Lasith Abeyratne (born 23 May 1993) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.[1]

Lasith Abeyratne
Personal information
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 30)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleWicket-keeper
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 April 2016

Lasith Abeyratne along with Roshan Anurudda holds the record 7th wicket partnership in any forms of T20 cricket, with 107 not out.[2][3]

In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[4][5] The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In August 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[8] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9]

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  1. ^ "Lasith Abeyratne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Group A: Colombo Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Jan 12, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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