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{{short description|Sri Lankan-born cricketer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ruvindu Gunasekera
| image =
| country = Canada
| full_name = Ruvindu Gunasekera
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg-break]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2008–2014
| odidebutdate = 1 July
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutagainst = Bermuda
| odicap = 57
| lastodidate = 28 January
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands
| odishirt = 57
| T20Idebutdate = 13 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = Netherlands
| T20Icap = 30
| lastT20Idate = 26 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2013
| lastT20Iagainst = Kenya
| T20Ishirt = 57
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 19
| runs1 = 455
| bat avg1 = 23.94
| 100s/50s1 = 0/6
| top score1 = 72
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 202
| bat avg2 = 25.25
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 65
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 21
| runs3 = 896
| bat avg3 = 24.88
| 100s/50s3 = 1/6
| top score3 = 150
| deliveries3 = 626
| wickets3 = 13
| bowl avg3 = 29.53
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 47
| runs4 = 1,184
| bat avg4 = 25.73
| 100s/50s4 = 0/12
| top score4 = 87
| deliveries4 = 161
| wickets4 = 9
| bowl avg4 = 16.22
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/37
| catches/stumpings4 = 19/–
| date = 12 February
| year = 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/307075.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Ruvindu Gunasekera''' (born 20 July 1991) is a Sri Lankan-born [[cricketer]] who played [[One Day International]] cricket for [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and under-19 cricket for [[Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/307075.html |title=Ruvindu Gunasekera|accessdate=30 April 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Early life==
Gunasekara was born in [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka, where he began playing cricket at an early age, under the influence of his father, who was a player on the [[Sri Lanka A cricket team]]. Gunasekara immigrated to [[Toronto]], Canada in 2006. He enrolled at the [[University of Toronto Scarborough|Scarborough]] campus at the [[University of Toronto]] in 2010, pursuing a degree in management.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A with UTSC's very own cricket star |url=https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/archived/qa-utscs-very-own-cricket-star |website=University of Toronto Scarborough |access-date=28 March 2024 |date=18 April 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
===Sri Lanka===
Gunasekera was a member of the [[Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team|Sri Lanka team]] for the [[U-19 Cricket World Cup|ICC Under 19 World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]].<ref>[http://iccu19worldcup.yahoo.net/teams-and-players/player-profile/canada/ruvindu-gunasekera.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316225306/http://iccu19worldcup.yahoo.net/teams-and-players/player-profile/canada/ruvindu-gunasekera.html |date=2010-03-16 }} Official website. Retrieved 12 February 2010.</ref>

In March 2018, he was the leading run-scorer in the [[2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament]] in Sri Lanka, with 272 runs in five matches, batting for [[Saracens Sports Club]].<ref name="SLCT20">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12257;type=tournament |title=SLC Twenty-20 Tournament, 2017/18: Most Runs |accessdate=8 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The following month, he was also named in Dambulla's squad for the [[2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref name="2018ODT">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.<ref name="2018SLC">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |accessdate=16 August 2018}}</ref> In February 2019, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] named him as the Best Batsman in the [[2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/best-performers-in-last-domestic-season-rewarded/ |title=New contracts for domestic players; 2017/18 best performers rewarded |work=The Papare |date=20 February 2019 |accessdate=21 February 2019}}</ref>

===Canada===
In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="Can-squad">{{Cite web|url=http://gocricketgocanada.com/web/2018/01/12/canadian-squad-for-world-cricket-league-division-2-tournament/ |title=Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament |accessdate=15 January 2018 |work=Cricket Canada}}</ref> On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/global-t20-canada-complete-squads |title=Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads |work=SportsKeeda |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |date=4 June 2018 |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |title=Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=10 April 2019 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410163719/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the [[Major League Cricket#Minor League Cricket|Minor League Cricket]] tournament in the United States following the players' draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/all-27-teams-complete-initial-roster-selection-following-minor-league-cricket-draft/ |title=All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft |work=USA Cricket |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/eight-sri-lankans-to-play-in-usa-milc-tournament-arjuna-ranatungas-son-among-them/ |title=Nine Sri Lankans to play in USA MiLC tournament; Arjuna Ranatunga's son among them |work=The Papare |date=15 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{cricinfo|id=307075}}

{{Canada Squad 2011 Cricket World Cup}}

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[[Category:Canada Twenty20 International cricketers]]
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[[Category:Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Sri Lankan descent]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan cricketers]]
[[Category:Badureliya Sports Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Colombo]]
[[Category:ICC Americas cricketers]]
[[Category:Nuwara Eliya District cricketers]]
[[Category:Saracens Sports Club cricketers]]
[[Category:University of Toronto Scarborough alumni]]

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