Suranjith Dharmasena (born 26 December 1965) is a Sri Lankan

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er who played for

Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium. History The club can trace its roots back to the final years of the 19th century in which t ...

. He played in twenty-eight first-class and five

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matches between 1989 and 1993.

Early life

Dharmasena was born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

in 1965. His mother, Sopahia ( Marasinghe) represented Ceylon in volleyball and netball. Suranjith and his brother Kishan both attended

Thurstan College Thurstan College ( si, තර්ස්ටන් විද්‍යාලය) is a National school (Sri Lanka), national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Western Province, Sri Lanka, providing primary and secondary education ...

, where Suranjith was cricket captain in 1984.

Playing career

Dharmasena played in Sri Lankan domestic cricket for

, making his first-class cricket debut in 1989. His Sri Lankan cricket career was cut short when, in 1993, he moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to work as a banker. His career continued in the UAE, where he was a prolific batsman in club cricket. In February 2020, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the

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. He was later stranded in South Africa due to the lockdown in the country and no flights being available.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dharmasena, Suranjith 1965 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Wayamba cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)