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Arjuna Ranatunga
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Arjuna Ranatunga (Captain)
Born: Colombo, 1-12-1963
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
Team: Sinhalese Sports Club
LOI debut: v England at Colombo (SSC), 14-2-1982
LOI Highest score: 131* v India at Colombo (RP), 18-7-1997
LOI Best bowling: 4-14 v India at Kanpur, 24-12-1986

LOI captaincy record (29-10-88 to 30-3-99):

Played Won Lost Tie No Result

188 87 92 1 8

LOI career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

264 250 47 7320 36.06 131* 4 48 62 4710 3757 79 47.56 4-14 - 4.79

WC debut: v Pakistan at Swansea, 9-6-1983
WC Highest score: 88* v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, 23-2-1992
WC Best bowling: 2-26 v South Africa at Wellington, 2-3-1992
WC appearances (4): in 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996

WC captaincy record (21-2-96 to 17-3-96):

Played Won Lost No Result

6 6 - -

WC career :

M Inns No Runs Avg HS 100 50 Ct/st Balls Runs Wkts Avge Best 5w R/o

25 24 8 835 52.19 88* - 6 6 487 460 6 76.67 2-26 - 5.67