Dimuth Karunaratne in a post-match interview in 2019. Due to poor performances throughout New Zealand and Australia tours, Dinesh Chandimal was dropped from the Test squad for South Africa tour. Karunaratne was named as the stand-in captain for the tour, while Chandimal was released to play domestic cricket and regain his form with the bat. [53]

Dimuth Karunaratne is a solid left-hand opening batsman, and another alumnus of the St Joseph's College side that produced Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, whom he also...

2 days ago · The ICC praised former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who retired after his 100th Test. Karunaratne, 36, scored 7222 Test runs at an average of nearly 40 and played 50 ODIs. He captained ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from Test cricket after playing his 100th game this week, against Australia in Galle. Three factors have played into the decision. With Sri Lanka set to play ...

2 days ago · The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Dimuth Karunaratne for a wonderful international career during which the Sri Lankan played 100 Test matches. The 36-year-old, who came to be known as a Test specialist in an era of proliferating limited overs games, retired from international cricket after the second match of their ICC ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from Test cricket after this week's second Test against Australia in Galle, which will also be the opener's 100th Test. The 36-year-old left-hander ...

A compact opening batsman, Dimuth Karunaratne is emerging as the cream of the young crop. The southpaw's first tryst with fame arrived when he cracked 131 against St. Peter's college to beco...

Feb 4, 2025 · Former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne to retire after playing 100th Test The 36-year-old, one of the most prolific batters for Sri Lanka, has scored 7,172 runs at an average of just under ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Former Sri Lanka test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from the format after his 100th match, the final test of Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

2 days ago · Karunaratne scored 36 and 14 in his farewell Test as Australia won the match by nine wickets to make a clean sweep of the two-game series. "Dimuth has had a very fine career during which he ...