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| Full name | Kasun Disi Kithuruwan Vithanage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-02-23)23 February 1991 (age 34) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 124) | 8 March 2013 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 December 2015 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 158) | 25 December 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 December 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 51) | 20 May 2014 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 January 2016 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Colombo Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Basnahira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kasun Disi Kithuruwan Vithanage (Sinhala:කිතුරුවන් විතානගේ; born February 1991), or commonlyKithuruwan Vithanage, is a professional Sri Lankancricketer who plays for all forms of the game in international level.[1] He is a Left-hand batsman and legbreak bowler.[2]
He made his test debut forSri Lanka on 8 March 2013Galle againstBangladesh and One day International debut 25 December 2013 atAbu Dhabi againstPakistan. He scored 59 runs on his test debut and 27 runs on ODI debut. He could not continue a good form in ODIS but scored his first test ton againstBangladesh scoring 103 not out. With that test ton, he was only the second Sri Lankan to score a test century when batting at number 8 position in tests and jointly holds the record for the highest test score withThilan Samaraweera when batting at number 8 position forSri Lanka.[3] He made his T20I debut againstEngland on May 20, 2014, and scored 38 runs.
AfterNew Zealand tour in Sri Lanka A team, Vithanage showed his talents that he can come in to the Test side back. He was called up for the first Test againstNew Zealand on 10 December 2015.
Kithruwan Vithanage has been involved in several incidents regarding discipline. In one such instance in 2014, following the end of the third day of the first test match againstPakistan inGalle, he left the team hotel without permission and returned at 6.30 am next morning. According to Sri Lanka team managerMichael de Zoysa, this was not the first time he has breached team discipline. In previous occasions Vithanage had left the hotel without permission during tours ofBangladesh andEngland. As a result of his actions he was placed on probation for one year.[4][5][6][7]
In July 2016Sri Lanka Cricket suspended Vithanage from all forms of cricket for one year for his part in a public brawl.[8]
