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Tharindu Rathnayake
Personal information
Full name
Konganige Tharindu Hasanka Ratnayake
Born (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28)
Marawila, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break, Slow left-arm
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 January 2017

Tharindu Rathnayake (born 18 April 1996) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2013.[2] In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 53 dismissals in ten matches.[5] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[6] In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[7]

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[8] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Tharindu Ratnayake". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ "AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 26-28, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Sinhalese Sports Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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