Rumesh Buddika
{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rumesh Buddika
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| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Rumesh Buddika Muthukumarana
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
| nickname =
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-break
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| club1 = BRC
| year1 = 2016/17
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| club2 = Galle Cricket Club
| year2 = 2015/16
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| club3 = Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
| year3 = 2018/2020
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| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 91
| runs1 = 6005
| bat avg1 = 42.89
| 100s/50s1 = 16/27
| top score1 = 239*
| deliveries1 = 1688
| wickets1 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 43.56
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 3/50
| catches/stumpings1 = 70/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 66
| runs2 = 1442
| bat avg2 = 24.86
| 100s/50s2 = 1/8
| top score2 = 125
| deliveries2 = 780
| wickets2 = 18
| bowl avg2 = 32.22
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 3/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 21/–
| date = 18 December
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/366421.html Cricinfo
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Rumesh Buddika Muthukumarana (born 14 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who currently plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He was born in Matara District and had his education at Mahinda College, Galle, where he started his cricket career.
Cricket career
He represented Sri Lanka in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which was held in New Zealand.
Buddika, who played in the 2008 Under-23 tournament for Chilaw Marians, joined Ragama Cricket Club in 2009, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the same competition with their representative Under-23 team. Buddika made his List A debut in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament in 2009–10, against Colts. He later represented Tamil Union cricket club for few seasons, before moving to Galle Cricket Club in 2015/ 2016 season.
Rumesh has scored over 6000 first class runs including 16 hundreds. His career best performance is 239 not out for Tamil Union against Moors in 2014.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/premier-league-tournament-2013-14/content/story/728699.html Rumesh Buddika hit an unbeaten 239 for Tamil Union] He currently averages over 40 in first class cricket and is one of the most consistent performers in Sri Lankan club cricket. Rumesh Buddika also holds the Galle Cricket Club's record for the highest individual score by a batsman in first class cricket.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/SriLanka/Firstclass/GalleCricketClub/Batting_Records/Highest_Score_Each_Position_For.html Highest scores -Galle CC]
In March 2018, he was named in Galle'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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=27 March 2018}}
He was the leading run-scorer for Burgher Recreation Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 781 runs in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12742;team=3545;type=tournament |title=Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Burgher Recreation Club: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 February 2019}} He is also a former captain of the Sri Lankan Development Emerging Team.
Records and trivia
- In an Under 19 one day cricket match held between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 2009, Rumesh Buddika outscored the entire opposition in their home conditions by 4 runs.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tri-nation-under-19s-tournament-in-south-africa-2009-10-436885/south-africa-under-19s-vs-sri-lanka-under-19s-4th-match-436906/match-report Buddika and Rajapaksa lead rout of South Africa] He scored 139 runs in that game while the entire South African team managed to score only 135 runs.
References
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External links
- {{CricketArchive|id=345623|archive=20210226180921}}
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Category:Sri Lankan cricketers
Category:Alumni of Mahinda College
Category:Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
Category:Ragama Cricket Club cricketers
Category:Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI cricketers