Lasith Embuldeniya
{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Lasith Embuldeniya
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2019–2022
| testdebutdate = 13 February
| testdebutyear = 2019
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
| testcap = 149
| lasttestdate = 29 June
| lasttestyear = 2022
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 17
| runs1 = 191
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 40
| bat avg1 = 7.34
| deliveries1 = 4,845
| wickets1 = 71
| bowl avg1 = 36.77
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/137
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = FC
| matches2 = 87
| runs2 = 1,170
| bat avg2 = 12.18
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 54
| deliveries2 = 20,415
| wickets2 = 385
| bowl avg2 = 29.20
| fivefor2 = 26
| tenfor2 = 7
| best bowling2 = 9/86
| catches/stumpings2 = 26/–
| column3 = LA
| matches3 = 45
| runs3 = 145
| bat avg3 = 8.52
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 18*
| deliveries3 = 1,961
| wickets3 = 60
| bowl avg3 = 23.16
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/43
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| column4 = T20
| matches4 = 13
| runs4 = 8
| bat avg4 = 8.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 4*
| deliveries4 = 182
| wickets4 = 16
| bowl avg4 = 11.93
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/5
| catches/stumpings4 = 3/–
| date = 29 June 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/848109.html Cricinfo
}}
Lasith Embuldeniya (Sinhala: ලසිත් ඇඹුල්දෙණිය, {{IPA|si|lasit æᵐbuldeɳijə|}}{{refn|group=n.|[ᵐb] is a Prenasalized consonant.}}; born 26 October 1996) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays Test match cricket for Sri Lanka.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1224850/20-cricketers-for-the-2020s |title=20 cricketers for the 2020s |work=The Cricketer Monthly |access-date=6 July 2020}} He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2019, and plays for Nondescripts Cricket Club in domestic cricket.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/848109.html |title=Lasith Embuldeniya |access-date=31 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Domestic career
He made his first-class debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 28 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1067818.html |title=Premier League Tournament Tier A, Super Eight: Colombo Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Jan 28-31, 2017 |access-date=31 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Matara District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 17 March 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1087286.html |title=Districts One Day Tournament, Southern Group: Matara District v Hambantota District at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 17, 2017 |access-date=7 April 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |title=Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament |publisher=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |title=All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament |publisher=Daily Sports |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }} The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |access-date=27 April 2018}} In August 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |access-date=16 August 2018}}
He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1211852.html |title=Group B, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (NCC), Jan 4 2020 |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In March 2020, in round seven of the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament, Embuldeniya took nine wickets for 86 runs in the second innings of the match against Saracens Sports Club.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/slc-premier-league-tier-a-16th-march-roundup/ |title=Lasith Embuldeniya takes 9-fer; NCC and Tamil Union register wins |work=The Papare |access-date=16 March 2020}}
In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30148161/lanka-premier-league-2020-chris-gayle-andre-russell-shahid-afridi-big-names-taken-lpl-draft |title=Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 October 2020}} In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/slc-invitational-t20-league-2021-squads-schedule/ |title=Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule |work=The Papare |access-date=9 August 2021}} However, prior to the first match, he failed a fitness test.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/change-of-teams-kamil-himasha-prabath-in-slc-t20-league/ |title=Change of teams for Kamil, Himasha & Prabath in SLC T20 League |work=The Papare |access-date=12 August 2021}}
International career
In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-squad-for-the-acc-emerging-teams-cup-2018 |title=Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018 |work=Sri Lanka Cricket |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203202707/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-squad-for-the-acc-emerging-teams-cup-2018 |archive-date=3 December 2018 |url-status=dead }} In February 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-test-squad-for-south-africa-series |title=Sri Lanka Test Squad for South Africa Series |work=Sri Lanka Cricket |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020400/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-test-squad-for-south-africa-series |archive-date=7 February 2019 |url-status=dead }} He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 13 February 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144164.html |title=1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 13-17 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 February 2019}} In the match, Embuldeniya became the fourth bowler and first left arm spinner for Sri Lanka to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, finishing with figures of 5 for 66.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1056000 |title=Embuldeniya five-for leaves game in the balance |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=15 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/faf-misses-out-on-hundred-as-proteas-set-sri-lanka-304-for-victory-19322129 |title=Faf misses out on hundred as Proteas set Sri Lanka 304 for victory |work=IOL News |access-date=15 February 2019}} In the second Test match of the series, Embuldeniya dislocated a finger during the first day, and was ruled out for six weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1059012 |title=Lasith Embuldeniya ruled out for six weeks with dislocated finger |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 February 2019}}
On 20 January 2020, during the first Test against Zimbabwe, Embuldeniya took his second five wicket haul. He was the only specialist spinner of the team and took 5 for 114 runs to restrict Zimbabwe for 358.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19724/report/1212541/day/2/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-sri-lanka-in-zimbabwe-2019-20 |title=Lasith Embuldeniya takes five but Zimbabwe in control |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} During the second innings, Embuldeniya took two wickets, with Sri Lanka winning by ten wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19724/report/1212541/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-sri-lanka-in-zimbabwe-2019-20 |title=Lahiru Kumara breaks through Zimbabwe's resistance to seal victory |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} After poor performances in both the Bangladesh series and the first Test against Australia, Embuldeniya was dropped from the squad.{{Cite web |title=Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage called into Sri Lanka Test squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-2nd-test-2022-maheesh-theekshana-and-dunith-wellalage-called-into-sri-lanka-test-squad-1323215 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}{{Cite web |title=Jayasuriya, Wellalage picked ahead of Jayawickrama, Embuldeniya for Pakistan Tests |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-pak-2022-prabath-jayasuriya-dunith-wellalage-picked-ahead-of-praveen-jayawickrama-lasith-embuldeniya-in-squad-1324700 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}
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