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| Born | (1962-10-12) 12 October 1962 (age 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arjuna Ranatunga (brother) Nishantha Ranatunga (brother) Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother) Prasanna Ranatunga(brother) Ruwan Ranatunga(brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 43) | 8 December 1989 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 December 1989 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 60) | 5 December 1990 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 December 1990 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dammika Ranatunga (born 12 October 1962) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Test matches and four One Day Internationals in 1989.
He is the eldest brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga, Prasanna Ranatunga and Ruwan Ranatunga.
In 2015, Ranatunga was appointed by Arjuna Ranatunga as the country's Ports and Shipping Minister.
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- "Legendary Lankan cricketer Ranatunga's brother sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for extortion". The New Indian Express. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Sri Lankan cricketer Ranatunga's brother sentenced to two years imprisonment for extortion". The Times of India. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Arjuna Ranatunga - The Winner of 1980 & 1982". Sunday Observer. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Arjuna in post-fixing, appoints brother as ports chief". The Sunday Times. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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