Wanindu Hasaranga made history when he took the first ever hat-trick for Sri Lanka in a T20 World Cup during the 2021 edition of the tournament, and being the first Sri Lankan on an ODI debut to take a hat-trick.
33 Facts About Wanindu Hasaranga
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Wanindu Hasaranga represented Sri Lankan under 19 cricket team at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Bangladesh in 2016.
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Wanindu Hasaranga soon followed the footsteps of his coach and transformed into a leg-spinner.
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Wanindu Hasaranga underwent a pace-to-spin bowling transformation workshop and took part in an age group 50 over local tournament at the age of 17 where he bagged a tally of 28 wickets in just 6 matches.
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Wanindu Hasaranga made his List A debut on 30 November 2015 in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.
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Wanindu Hasaranga was named the player of the tournament, after taking seventeen wickets.
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Wanindu Hasaranga made his IPL debut on 20 September 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
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In 2022, Wanindu Hasaranga was signed up by Quetta Gladiators for the PSL 8.
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In 2022, Wanindu Hasaranga was signed by Desert Vipers in International League T20.
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Wanindu Hasaranga played for Desert Vipers in 2023, he ended up being third highest wicket-taker scalping 9 wickets.
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Wanindu Hasaranga will be playing the Major League Cricket in the USA, as he was signed by Washington Freedom in 2023.
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Wanindu Hasaranga was named to Sri Lanka's One Day International squad for their series against Zimbabwe.
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Wanindu Hasaranga made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 2 July 2017.
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Wanindu Hasaranga became the first leg-spinner to take a hat-trick in ODI history.
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Wanindu Hasaranga made his T20I debut for Sri Lanka, against New Zealand, on 1 September 2019.
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In September 2019, Wanindu Hasaranga was included as the only specialist spinner for the Pakistan series in Pakistan, where many major players withdrew from the team due to security concerns.
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In December 2020, Wanindu Hasaranga was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.
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Wanindu Hasaranga made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa, on 26 December 2020.
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Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets in the match for 171 runs.
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On 14 March 2021, in the third ODI against the West Indies, Wanindu Hasaranga scored his maiden ODI half century.
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Wanindu Hasaranga registered the highest individual score for Sri Lanka batting at number 8 or lower with scoring unbeaten 80 off just 60 deliveries breaking the previous record held by Nuwan Kulasekara.
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In July 2021, during the series against India, Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets in the third T20I match.
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Wanindu Hasaranga won the player of the match award and was named the player of the series.
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In September 2021, Wanindu Hasaranga was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 30 October 2021, in Sri Lanka's match against South Africa, Wanindu Hasaranga became the first bowler for Sri Lanka to take a hat-trick in a T20 World Cup match.
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On 1 November 2021, in the match against England, Wanindu Hasaranga took his 50th wicket in T20I cricket.
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Wanindu Hasaranga ended the 2021 ICC World Twenty20 as the leading wicket taker of the tournament and broke the record of Ajantha Mendis for having taken the most wickets in a single edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after finishing the 2021 edition with 16 wickets.
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Wanindu Hasaranga became only the second Sri Lankan after Ajantha Mendis to become no 1 bowler in ICC T20I rankings.
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Wanindu Hasaranga equalled with South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi for taking most number of wickets in T20Is in a single calendar year.
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Against Pakistan in the Super 4 match, Wanindu Hasaranga took 3 wickets for 21 runs and Pakistan finally bowled out for 121 runs.
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Sri Lanka won the match by 5 wickets and Wanindu Hasaranga won the man of the match award as well.
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Wanindu Hasaranga was adjudged player of the tournament for his all-round performances.
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The annual ICC Awards in January 2023 saw Wanindu Hasaranga get included in the 2022 T20i Team for the second consecutive year.