| Dimuth Karunaratne Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| height | 6 ft |
| weight | 78 kg |
| Date of birth | 21 April 1988 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Husband or wife | Anuradha Kurukulasuriya |
Dimuth Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who has mainly represented his country in the longer formats of the game (Tests and ODIs), as an opener. In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket (the governing body for the sport in the country) appointed him as the captain of Sri Lanka in the Test match format. Between April 2019 and May 2021, he also served as the ODI captain of Sri Lanka. In the Sri Lankan domestic circuit, he has played for Sinhala Sports Club (2008–present), Basnahira Uttar (2009), and Vayamba (2010–present) in all 3 formats. A rare occurrence in modern cricket, Dimuth has also played outside his home country representing domestic cricket. Hampshire County Cricket Club (2019) in England.
name at birth
Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne
nick name
Dimma
Sun sign
Taurus
birth place
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Habitat
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
nationality
education
Dimuth had attended St. Joseph’s CollegeA Catholic educational institution in his hometown of Colombo.
Business
professional cricketer
batting
left handed
bowling
right hand middle
role
opening batter
Jersey number
16 – Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs)
Make
strong
height
6 feet or 183 cm
weight
78 kg or 172 lbs
girlfriend / spouse
Dimuth has dated –
- Anuradha Kurukulasuriya (2015-Present) – Dimuth married an actress and model named Anuradha Kurukulasuriya on April 29, 2015 in a ceremony held at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
Caste / Ethnicity
Asian
He is of Sri Lankan origin.
hair color
black
eye color
dark brown
sexual orientation
Straight
special features
- toned physique
- short cut, side parted hair
- sport a cropped beard
Facts of Dimuth Karunaratne
- In October 2017, in Sri Lanka’s first day-night Test match, against Pakistan, Dimuth scored 196 in his team’s first innings. This made him the first Sri Lankan batsman to score 50, 100 and 150 runs in a day-night Test match. Sri Lanka won the match by 68 runs and was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’. With this victory, Sri Lanka also won the 2-match Test series by a margin of 2-0. He was also adjudged ‘Player of the Series’ for scoring 306 runs in 2 matches.
- In 2017, he became the seventh batsman from Sri Lanka to score 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year.
- In July 2018, in a Test match against South Africa, he became just the 4th Sri Lankan batsman in history to ‘carry his bat’ (a phrase used to refer to an opener who was caught at the close of a team’s innings). But was not out. ) in a test match. It was also the 50th Test match of his career and he became only the third Sri Lankan batsman to score 100 runs in his 50th Test match.
- For his performance in 2018, he was named in the ‘World Test XI’ by both the countries ICC (International Cricket Council) and espncricinfo,
- In March 2019, he was arrested in Colombo for a drink-drive incident. A motorist was injured in the incident but Dimuth was later released on bail. Sri Lanka CricketHowever, no further action was taken on the incident.
- In June 2019, in Sri Lanka’s first match of 2019 ICC Cricket World CupHe became the second batsman to ‘carry his bat’ at once ICC Cricket World Cup match.
Featured image by Dimuth Karunaratne/Instagram
