Wanindu Hasaranga is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has played in many tournaments for Sri Lanka and made many records with his bowling skills. He has played in many leagues in different countries and is considered one of the best fielders Sri Lanka has ever produced.
Wiki/Biography
Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva aka Wanindu Hasaranga was born on Tuesday, 29 July 1997 (age 26 years; in 2023) in Galle, Sri Lanka. His zodiac sign is Leo. He attended Richmond College, Galle for schooling where he started playing cricket at the age of twelve. He joined cricket training for the Under-13 team and started as a fast bowler. He later became an all-rounder who loved fielding. His name rose in inter-school cricket in 2014 when he took 12 catches in one match. He later met coach Lamkal de Silva who was impressed by Hasaranga’s good arm speed and convinced him to become a leg spin bowler. He later played in many inter-school tournaments including the Red Bull Campus Cricket Tournament in 2017. He later pursued a career in cricket.
Wanindu Hasaranga in adolescence (middle)
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
Family
He belongs to a middle class family.
Parents & Siblings
His father is a retired police constable, and his mother is a housewife. He has an older brother named Chaturanga de Silva who is also a professional cricketer and plays for the Sri Lankan national team and a younger sister named Chathuri de Silva.
Wanindu Hasaranga with his parents
Wanindu Hasaranga with her brother, Chaturanga de Silva (left)
Wanindu Hasaranga with her sister, Chathuri de Silva
Wife & Children
He married Vindya Padmaperuma on March 9, 2023.
Wanindu Hasaranga with his wife, Vindya Padmaperuma
Relationships/Affairs
He dated Vindya Padmaperuma for a long time before marrying her in 2023.
Wanindu Hasaranga, his girlfriend, Vindya Padmaperuma, Virat Kohli’s wife, Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli (Right to left)
Career
Domestically
He played his first domestic first-class match on 26 February 2016 for Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club (SLPACC) against Bloomfield; he went wicketless; however, he shone with the bat and scored 87 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings. He played his first domestic one-day match on 30 November 2015 for SLPACC against Tamil Union in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament. He later played for Colombo, Dambulla, and Galle in various domestic tournaments. He performed brilliantly with 10 wickets in first-class matches and 6 wickets for 24 runs in one-day matches and was selected for the Under-19 team.
Wanindu Hasaranga played in domestic matches
international
Under 19 years old
He was selected for the Sri Lanka Under-19 team in 2015 and later played in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup where he took 3 wickets for 34 runs in the quarter final against England.
Test
He played his first test match on 26 December 2020 against South Africa in Centurian, South Africa; he scored 18 runs in the first innings and 59 runs in the second innings and took 4 wickets for 171 runs in the first innings.
Wanindu Hasaranga bowled in his maiden test match
ODI
He made his ODI debut on 2 July 2017 against Zimbabwe in Galle, Sri Lanka and took a hat-trick in that match. On 14 March 2021, he made his maiden ODI fifty by scoring 80 not out from 60 balls against West Indies and taking 1 wicket for 49 runs. In the 2023 World Cup Qualifier match against United Arab Emirates on 19 June 2023, he took his maiden 5-wicket haul by taking 6 wickets for 24 runs.
Wanindu Hasaranga during an ODI match
T20I
He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2019 against New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka and took 2 wickets for 21 runs. In a match against India on 29 July 2021, he took 4 wickets for 9 runs.
T20I World Cup
In the 2021 T20I World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates, he played in 8 matches and was the highest wicket-taker with 16 wickets; he also scored his maiden T20I half-century by scoring 71 runs off 47 balls against Ireland. In the 2022 T20I World Cup held in Australia, he played in 8 matches and took 15 wickets with the best figure of bowling 3 wickets against United Arab Emirates.
retired
Wanindu Hasaranga retires from Test cricket on 15 August 2023.
League
Indian Premier League (IPL)
He made his IPL debut on 20 September 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2021 season. RCB acquired him for Rs 10.75 crores in the auction for IPL 2022 season. In a match in IPL 2022 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 8 May 2022, he took his maiden 5-wicket haul in the IPL by taking 5 wickets for 18 runs.
Wanindu Hasaranga played for RCB in IPL
Another league
He played for Sylhet Sixers in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2017-18 and then for Khulna Tigers in BPL 2021. He represented Jaffna Stallions in Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 and was named Man of the Tournament for taking 17 wickets. He played for Jaffna Kings in the 2021 LPL season and Kandy Falcons in the 2022 LPL season.
Wanindu Hasaranga in Jaffna Kings jersey after winning the 2021 Lankan Premier League
He played for Manchester Originals in the 2022 season of The Hundred. He played for Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023. He played for Desert Vipers in International T20 League tournament 2023. He represented Washington Freedom in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in 2023. He played for Deccan Gladiators in Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021 .
Wanindu Hasaranga in Deccan Gladiators jersey after winning the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021
Jersey number
He wore jersey number 49 while playing in the Sri Lankan national cricket team.
Wanindu Hasaranga jersey number 49
Record
- Sri Lanka opener (second overall) took three consecutive five-wicket hauls in ODIs
- Youngest cricketer to take a hat-trick on ODI debut (at age 19 years 11 months 4 days)
- Third cricketer to take a hattrick on ODI debut
- First leg-spinner to take a hattrick in ODIs
- Highest individual score for Sri Lanka in ODIs at a batting position of 8 or less
- The first Sri Lankan cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20I World Cup
- Best bowling figures in T20I matches on birthdays
- Highest wickets in a single edition of the T20I World Cup (in 2021)
- First player to score a hat-trick in the Lankan Premier League (LPL)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Most promising domestic player award for the 2016-17 season at the Sri Lanka Cricket Annual Awards in November 2017
- Achieved number 1 position in ICC T20I bowling rankings in November 2021
- Named in ICC ODI Team of the Year 2021 and T20I Team of the Year
Hats off to Wanindu Hasaranga after he was named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2021 and T20I Team of the Year
- Named in the ICC T20I Team of the Year 2022
Wanindu Hasaranga in ICC T20I Team of the Year jersey
Car Collection
He owns a Range Rover SUV and a BMW car.
SUV Range Rover Wanindu Hasaranga
Tattoo
Hasaranga has several tattoos inked on his body including a tattoo on his right arm, the number 151, 2021-36 (he took 36 T20I wickets in the 2021-22 season), a tattoo on his neck, and Wanindu 49-180 on it. Left hand.
Wanindu Hasaranga Tattoo
Piercing
He has piercings in his ears.
Wanindu Hasaranga’s ear piercing
Favourite
- Sri Lanka Ground: Galle International Stadium
- Sri Lankan cricketer: Angelo Mathews
- Brand: Puma, SF (Stanford)
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is right-handed, and his bowling style is right-arm leg break.
- His nicknames are Waniya and Wownindu.
- He has trained under many coaches at different times in his career including Danushka Denagama from Under 13 to Under 15, Dhammika Sudarshana at Under 19 level, Lasantha Prasad at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club (SLPACC), Tharanga Dhammika and Kelum Gangodawila at the Colombo Cricket Club (CCC).
- In interviews, he mentioned that he liked to pitch the most, and many people speculated that he was selected for the national team because of his fielding skills.
- He likes to play video games and play soccer in his spare time.
- His festive style is very popular among cricket lovers, which he has copied from his favorite footballer Neymar.
- Australian pacer Kane Richardson once compared Hasaranga to a streetfighter in an interview.
- He is an animal lover and has a pet dog.
Wanindu Hasaranga with her dog
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
