Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka was born on 29 June 1997 and is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI.
42 Facts About Charith Asalanka
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Charith Asalanka plays the limited-overs formats of the game for the national team and is the 14th T20I captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
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Charith Asalanka toured England in 2013, opening the batting and top-scoring in each innings with 92 and 31 in a three-day match against an English under-17 team at Loughborough.
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Charith Asalanka was the most prominent figure in Sri Lanka's victory in the first match, with 4 for 36 and 63.
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Charith Asalanka was awarded Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in the years 2015 and 2016, becoming only the seventh player to win the award twice.
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Charith Asalanka made his first-class debut in April 2015 in the match to decide who should take the final place in the Premier Trophy in the following season.
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Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club needed 112 to win, but Charith Asalanka took 4 for 34 to dismiss them for 107, and Galle won by four runs.
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Charith Asalanka was the leading wicket-taker for Kandy in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.
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On 24 March 2021, in the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament, Charith Asalanka scored a brilliant unbeaten century against Police Sports Club: 178 runs from 145 balls, with 16 boundaries and five sixes.
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On 1 April 2021, again in the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament, Charith Asalanka scored a match-winning century against Colts Cricket Club: 101 not out from 89 balls while chasing 278 runs, with a productive partnership with Avishka Fernando.
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Charith Asalanka captained Sri Lanka under-19 in a two-match series against Pakistan under-19 in October 2015, scoring 334 runs at an average of 167.00, with a double-century and a century.
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Charith Asalanka captained Sri Lanka in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
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In June 2021, Charith Asalanka was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour of England.
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Charith Asalanka made his One Day International debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England.
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On 19 July 2021, Charith Asalanka scored his maiden ODI fifty against India.
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Charith Asalanka made his T20I debut on 25 July 2021, for Sri Lanka against India.
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Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by 78 runs, and Charith Asalanka won the Player of the Series award for his consistent batting performance as the highest run-getter of the series.
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Later the same month, Charith Asalanka was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 24 October 2021, Charith Asalanka scored his maiden T20I half-century against Bangladesh.
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Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by five wickets, and Charith Asalanka won the Player of the Match award for his performance.
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On 4 November 2021, against West Indies, Charith Asalanka scored second T20I half century.
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Charith Asalanka hit eight boundaries and one six while scoring 68 runs from 41 balls.
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Finally, Sri Lanka won the match by 20 runs, and Charith Asalanka won the Player of the match award for his performance.
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Charith Asalanka is highest run scorer for Sri Lanka and 5th highest run scorer in T20 world cup 2021 scoring 231 runs in 6 matches with average of 46.20 hitting two half centuries.
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Charith Asalanka made his Test debut, against the West Indies, on 29 November 2021.
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On 16 January 2022, in the first ODI against Zimbabwe, Charith Asalanka scored his fourth ODI half-century.
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On 3rd ODI match against Zimbabwe, Charith Asalanka scored fifth ODI half-century.
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Charith Asalanka won the player of the match award for his performance.
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On 21 June 2022, fourth ODI against Australia, Charith Asalanka scored his maiden ODI century.
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Charith Asalanka scored 110 runs from 106 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and one six.
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Charith Asalanka's knock helped Sri Lanka score 258 runs and won the match by four runs and won the series.
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Charith Asalanka won the player of the match award for his performance.
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On 30 November 2022,3rd ODI against Afghanistan, Charith Asalanka scored his sixth ODI half-century.
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Charith Asalanka scored unbeaten 83 runs, hitting five boundaries and four sixes.
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On 2nd April 2023, first T20I match against New Zealand, Charith Asalanka scored his 4th T20I half-century.
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Charith Asalanka scored 67 runs from 41 deliveries, hitting two boundaries and six sixes.
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The match went to super over, and Charith Asalanka hit six and boundary to chase down the target and win the game.
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On 27 of June 2023, against Scotland, Charith Asalanka scored his 8th ODI half century.
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Charith Asalanka scored 63 runs from 65 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and two sixes.
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On 31 August 2023, the first match of Asia cup against Bangladesh, Charith Asalanka scored his 9th ODI half-century.
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In Sri Lanka's match against South Africa in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Charith Asalanka scored his 10th ODI half-century and ended on 79 runs from 65 deliveries, hitting eight boundaries and four sixes.
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On 6 January 2024, during the first ODI match against Zimbabwe, Charith Asalanka scored his third ODI century.