arm leg-break

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| international = true

| internationalspan = 2009–present

| T20Idebutdate = 2 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2009

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 30

| lastT20Idate = 4 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2009

| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club

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| club2 = Basnahira South

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| column1 = T20I

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 33

| bat avg1 = 16.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 18

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 5 September

| year = 2009

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/218430.html Cricinfo

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Rupasinghe Jayawardene Mudiyanselage Gihan Madushanka Rupasinghe (born March 5, 1986, in Watupitiwala) is a professional Sri Lankan T20I cricketer.

International career

Rupasinghe is the 30th Twenty20 International captain for Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut on 2 September, 2009, against New Zealand.

School and domestic career

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Rupasinghe was OBSERVER-BATA Schoolboy Cricketer in 2006 and also became the best all-rounder in 2006. He captained Nalanda College's first XI team in 2006. Rupasinghe played for Sri Lanka School's under-17 team, at the Asian Schools Cricket Tournament, held in Sri Lanka in 2002; and toured with the Sri Lanka under-19 cricket team to Pakistan in 2005. He was included to the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Squad as well.

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}