The Worldwide Cricket Council has honoured former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who concluded his worldwide profession together with his one hundredth Take a look at match towards Australia in Galle.
In his last Take a look at look, Karunaratne scored 36 and 14 runs as Australia secured a nine-wicket victory, finishing a clear sweep of the two-match sequence.
“Dimuth has had a really high quality profession throughout which he excelled as a batter in essentially the most conventional format of the sport, turning into solely the seventh from his nation to function in 100 Exams,” stated ICC chairman Jay Shah in a launch.
Karunaratne, 36, gathered 7222 runs in Exams with a median of practically 40, together with his highest rating of 244. He additionally participated in 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs.
Throughout his tenure as Sri Lanka’s captain from 2019 to 2023, he led the staff in 30 Exams, attaining 12 wins and 12 losses.
“His dedication has been second to none and he has been an important ambassador of the sport. I’m certain followers of Take a look at cricket the world over will miss him,” added Shah about Karunaratne, who retired on the similar floor the place he made his Take a look at debut in 2012.
“On behalf of the ICC, I want to congratulate him for an excellent profession and need him all one of the best for the long run. I hope he continues to contribute to the sport within the years to return, utilizing his expertise of taking part in in numerous international locations.”
Karunaratne started his worldwide journey with an ODI towards England in Manchester in 2011.
As an opener, he scored 16 Take a look at centuries, sharing the Sri Lankan document for many centuries in that place with former captain Marvan Atapattu.
His most notable achievement got here when he guided Sri Lanka to a 2-0 Take a look at sequence victory over South Africa in 2019. This victory marked Sri Lanka as the primary Asian staff to win an away Take a look at sequence towards South Africa since their return to cricket.
From that historic sequence, solely Kusal Mendis and Karunaratne performed within the Take a look at towards Australia in Galle.
