Dimuth Karunaratne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dimuth Karunaratne
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1988(1988-04-21)
Age	36
Birthplace	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Western Province
Horoscope	Taurus

Dimuth Karunaratne Biography

Dimuth Karunaratne is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on April 21, 1988 in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Karunaratne attended the prestigious St Joseph’s College Colombo, which has produced a number of Sri Lankan test cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas, Marvan Atapattu and Arjuna Ranatunga. He was a record-breaking batsman for the school’s cricket team. After featuring in Sri Lanka’s Under-19 and A squads, he was called into the senior One Day International (ODI) team for the series against England and Scotland in June and July 2011. He played in two matches on the tour, scoring four runs against England in Manchester, and 60 against Scotland in Edinburgh. He was selected in Sri Lanka’s Test squad for its tour of South Africa at the end of 2011, although did not play in any of the three Tests.

He was recalled into the Test squad for the home Tests against New Zealand during late 2012. He got the opportunity due to Tillakaratne Dilshan being unable to make the XI because of an injury. He debuted in the first Test in that series, in Galle, only to get out for a duck in the first innings. However, he came back strongly in the 2nd innings with an unbeaten half century and hit the winning runs as well. Following the New Zealand series he was called into the test squad which was to tour Australia for a three test match series. During the first two tests in that series he failed to have an impact as he struggled against the Australian pace attack. In the final test of the series in Sydney he managed to get his highest test score of 85 in the second innings.

Dimuth Karunaratne Net Worth

Dimuth Karunaratne is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dimuth Karunaratne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne (born 21 April 1988; Sinhala: දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න ), popularly known as Dimuth Karunaratne, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and current captain of the Sri Lanka Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket teams. He is a left-handed red ball specialist who represents the country in both Tests and ODIs, and plays first-class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club. Karunaratne is the opening batsman for Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dimuth Karunaratne height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Tharindu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dimuth Karunaratne Dating?

According to our records, Dimuth Karunaratne married to Anuradha Kurukulasooriya. As of December 1, 2023, Dimuth Karunaratne’s is not dating anyone.

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His highest score in Test cricket was recorded during the first Test against West Indies in 2015 at Galle. He scored magnificent 186 runs and unfortunately got out in bowling of Marlon Samuels. He with Dinesh Chandimal, who also scored a century, recorded the highest partnership for the third wickelt at Galle, by scoring 238 runs. Sri Lanka easily defeated West Indies by an innings and 5 runs.

Facts & Trivia

Tharindu Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

Karunaratne was named captain of the A team for the first two four-day games at home against West Indies A. He scored 131 in first innings and 39* in second innings, guides Sri Lanka A to seven-wicket win. This strong comeback gave him to name for the Test team for Zimbabwe tour in late October 2016.