Minod Bhanuka
{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Minod Bhanuka
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Wennapuwa, Sri Lanka
| batting = Left-handed
| role = Wicket-keeper-batsman
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2019-2021
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 3 January
| testdebutyear = 2021
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
| testcap = 152
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =
| odidebutdate = 2 October
| odidebutyear = 2019
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 192
| lastodidate = 4 September
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodiagainst = South Africa
| T20Idebutdate = 5 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 82
| lastT20Idate = 29 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| club1 = Sinhalese Sports Club
| year1 = 2017
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Colombo Cricket Club
| year2 = 2018-present
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = Jaffna Stallions
| year3 = 2020
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = Kandy Warriors
| year4 = 2021
| clubnumber4 =
| columns = 4
| hidedeliveries = true
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 6
| bat avg1 = 3.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 5
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 6
| runs2 = 140
| bat avg2 = 23.33
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 36
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/1
| column3 = T20I
| matches3 = 5
| runs3 = 64
| bat avg3 = 16.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 36
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/0
| column4 = FC
| matches4 = 61
| runs4 = 4,067
| bat avg4 = 44.20
| 100s/50s4 = 12/14
| top score4 = 342
| catches/stumpings4 = 145/43
| date = 26 July 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/629075.html Cricinfo
}}
Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe (born 29 April 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all formats of the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-ind-five-lesser-known-sri-lanka-players-who-can-make-a-difference-against-india-1270071 |title=Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 July 2021}} He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2019. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is an old boy of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/629075.html |title=Minod Bhanuka |access-date=27 June 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Domestic career
In a 2015–16 Premier League Tournament match in January 2016, he scored 342 runs for Sinhalese Sports Club against Badureliya Sports Club at Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/936961.html |title=AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Kaluthara, Jan 8-10, 2016 |access-date=16 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In March 2018, he was named in Kandy'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 Kandy'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 Dambulla'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}} In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/squads-fixtures-announced-for-slc-provincial-50-overs-tournament-2019/ |title=Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament |work=The Papare |access-date=19 March 2019}} In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions 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 Greys 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}} SLC Greys won the tournament, with Bhanuka being named the player of the match in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/reds-vs-greys-slct20-final-match-report-english/ |title=SLC Greys crowned Dialog-SLC Invitational T20 Champions |work=The Papare |access-date=25 August 2021}}
In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}
International career
He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In October 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE, but he did not play.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2017/content/story/1124347.html |title=Thisara Perera to captain Sri Lanka in Lahore |access-date=21 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In September 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squads for the series against Pakistan in Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://cricket.lk/2019/09/11/sri-lanka-odi-and-t20i-squads-for-pakistan-tour/ |title=Sri Lanka ODI and T20I Squads for Pakistan tour |work=Sri Lanka Cricket |access-date=11 September 2019}} He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka, against Pakistan, on 2 October 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1198488.html |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 2 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 October 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka, also against Pakistan, on 5 October 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1198489.html |title=1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 5 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 October 2019}}
In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-squad-for-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2019-announced/ |title=Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced |work=The Papare |access-date=12 November 2019}} In December 2020, Gunathilake was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2020-2021-squad-schedule/ |title=Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa |work=The Papare |access-date=14 December 2020}} He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa, on 3 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1237357.html |title=2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1964237 |title=Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 January 2021}}
In September 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-4-additional-players-to-oman-uae-t20-world-cup/ |title=Sri Lanka to take 4 additional players to Oman & UAE |work=The Papare |access-date=17 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/dhananjaya-de-silva-to-lead-15-member-sri-lanka-a-squad/ |title=Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games |work=The Papare |access-date=8 June 2022}}
References
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