Charith Asalanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer. His full name is Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka. He is a batting all-rounder. He was born at Elpitiya. His date of birth is June 29, 1997. He is currently 28 years old. He represented the Jaffna Kings, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Chennai Braves, Colombo Stars, Galle Cricket Club, Kandy Warriors, Richmond College, Samp Army, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Emerging Team, Sri Lanka Under-19s, and Sri Lanka.
Charith Asalanka’s Batting Statistics:
| Performance In Each Format | Total matches | Total Runs | Average | Fifties | Hundred |
| Test Career | 3 | 88 | 14.66 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI Career | 73 | 2374 | 43.16 | 15 | 4 |
| T20I Career | 58 | 1247 | 24.45 | 6 | 0 |
| First Class Career | 50 | 2417 | 30.59 | 16 | 3 |
| List A Career | 141 | 4761 | 43.67 | 25 | 12 |
| T20 Career | 137 | 2767 | 23.44 | 14 | 0 |
Charith Asalanka’s Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Charith Asalanka played his first-class debut match against Zimbabwe Development XI. He represented the Sri Lanka Development Emerging Team in this match. The match was held on August 28, 2016. The match was played in Harare. Sri Lanka Development won this match by 5 wickets.
List A Career:
Charith Asalanka played his List A debut match against the Badureliya Sports Club. He represented the Galle cricket Club in this match. The match was held on November 30, 2015. The match was played at Maggona. It was the match of the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament. Badureliya won this match by 53 runs.
T20 Career:
Charith Asalanka played his T20 debut match against the Sinhalese Sports Club. He represented the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in this match. The match was held on March 01, 2018. The match was played in Colombo. It was the match of the SLC Twenty-20 Tournament. Sinhalese won this match by 6 wickets.
Charith Asalanka’s International Career:
ODI Career:
Charith Asalanka played his ODI debut match against the West Indies. The match was held on November 29, 2021. The match was played at Galle. It was the match of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won this match by 164 runs. He played 11 matches against Afghanistan. He scored 359 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 97 runs. His batting average was 71.80. His strike rate was 98.89. He scored 3 half-centuries there. Moreover, he played 8 matches against Australia. He scored 417 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 127 runs. His batting average was 69.50. His strike rate was 93.70. He scored 1 half-century there. Likewise, he played 6 matches against Bangladesh. He scored 326 runs there. His highest individual score was 108 runs. His bowling average was 65.20. His strike rate was 82.32. He scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century there. Furthermore, he played 2 matches against Pakistan in 2023. He scored 50 runs there. His highest individual score was 49 runs. His batting average was 50.00. His strike rate was 100.00. In addition, he played 1 match against Scotland in 2023. He scored 63 runs there. His batting average was 63.00. His highest individual score was 63 runs. He scored 1st first-half century there. Furthermore, he played 4 matches against South Africa. He scored 275 runs there. His highest individual score was 79 runs. His batting average was 68.75. His strike rate was 102.99. He scored 3 half-centuries in this series. Likewise, he played 4 matches against the West Indies. He scored 145 runs there. His highest individual score was 77 runs. His batting average was 72.50. His strike rate was 107.40. He scored 2 half-centuries there. In addition, he played 7 matches against Zimbabwe. He scored 247 runs there. His highest individual score was 101 runs. His batting average was 49.40. His strike rate was 100.00. He scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century there.
T20I Career:
Charith Asalanka played his T20I debut match against India. The match was played in Colombo. The game was held on July 25, 2021. It was the match of the India tour of Sri Lanka. India won this match by 38 runs. He played 6 matches against Bangladesh. He scored 175 runs there. His highest individual score was 80 runs. His batting average was 43.75. His strike rate was 154.86. He scored 1 half-century in this series. Moreover, he played 4 matches against the West Indies. He scored 136 runs there. His batting average was 45.33. His strike rate was 163.85. His highest individual score was 68 runs. He scored 2 half-centuries there. In addition, he played 2 matches against Zimbabwe in 2024. He scored 85 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 69 runs. His batting average was 45.50. His strike rate was 139.34. He scored 1 half-century there.
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Who is Charith Asalanka?
Charith Asalanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a batting all-rounder.
What is Charith Asalanka’s date of birth?
He was born at Elpitiya. His date of birth is June 29, 1997.
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