Romesh Eranga
Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer
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Romesh Eranga (born 16 June 1985) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and bats left-handed.[1]
Ragama, Sri Lanka
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| Full name | Galkandage Don Romesh Eranga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1985 Ragama, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 44) | 18 August 2019 v Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 October 2019 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007-2013 | Burgher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eranga became only the third Sri Lankan to take eight wickets in a List A innings; he achieved the feat when he took 8/30 for Burgher Recreation Club against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club.[2]
In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[3] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seventeen dismissals in six matches.[4] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[5] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[6]
In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the Cayman Islands on 18 August 2019.[8] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[9] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10]