Asela Gunaratne
- January 4, 2024
- Cricketer
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Asela Gunaratne Biography
| Name | Asela Gunaratne |
| Birthday | Jan 8 |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
| Place Of Birth | Kandy |
| Home Town | Kandy |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Parents | D.G. Keerth Gunaratne, M.G. Kamalawathi |
| Spouse | Anusha Madhurangani Nanayakkara |
Asela Gunaratne is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on January 8, 1986 in Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Downdegedara Asela Sampath Gunaratne, commonly known as Asela Gunaratne (Sinhala: අසේල ගුණරත්න ) (born 8 January 1986) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all forms of the game. Gunaratne is an aggressive right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls part-time medium pace. He is currently serving in the Sri Lanka Army as a Warrant officer attached to the 6th Field Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery. He is a past pupil of Sri Rahula College, Kandy. In November 2017, he won four awards at Sri Lanka Cricket’s annual awards ceremony, including two awards for best all-rounder.
On 17 February 2017, against Australia, Gunaratne scored his maiden T20I fifty off 37 balls, helping the team to win the match by 5 wickets.
In February 2017, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 30 lakhs.
In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season. In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
In one-off Test against Zimbabwe in July 2017, Gunaratne scored a match- winning unbeaten 80 to seal the match in a record chase. He along with Niroshan Dickwella made a 121-run stand partnership for the sixth wicket. Sri Lanka won the match by 4 wickets by successfully chasing a total of 388, which was the highest successful chase by Sri Lanka in Tests and also as the highest successful run-chase in Asia. Gunaratne played the whole five-days with an injury, however his match winning innings gave him his maiden Test man of the match award.
Asela Gunaratne Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Asela Gunaratne is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asela Gunaratne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 29 October 2016. He scored a fifty in the first innings of the first Test and scored his maiden Test century in the second match of the same tour.
He was selected in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for Sri Lanka’s tour to India in February 2016. He made his T20I debut on 14 February 2016, scoring four runs. Sri Lanka lost the match by 9 wickets.
Gunaratne scored his maiden ODI century on 11 February 2017 against South Africa at Centurion. His score stands as the highest ODI score at number six against South Africa. However, Sri Lanka lost the match by 88 runs.
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Who is Asela Gunaratne Dating?
According to our records, Asela Gunaratne married to Anusha Madhurangani Nanayakkara. As of December 1, 2023, Asela Gunaratne’s is not dating anyone.
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Asela Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Asela Gunaratne celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.
Top Facts about Asela Gunaratne
- Asela Gunaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer born on January 10, 1986.
- He made his international debut in T20 cricket in 2016.
- Gunaratne’s highest T20 score is 84* against Australia in 2017.
- He has played for the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Chilaw Marians Cricket Club.
- In ODIs, he has scored 252 runs with an average of 28 and a high score of 52*.
- Gunaratne was part of the Sri Lankan team that reached the final of the ICC World Twenty20 in India in 2016.
- He has taken six wickets in T20 internationals at an economy rate of just over seven runs per over.
- In domestic cricket, he has scored over 3000 runs and taken more than 100 wickets across all formats.
- Gunaratne is known for his aggressive batting style and useful medium-pace bowling.
- He missed most of the year due to injury but returned to play for Colombo Kings during Lanka Premier League (LPL) season one in November-December,2020