Janaka Gunaratne

{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1981)}}

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| fullname = Liyanabadalge Janaka Prabath Gunaratne

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| date = 10 November 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49022.html Cricinfo

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Janaka Gunaratne (born 14 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49022.html |title=Janaka Gunaratne |accessdate=10 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He played 157 first-class and 114 List A matches for multiple domestic sides in Sri Lanka between 2001 and 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lankas-best-first-class-players-failed-win-cap/ |title=Sri Lanka's best first-class players who failed to win the Cap |work=The Papare |accessdate=4 May 2020}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/twenty-20-tournament-2004-304926/chilaw-marians-cricket-club-vs-galle-cricket-club-1st-round-304931/full-scorecard |title=1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 April 2021}} His last first-class match was for Moors Sports Club in the 2014–15 Premier Trophy on 26 March 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/801469.html |title=Super Eight, Premier League Tournament at Colombo, Mar 26-29 2015 |accessdate=10 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}