The Worldwide Cricket Council has honoured former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who concluded his worldwide profession together with his one centesimal Check match in opposition to Australia in Galle.
In his ultimate Check look, Karunaratne scored 36 and 14 runs as Australia secured a nine-wicket victory, finishing a clear sweep of the two-match sequence.
“Dimuth has had a really advantageous profession throughout which he excelled as a batter in essentially the most conventional format of the sport, changing into solely the seventh from his nation to characteristic in 100 Checks,” mentioned ICC chairman Jay Shah in a launch.
Karunaratne, 36, gathered 7222 runs in Checks with a mean of practically 40, together with his highest rating of 244. He additionally participated in 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs.
Throughout his tenure as Sri Lanka’s captain from 2019 to 2023, he led the workforce in 30 Checks, reaching 12 wins and 12 losses.
“His dedication has been second to none and he has been an ideal ambassador of the sport. I’m positive followers of Check cricket the world over will miss him,” added Shah about Karunaratne, who retired on the identical floor the place he made his Check debut in 2012.
“On behalf of the ICC, I want to congratulate him for an excellent profession and want him all the very best for the long run. I hope he continues to contribute to the sport within the years to come back, utilizing his expertise of enjoying in numerous nations.”
Karunaratne started his worldwide journey with an ODI in opposition to England in Manchester in 2011.
As an opener, he scored 16 Check centuries, sharing the Sri Lankan report for many centuries in that place with former captain Marvan Atapattu.
His most notable achievement got here when he guided Sri Lanka to a 2-0 Check sequence victory over South Africa in 2019. This victory marked Sri Lanka as the primary Asian workforce to win an away Check sequence in opposition to South Africa since their return to cricket.
From that historic sequence, solely Kusal Mendis and Karunaratne performed within the Check in opposition to Australia in Galle.