18 Facts About Dushan Hemantha

Dushan Hemantha was born on 24 May 1994 and is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

Dushan Hemantha is an all-rounder who is a right-handed batter and a right-arm legbreak bowler.

Dushan Hemantha currently plays for Dambulla Aura in domestic cricket.

Dushan Hemantha initially showed signs of being an offspinner but his father convinced him to bowl leg-spin with the thought process that he could have better guile and it could give him better chance of bowling accurately to pick up wickets.

Dushan Hemantha was convinced by Sajith Jayalal who then served as the national athletic coach to join the junior national athletic squad.

However, Dushan Hemantha initially refused the offer but after some negotiations and deliberations he agreed to join the junior national athletic squad.

Dushan Hemantha eventually took part at the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in the same year and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 1500m race category.

Dushan Hemantha continued to participate in athletic zonal events and sports meets while progressing with his cricketing ambitions.

Dushan Hemantha completed his secondary schooling at St Peter's College.

Dushan Hemantha rose to prominence during his schooling years under the watchful eyes of his school coaches L H Sunil and Keerthi Gunaratne.

Dushan Hemantha represented St Peter's College in four successive years in the annual Battle of the Saints big match encounter.

Dushan Hemantha made his maiden Big Match appearance in 2010 and St Peter's College eventually secured victory to register their first victory in the Battle of the Saints big match encounter after a long gap of 32 years.

Dushan Hemantha was appointed as the vice-captain of St Peter's College in the 2012 Battle of the Saints encounter and played a pivotal role in helping his school win the 78th Battle of the Blues encounter by picking up seven wickets for the match to defeat rivals St Joseph's College.

Dushan Hemantha made his Twenty20 debut for Colts Cricket Club on 25 February 2014, against Hong Kong.

Dushan Hemantha played an instrumental role in helping Dambulla to clinch the 2023 National Super League Limited Overs Tournament by being the pick of the bowlers bagging 13 wickets at an healthy average of 13.61.

Dushan Hemantha took eleven wickets in the List A series at an health average of 11.45 and was named the player of the series for his bowling performance.

Dushan Hemantha was supposed to play in the second and final test match of the series against Ireland, but Sri Lankan team management decided to stick with the winning combination after the first test.

Dushan Hemantha made his ODI debut in the first ODI of the series, on 2 June 2023.