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Rangana Herath
Rangana Herath
Full Name:
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara
Birth date:
March 19,
1978
Age:
44 years
Birth Country:
Sri Lanka
Batting Style:
Left Hand Batsman
Bowling Style:
Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Team :
Sri Lanka
Role :
ReservedUmpire
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath is a
Sri Lankan
slow left arm orthodox bowler. Herath was educated at Mayurapada Central College in Narammala. He was born on 19th March 1978 in Kurunegala. He is a left handed batsman and stepped into international cricket in the year 1996. Herath is essentially a left arm spinner and delivers the well known ‘mystery ball’. This ‘Mystery ball’ is a quicker form of spin that heads into the right-handers. Herath is the Sri Lankan pillar during test matches as he can bowl long spells with never fading accuracy.
Career Highlights:
First Class debut in 1996-1997 representing Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
List A debut in 1998-1999
Played in 2010 county Championship for Hampshire
Herath debuted in Test cricket against
Australia
on 22nd September 1999
His firs One Day International match was against
Zimbabwe
on 25th April 2004 at Harare. Sri Lanka won the match by 9 wickets
His first T20I was against Australia on 6th August 2011 at Pallekele where his squad won by 35 runs
First 5 wicket haul in test cricket was against
Pakistan
in Colombo in 2009.
First 10 wickets haul in test cricket was versus
England
at Galle in the year 2012.
Herath’s first T20I 5 wickets haul was at ZAC stadium in 2014.
Herath picked up 9 wickets for 127 runs in a single innings against Pakistan in 2014. This was one of the best bowling records by a left hand bowler
In the year 2012, he was the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket
He was the Man of the Match in the 2nd test match between Sri Lanka and
South Africa
in December 2011
Herath was the Man of the Match in Galle in the Sri Lanka vs England Test Series in 2012.
Herath is ranked amongst the best spinners of the world.
Recent matches
Runs
Wkts
Team
Opp
Match Date
Score
-
1/11
Sri Lanka Legends
India Legends
2021-03-21
DT20
-
0/29
Sri Lanka Legends
South Africa Legends
2021-03-19
DT20
-
2/17
Sri Lanka Legends
England Legends
2021-03-14
DT20
-
2/11
Sri Lanka Legends
South Africa Legends
2021-03-08
DT20
-
0/32
Sri Lanka Legends
West Indies Legends
2021-03-06
DT20
12
1/22
Sri Lanka Legends
India Legends
2020-03-10
DT20
3
2/5
Sri Lanka Legends
Australia Legends
2020-03-08
DT20
14, 5
1/78, 2/59
Sri Lanka
England
2018-11-06
TEST
35
1/32, 6/98
Sri Lanka
South Africa
2018-07-20
TEST
1, 0
2/39, 3/38
Sri Lanka
South Africa
2018-07-12
TEST
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Batting Statistics
Mat
Inns
Out
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BP
SR
200s
100s
50s
0s
4s
6s
Ct
St
TEST
92
144
116
28
1699
80
14.65
3405
49.90
0
0
3
24
201
6
25
0
ODI
71
30
15
15
140
17
9.33
217
64.52
0
0
0
7
10
2
14
0
IT20
17
6
3
3
8
3
2.67
12
66.67
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Bowling Statistics
Mat
Inns
Overs
MO
Runs
Wkts
Ave
Eco
SR
Ext
4wkts
5wkts
10wkts
BBI
BBM
TEST
93
170
4333.1
814
12157
433
28.08
2.90
60.0
18
20
16
0
9/127
14/184
ODI
69
67
540.2
18
2362
74
31.92
4.57
43.8
28
1
0
0
4/20
4/20
IT20
17
17
60.5
3
373
18
20.72
6.71
20.2
4
0
1
0
5/3
5/3
Awards
Player of the Match
Date
South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends 8th T20 Match RSWS 2021
2021-03-08
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Match 2017
2017-09-28
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Match 2016
2016-11-06
Sri Lanka vs Australia 3rd Test Match 2016
2016-08-13
Sri Lanka vs West Indies 1st Test Match 2015
2015-10-14
Man Of Series
Date
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Test Series 2017
2017-07-18
Sri Lanka vs Australia Test Series 2016
2016-08-17
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Test Series 2015
2015-10-26
Last Series Played
Road Safety World Series 2021
Sri Lanka vs England Test Series 2018
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Test Series 2018
West Indies vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2018
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2018
Team Squad
Ramesh Mendis
Chamika Karunaratne
Dinesh Chandimal
Dimuth Karunaratne
Oshada Fernando
Lasith Embuldeniya
Niroshan Dickwella
Kasun Rajitha
Kusal Mendis
Asitha Fernando
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Best Performance
Batting
Bowling
ODI
TEST
IT20
17* runs from 7 balls against New Zealand on 2013-11-16
17* runs from 15 balls against India on 2012-07-31
14* runs from 21 balls against Australia on 2012-03-02
13 runs from 16 balls against South Africa on 2013-07-23
13 runs from 19 balls against New Zealand on 2015-02-14
80* runs from 93 balls against India on 2010-07-18
67 runs from 105 balls against India on 2017-11-16
61 runs from 99 balls against England on 2016-05-27
49 runs from 84 balls against India on 2015-08-28
48 runs from 82 balls against England on 2014-06-20
3 runs from 3 balls against West Indies on 2016-03-20
2 runs from 5 balls against South Africa on 2016-03-28
1* runs from 1 balls against New Zealand on 2014-03-31
1* runs from 1 balls against Australia on 2011-08-08
1 runs from 2 balls against England on 2016-03-26
ODI
TEST
IT20
4/20 against India on 2013-07-11
3/25 against South Africa on 2013-07-20
3/25 against New Zealand on 2013-11-16
3/28 against South Africa on 2004-08-25
3/36 against Australia on 2012-03-08
3/36 against England on 2014-12-07
9/127 against Pakistan on 2014-08-14
8/63 against Zimbabwe on 2016-11-06
7/48 against India on 2015-08-12
7/64 against Australia on 2016-08-13
7/89 against Bangladesh on 2013-03-16
5/3 against New Zealand on 2014-03-31
3/25 against Pakistan on 2012-10-04
2/22 against United Arab Emirates on 2016-02-25
2/24 against Afghanistan on 2016-03-17
1/11 against Australia on 2011-08-06