Romesh Eranga (born 16 June 1985) is a

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cricketer. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and bats left-handed. Eranga became only the third Sri Lankan to take eight wickets in a

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innings; he achieved the feat when he took 8/30 for Burgher Recreation Club against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seventeen dismissals in six matches. In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in Namibia. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the

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tournament. In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the

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tournament. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Canada against the

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on 18 August 2019. In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eranga, Romesh 1985 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Canadian cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers People from Ragama Canadian people of Sri Lankan descent Cricketers from Western Province, Sri Lanka

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