Sachithra Serasinghe

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| name = Sachithra Serasinghe

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| country = Sri Lanka

| fullname = Serasinghe Pathiranage Sachithra Chaturanga

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|04|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| role = Allrounder

| club1 = Chilaw Marians Cricket Club

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| club2 = Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club

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| club3 = Colts Cricket Club

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| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 8 December

| debutyear1 = 2006

| debutfor1 = Colts Cricket Club

| debutagainst1 = Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 3 December

| debutyear2 = 2006

| debutfor2 = Colts Cricket Club

| debutagainst2 = Badureliya Sports Club

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 55

| runs1 = 3115

| bat avg1 = 45.80

| 100s/50s1 = 8/14

| top score1 = 154

| deliveries1 = 5323

| wickets1 = 99

| bowl avg1 = 29.13

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/75

| catches/stumpings1 = 31/0

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 53

| runs2 = 1253

| bat avg2 = 31.32

| 100s/50s2 = 1/8

| top score2 = 104

| deliveries2 = 1803

| wickets2 = 42

| bowl avg2 = 27.85

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/28

| catches/stumpings2 = 18/0

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 9

| runs3 = 134

| bat avg3 = 16.75

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 37

| deliveries3 = 180

| wickets3 = 15

| bowl avg3 = 13.66

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/22

| catches/stumpings3 = 4/0

| date = 9 July

| year = 2012

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/212754.html CricInfo

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Serasinghe Pathiranage Sachithra Chaturanga (born 13 April 1987) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. Sachithra has scored eight centuries and taken nearly 100 wickets for the Tamil Union club, Sri Lankan A team and the Sri Lankan Board XI.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/212754.html|title=Player Profile: Sachithra Serasinghe|work=CricInfo|accessdate=9 July 2012}}{{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}}

Early and domestic career

Sachithra was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and played cricket for Nalanda College first XI team from 2003 to 2004.

In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla'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}} The following month, he was also named in Dambulla'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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=16 August 2018}}

He was the leading run-scorer for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 1,001 runs in ten matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12742;team=3687;type=tournament |title=Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=10 February 2019}} In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named him as the Player of the Tournament in the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/best-performers-in-last-domestic-season-rewarded/ |title=New contracts for domestic players; 2017/18 best performers rewarded |work=The Papare |accessdate=21 February 2019}} In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla'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 |accessdate=19 March 2019}}