Waruna Shantha (full name Gagabadawatta Arachilage Lakpriya Waruna Shantha; born 16 December 1980) is a former

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for

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. He was born in Boralla. Shantha made his cricketing debut during the 2005-06 Twenty20 Cup against Galle, though it was another 18 months before he made another appearance for the side, in the following season's competition. Shantha's first-class debut came during the 2007–08 season, against

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. He played seven matches in the competition, scoring 151 runs, and making a top score of 60 runs, the only first-class half-century in his career. He continued to play for the side in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament until the 2009–10 season.

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